Quote of the day

"I have to remind myself that some birds aren't meant to be caged. Their feathers are just too bright. And when they fly away, the part of you that knows it was a sin to lock them up does rejoice. But still, the place you live in is that much more drab and empty that they're gone.

I guess I just miss my friend."

Perspective

"Outside, pre-dawn: be still, be quiet; face the east; breathe slowly, calmly, and wait. When the sun rises, imagine the truth: the sun is not rising, the earth is turning.

 

You are riding the earth as it turns, and you are looking out at a giant nuclear furnace blazing 8 light minutes away, hanging in an unfathomable void.

 

Realize how special that is.

 

Love life.

 

Share this sense of wonder.

 

Repeat as desired."

 

--James Pomeroy, FB friend

Quote of the day--on friends and friendship

“Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy;  they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.”   

--Marcel Proust

Quote of the day

"Old friends pass away, new friends appear. It is just like the days. An old day passes, a new day arrives. The important thing is to make it meaningful: a meaningful friend - or a meaningful day." --Dalai Lama

Friday evening entertainment

Have a great weekend, y'all.

Only in America...

"Only in the USA can you be Pro-Death Penalty, Pro-War, Pro-Nukes, Pro-Guns, Pro-Land Mines, Pro-Torture and still be 'Pro-Life.'" -Roy Kunkle (friend)

Quote of the day

"My self-appointed aim is to make the most of what I can personally be and take as many along that path as I can without significantly diverting my trajectory in life. To survive and excel." --Thomas Kanady

Quote of the day

"Truly great friends are hard to find, difficult to leave, and impossible to forget." --Randolf, G.

did you ever have a friend...

...to whom you gave everything--all committment, everything? You thought you were so close. Really tight, right? The tightest?

And then you found they lied to you? Big time?

That's how the United Kingdom must feel right now.

An AP story today: "The United States said on Thursday it had expressed regret to close ally Britain over inaccurate information Washington gave about U.S. planes carrying terrorism suspects that refueled on a British island."

ew.

ow.

That smarts.

You know what? "Inaccurate information" from a close friend sure sounds like "lie", doesn't it? It does to me. It would if I were Britain. Especially given this administration's penchant for doing whatever it wants, with whomever it wants, however it wants, whenever it wants. If ever there were an organization whose "ends justified their means", it's this bunch--especially Mssrs. Cheney, Rove and the guy who's supposed to be in charge.

Oh, well. Another day in the neighborhood, eh? "We're sorry, we swear." "We didn't lie to you, honest." "We won't do it again, we swear."

Yeah. Right.




Let's have a great weekend, y'all.