E. B. White quote on Living Language

The living language is like a cow-path: it is the creation of the cows themselves, who, having created it, follow it or depart from it according to their whims or their needs. From daily use, the path undergoes change. A cow is under no obligation to stay. -E.B. White, writer (1899-1985)

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"Moo." ;-)

Good weekend

I didn't go anywhere for a change. It was so nice. I just stayed mostly in, and caught up on stuff. My girlfriend and I did go out and toss a Frisbee back and forth a bit on Saturday. That was really nice. Alas, the wind eventually caught the thing and stuck it 60 feet up a tree. I doubt it will come down again. It's a flying ring so once it gets lodged on a branch, the chances of it coming down are pretty slim. Oh well. It was only $10 and we actually had a fair amount of fun with it. I'll probably get another sometime soon.

I forgot how much I dislike working on Windows 98 computers until I had to do it again. *Grrr*

I did build a shelf for my cat, today. Due to certain problems, my cat is required to remain confined during the day. The room in which he is confined has a window but until today, had no way for him to look out of the window. I ran to Fleet Farm and acquired the necessary lumber to build a graduated shelving unit. Thus, he can climb it like stairs, look out the window and climb back down. It actually turned out fairly well. I do have some trouble making a square cut with a hand saw but it was close enough on everything concerned. If I do more of this kind of thing, I'll probably have to invest in a circular saw.

Well, time for bed, and then some.

Gandhi quote

If you don't find God in the next person you meet, it is a waste of time looking for him further. -Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)

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This resonated nicely this morning.

Quote

Patriotism is supporting your country all the time and the government when it deserves it. -Mark Twain, author and humorist (1835-1910)

Expect nothing

I was reminded bluntly today by the Universe that by expecting anything from someone else, I am likely to be disappointed. They are as children. Expect as much.

Old Friends

I saw her today, briefly from across a lab, someone to whom I gave my heart not so long ago. I don't blame her for her decisions and I hope she doesn't blame me over-much for mine. Obviously, it didn't work out. I don't know that it ever would have for so many reasons. *shrug* Oh well. It was just a little odd seeing her again. No matter. I hope she is doing better without me in her life than she was otherwise. My guess is that she is. Take care, N.

Even More quotes

The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world that it leaves to its children. -Dietrich Bonhoeffer, theologian (1906-1945)

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So far, I'm not sure how "moral" of a society we are. In fact, I'd say we are down right immoral, based on this quote, anyway.

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All political parties die at last of swallowing their own lies. -John Arbuthnot, writer and physician (1667-1735)

Quote (again)

I and the public know. / What all schoolchildren learn. / Those to whom evil is done. / Do evil in return -W.H. Auden, poet (1907-1973)
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I just couldn't pass this one up, especially considering the other things going on in my life right now. It would seem that some people can carry a grudge just a little too far.

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Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them. -Nathaniel Hawthorne, writer (1804-1864)

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Hmm. So I'm really a power-monger because I desire the ability to write well. I should have known. ;-)