Harder than rock or softer than water?

Todays Quote touched me. Just as I'm about to let frustration do me in, Wisdom shows up, in my Inbox...


March 05, 2012
Quote of the Day

"What is harder than rock, or softer than water? Yet soft water hollows out hard rock. Persevere."
– Ovid
About Ovid
Publius Ovidius Naso, the Roman poet known as Ovid, best known for the epic Metamorphoses, is considered one of the greatest poets of Latin literature. He was born in 43 B.C. in what is now Italy. He rose quickly in Roman government and was on track to become a senator when he chose to devote himself to poetry instead. His tale of Pyramus and Thisbe is the source for Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Emperor Augustus exiled Ovid from Rome for unknown reasons in 8 A.D.; he died in exile in 17 A.D.

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"The penalty good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men" -- Plato 247-347 BCE

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Don't mess with me; I'm a senior citizen!

A lawyer and a senior citizen are sitting next to each other on a long flight.

The lawyer is thinking that seniors are so dumb that he could get one over on them easily.



So, the lawyer asks if the senior would like to play a fun game.

The senior is tired and just wants to take a nap, so he politely declines and tries to catch a few

winks.

The lawyer persists, saying that the game is a lot of fun...."I ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer, you pay me only $5.00. Then you ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I will pay you $500.00," he says.

This catches the senior's attention and, to keep the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.

The lawyer asks the first question. "What's the distance from the Earth to the Moon?"

The senior doesn't say a word, but reaches into his pocket, pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the lawyer.

Now, it's the senior's turn. He asks the lawyer, "What goes up a hill with three legs, and comes down with four?"

The lawyer uses his laptop to search all references he can find on the Net.

He sends E-mails to all the smart friends he knows; all to no avail. After an hour of searching, he finally gives up.

He wakes the senior and hands him $500.00. The senior pockets the

$500.00 and goes right back to sleep.

The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He wakes the senior up and asks, "Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and comes down with four?"

The senior reaches into his pocket, hands the lawyer $5.00, and goes back to sleep.

I'm just sayin' . . .

*SNAP* I DID IT!

I did it! I did it! My fingers are in casts. My family and friends have abandoned me. I'm not sure where or who I am, but it was worth it, because... I did it!
(Of course this is partly complete fiction. I mean, I did DO it - that part's real, but my fingers are fine. As a matter of fact, they're downright "buff", and my family and friends were never neglected or ignored... Uh, well, okay, maybe they were a little ignored, but they still love me! Life IS Gooooood!

My NaNo Widget

Just thinking. . .

"Autumn has given way to a dusting of snow. Barren tree branches rise to a wintry sky. The sepia-toned landscape lends itself to the touch of a paintbrush or the writer's muse. What color shall we add today? What stories shall we spin while the snow drifts in dreamy spirals past the windows? Muse to muse, it's the perfect time of year to travel by tapping away at the computer keys and reviewing. Spin a tale for me to read. Let's weather the winter through wit and novel writing." mia

A New Christmas Tradition for savvy Americans

NOTE: I did not write this and cannot take credit for anything except passing along what I think makes a lot of sense.
Please give it a read and let me know your thoughts.

CHRISTMAS 2011
BIRTH OF A NEW TRADITION

As the holidays approach, the giant Asian factories are kicking into high gear to provide Americans with monstrous piles of cheaply produced goods -- merchandise that has been produced at the expense of American labor.

This year will be different. This year, Americans will give the gift of genuine concern for other Americans. There is no longer an excuse that, at gift giving time, nothing can be found that is produced by American hands. Yes there is!

It's time to think outside the box, people. Who says a gift needs to fit in a shirt box, wrapped in Chinese produced wrapping paper?

Everyone -- yes everyone gets their hair cut. How about gift certificates from your local American hair salon or barber?

Gym membership? It's appropriate for all ages who are thinking about some health improvement.

Who wouldn't appreciate getting their car detailed? Small, American owned detail shops and car washes would love to sell you a gift certificate or a book of gift certificates.

Are you one of those extravagant givers who think nothing of plunking down the Benjamin's on a Chinese made flat-screen? Perhaps that grateful gift receiver would like his driveway sealed, or lawn mowed for the summer, or driveway plowed all winter, or games at the local golf course.

There are a bazillion owner-run restaurants -- all offering gift certificates. And, if your intended isn't the fancy eatery sort, what about a half dozen breakfasts at the local breakfast joint. Remember, folks this isn't about big National chains -- this is about supporting your home town Americans with their financial lives on the line to keep their doors open.

How many people couldn't use an oil change for their car, truck or motorcycle, done at a shop run by the American working guy?

Thinking about a heartfelt gift for mom? Mom would love the services of a local cleaning lady for a day.

My computer could use a tune-up, and I know I can find some young guy who is struggling to get his repair business up and running.

Okay, you were looking for something more personal. Local crafts people spin their own wool and knit them into scarves. They make jewelry, and pottery and beautiful wooden boxes.

Plan your holiday outings at local, owner operated restaurants and leave your server a nice tip. And, how about going out to see a play or ballet at your hometown theatre.

Musicians need love too, so find a venue showcasing local bands.

Honestly, people, do you really need to buy another ten thousand Chinese lights for the house? When you buy a five dollar string of light, about fifty cents stays in the community. If you have those kinds of bucks to burn, leave the mailman, trash guy or babysitter a better tip than you normally would.

You see, Christmas is no longer about draining American pockets so that China can build another glittering city. Christmas is now about caring about US, encouraging American small businesses to keep plugging away to follow their dreams. And, when we care about other Americans, we care about our communities, and the benefits come back to us in ways we couldn't imagine.

Consider THIS as a new American Christmas tradition.

Forward this to everyone on your mailing list -- post it to discussion groups -- throw up a post on Craigslist in the Rants and Raves section in your city -- send it to the editor of your local paper and radio stations, and TV news departments. This is a revolution of caring about each other, and isn't that what Christmas is about?

I'm just sayin" . . .

Comment and let me know your thoughts.

Carol

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Pearls. . .

“To be kind to all, to like many and love a few, to be needed and wanted by those we love, is certainly the nearest we can come to happiness.” ~~ Mary, Queen of Scots.

I'm not gonna say it . . .

On the Home Front

Okay, so I'm going to do NaNoWriMo once again. I had a great time with it in 2009, skipped it last year because I was smitten with someone, which made me stupid and deamilazy; and now I'm back, all cylinders firing. Let's see how it goes.

What I'm most excited about is the prospect of meeting local writers with whom I can socialize and talk-up the craft. I'm always heading to the City for these meetings, and I'll be happier with a group closer to home. I'm really psyched about it!

In the meantime, I am looking forward to this three day holiday. Okay, well my plans have changed from the grammar school reunion I'd originally scheduled for this weekend; much as I want to see certain folks, especially some all-time favorite teachers, there is the need to make a living. The biography on which I'm currently working needs timely research so it's off to Gettysburg for me, which means I'll need to bag the reunion I was so excited about. Bah! I'll just have to experience it all from the safe distance of the computer screen as I meander through the photo albums.


From Lemons to Lemonade!

Since I need to be in that area to work, and since the work I'm doing will only take an hour each day, give or take, I've invited one of my favorite girlfriennns along. We'll go sight-seeing, out-letting and and antiquing. We'll drive for a few hours, take in some Civil War History, lunch somewhere wonderful and make home base at an elegant, hopefully haunted, B&B (My room has a fireplace, her's doesn't - hee hee.) I am SO looking forward to this! It'll be nice to be waited upon for a few days by innkeepers and, uh, waiters.

And then there is the shopping... Ooooo, I'm all a quiver.

All for now.
C.