Monthly Archives: September, 2011

This Week in Nature

In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins—not by strength, but by perseverance.~H. Jackson Brown This week and last have been a little odd. It’s almost October and we have strawberries growing again, flowers sprouting in our front yard out of nowhere, and I accidentally got dog poop on my …

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Take Me to the Greek Food

People possess the inner resources for growth, they seek the frontiers of creativity, the highest reaches of consciousness and wisdom. The point is to help remove obstacles to the individuals reaching this. If the environment is right, people grow straight and beautiful, actualizing the potentials they have inherited.~ Abraham Maslow Even though it’s the end …

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The Cure For My Heart & My Tummy

Say this is it, don’t say maybe, don’t say no. Say this it it, don’t hold on, don’t say slow. Say this is it, don’t say next time, don’t say when. Say this it, don’t say later, no, don’t say then. Just say yes! Do it now, let yourself go. Just leap, don’t look, or …

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The Halls of Congress

Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought. ~John F. Kennedy This is a fun time of year here in DC (I say this with a mild tone of sarcasm). I love that it’s starting to feel like fall. The air is cool and crisp, but it’s still warm enough …

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Crispity-doo-da

I see America, not in the setting sun of a black night of despair ahead of us, I see America in the crimson light of a rising sun fresh from the burning, creative hand of God. I see great days ahead, great days possible to men and women of will and vision.~Carl Sandburg It’s hard …

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Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on my Head

Those who can laugh without cause have either found the true meaning of happiness or have gone stark raving mad. ~Norm Papernick Like Ann Peebles sang, “I can’t stand the rain.” Seriously it’s been raining since Monday and it has not stopped. Normally I love it and find it beautiful to listen to. But it’s …

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My Fair Lady

The only people with whom you should try to get even are those who have helped you. ~John Southard It was a super busy Labor Day weekend for us. We traveled up to PA to visit family and we were booked solid with activities from the moment we got there between celebrating my mom’s birthday, …

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