Sunday, November 29, 2020
Making predictions is like throwing a dartboard at the fixture list.--Mike Parry
Quote on nature
Nature's standard operating procedure,pairing a population explosion with a population crash.-Alfred W.Crosby
Quote from Tim Johnson
I consider failures to be the compost that feeds the better and best that is on its way.-Tim Johnson
Quote on information
Information is like compost;it does no good unless you spread it around.-Eliot Coleman
Quote on notebooks
I have always kept notebooks and I go back to them over and over.They are my compost pile of ideas.-Louise Erdrich
Quote from Tom Peters
Never,ever rest on your laurels.Today's laurels are tomorrow's compost.-Tom Peters
Friday, November 27, 2020
Thunder Bay
Thunder Bay is the hate crime capital of Canada. When indigenous children walk down the street in Thunder Bay they often have garbage thrown at them.
Quote from Brent Weeks
A whimsical choice,perhaps a dangerous choice,but a shadow should bear some resemblance to the shape that cast it.-Brent Weeks
Friday, November 20, 2020
Quote from Alan Watts
The more a thing tends to be permanent,the more it tends to be lifeless.-Alan Watts
Quote from Elizabeth Von Arnim
The longer I live the greater is my respect for manure in all its forms.-Elizabeth Von Arnim
Quote from Melina Marchetta
City people.They may know how to street fight but they don't know how to wade through manure.-Melina Marchetta
Quote from Cyril Connolly
The civilization of one epoch becomes the manure of the next.-Cyril Connolly
Obscure old song from Don Rondo that you like
The Golden Rule-song by Don Rondo.
____- There is a wonderful chorus from The Joe Reisman Orchestra accompanying this song.
Tuesday, November 17, 2020
Great song from Fats Domino that is rarely played on Oldies radio stations
Valley of Tears-song by Fats Domino.
Quote from Richard Dawkins
Some people find clarity threatening.They like muddle,confusion,security.So when someone does no more than speak clearly it sounds threatening.-Richard Dawkins
Quote from Sue Grafton
You can't save others from themselves because those who make a perpetual muddle of their lives don't appreciate your interfering with the drama they've created.They want your poor sweet-baby sympathy,but they don't want to change.-Sue Grafton
Quote from Shel Silverstein
Never explain what you do.It speaks for itself.You only muddle it by talking about it.-Shel Silverstein