Charles Dickens Quote – Lighten The Burdens of Another
“No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another.” ― Charles Dickens
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Hasidic Folktale – Crowded House
A poor man was so distressed at how small and crowded his house was that he went to see his rabbi for advice. The rabbi told him to go home and move his goat into the house, then to come visit the rabbi again in a week. The man did as he was told and returned to the rabbi a […]
Read morePhotography ? – Kayaker (By Melissa R. Mendelson)
Photography – Kayaker (By Melissa R. Mendelson)
Read moreCartoon – Pickup Artist
Always be the best you can be
“Always be the best you can be because you are someone’s only hope.”
Read moreH.L. Mencken Quote – Paid For It
“Whenever you hear man speak of his love for country, it is a sign that he expects to be paid for it.” – H.L. Mencken
Read moreShooting His Computer
A Colorado man was given a ticket by police this week for shooting his balky computer eight times and “killing” it. Police say Lucas Hinch, 37, had become “fed up with fighting his computer for the last several months,” so he took it outside and repeatedly blasted it with a handgun. Hinch said he didn’t realize he was breaking the […]
Read moreAristotle Quote – To Be Angry
“It is easy to fly into a passion — anybody can do that. But to be angry with the right person to the right extent and at the right time and with the right object and in the right way — that is not easy, and it is not everyone who can do it.” – Aristotle
Read moreSaint-Evremond Quote – Wisdom
Wisdom has been granted to us principally that we may know how to handle our pleasures.” – Saint-Evremond
Read morePoem – Homelanding (By Yuan Changming)
Homelanding Having nothing better to do, I kill Time by looking at a traditional Chinese painting on my iPad Much enlarged, it appears like A plain sheet of rice paper Smeared with ink. I view it In the presence of bonsai; I Drop several thick strokes to the floor Of history, leaving a few fine lines […]
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