Happy birthday, Stephen Hawking

"Look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see, and wonder about what makes the universe exist. Be curious."

Stephen Hawking

Quote of the day--on life, living and attitude

An "epic win" video

Because the "epic fail" theme is so negative. And overused. And tiresome.
Just two questions: 1) What did the tree do to him and 2) what language is that?

Beautiful story number one

Link to more information and original story: http://goodmenproject.com/good-feed-blog/caines-arcade-let-this-9-year-old-inspire-you/

Quote of the day

“What is a man born for, but to be a Reformer, a re-maker of what man has made; a renouncer of lies; a restorer of truth and good; imitating that great nature herself, yielding us every morning a new day, and with every pulsation a new life?” --Ralph Waldo Emerson, essayist and poet (1803-1882)

Quote of the day--to start the week

"The important thing is to realize the positive side and try to increase that; realize the negative side and try to reduce. That's the way."  --Dalai Lama

Now, the opposite: things I love and things I think we need

In sharp contrast to my entry earlier, here are all the things I like/love. (Because my friend wanted me to be positive, admittedly):

Peace
Love
Understanding
Open-mindedness
Sunrises
Sunsets
Lakes
Vacations
Nature
Mountains
Trees
Flowers
Friends (this one should be far higher up, forgive me)
Happiness
Music
Classical Music
Rock and Roll
The Beatles
Van Morrison
Smiles
Travel
Blues music
Food
Cooking
Conversation
Dining in (with friends)
Hallowe'en
Costumes
Childhood
Youth
Clean (as in being)
Swimming
Hiking
Camping
Photography

The friend's additions:

"Coffee talks"
Conversation
Laughing with friends
Laughing at friends
Reading
DVRs
T-shirts (with really good cotton--my addition. lol)
Hammocks
Pool parties
Sarcasm (just not when I do it. kidding. mostly)
Wine (good point. Sorry I missed this one)
Family visits
Violence prevention
Cuddling (yow)
NPR
PBS


Have a great weekend, y'all!