Vagabondism #247

247 Never give up. Even when you have nothing left, don't give up.

Vagabondism #246

246 Talent is a slave master.

Vagabondism #245

245 It is innocence, purity and righteousness which torment the mad, not politics.

Vagabondism #244

244 It is too easy to be tempted into a state of thoughtlessness.

Vagabondism #243

243 Things which must be said, must be said.

Vagabondism #242

242 It is very hard to maintain enthusiasm in the dark and dismal days of debt and depression, but that is what we must find a way to do.

Vagabondism #241

241 Don’t blame yourself for missing the mark. Blame yourself for not aiming at it.

Vagabondism #240

240 Believe in what you’re doing. Try harder. And don’t give up.

Vagabondism #239

239 There is no life for those who do not dare to live it.

Vagabondism #238

238 An artist must never lose the courage to dare.

Vagabondism #237

237 Style is the joining of grace and enthusiasm.

Vagabondism #236

236 The idea of “heaven,” “paradise” or “other worldliness” should not be thought of as compensation for the life you live.

Vagabondism #235

235 The best use of philosophy is to open doors and invite a walk in the garden of thought.

Vagabondism #234

234 Come with me and let us try to find that time and place where nothing bad ever happens to anyone.

Vagabondism #233

233 What some call foolishness, others call courage.

Vagabondism #232

232 Anyone who can laugh at another creature’s suffering had better be prepared to laugh at his own.

Vagabondism #231

231 There are many theories about art, from philosophers, academics, critics and others; but for the artist there is only one practice and it cannot be put into words.

Vagabondism #230

230 Be aware of the incantations of modern speech and conversation that raise up daemons of feelings and thoughts that are not real.

Vagabondism #229

229 One must be careful not to cross the fine invisible line between righting things that are wrong and taking revenge.

Vagabondism #228

228 Life’s memories are slowly dripping away in the sunshine like water from the tip of an icicle.

Vagabondism #227

227 If you cast your bread upon the waters expecting a blessing in return and you don’t see one, turn around. It may be sneaking up behind you in disguise.

Vagabondism #226

226 Wherever you are, whatever you’re doing, be always in your own best company.

Vagabondism #225

225 I would put myself in the way of revelation.

Vagabondism #224

224 One of the most dangerous things in the world is silent hatred.

Vagabondism #223

223 Sometimes the pathless life is best. A stroll through the garden is pleasant, but it’s not real, it’s man made nature. While a walk in the forest is wild and dangerous, but it’s the real thing.

Vagabondism #222

222 Allow to each one his own special spectacle of bliss.

Vagabondism #221

221 There are some places in this country where being cultured and sophisticated is un-American.

Vagabondism #220

220 A good sense of humor is the tool that enables you to face the cruel with disgust and the victim with tenderness without twisting into hatred.

Vagabondism #219

219 One of life’s hardest tasks is to know which of your cherished desires will never be fulfilled and to surrender them graciously.

Vagabondism #218

218 What is he? He’s a paradox. He’s a sad man with a sense of humor, a dark man who spreads light, a sinister man with an adroit wit, a tragic figure with a comic face. Who is he? He’s the court jester.

Vagabondism #217

217 Count your blessings. The disappearance and absence of evil things is not one of them. The appearance and presence of good things is.

Vagabondism #216

216 Things seldom go right the first time, and once right seldom stay that way.

Vagabondism #215

215 The hardest mountain trail to climb will get you the best seat in the forest.

Vagabondism #214

214 I wonder who acquired the books that I had to leave behind and if they love them as much as I did.

Vagabondism #213

213 The best way to outlive your past is to start living your future.

Vagabondism #212

212 Things change, times change, people change, changes change.

Vagabondism #211

211 Our lives are filled with more myths than we can even imagine.

Vagabondism #210

210 My memories come to me randomly, like a shuffled deck of cards; my loves, my successes, my failures, my regrets.

Vagabondism #209

209 Some of the mountains I climbed turned out to be Paper Mache, but some of the simple jig saw puzzles of life seem to have an infinite number of pieces.

Vagabondism #208

208 To discover knowledge, construct wisdom and learn to praise the right requires mental modesty.

Vagabondism #207

207 Some say that wisdom is the knowledge of how to fix things, others say that wisdom is the knowledge of why things are the way they are. They are both right.

Vagabondism #206

206 Learn from the wise, educate the ignorant, be compassionate with the stupid.

Vagabondism #205

205 America seems to be filled to surpassing with juvenile adults and children who grow up too fast.

Vagabondism #204

204 I think most people read scripture to affirm what they’ve been told, not to discover what they haven’t.

Vagabondism #203

203 Underestimate me and you hurt me, overestimate me and you hurt yourself.

Vagabondism #202

202 The creditors are all out there, circling around and snarling, unmindful of their own debts.

Vagabondism #201

201 We struggle to mine the ore of experience and to express the inexpressible, and from that struggle art, poetry and music are made.

Vagabondism #200

200 To be aware of that of which we are ignorant is dwelling with shadows. But to be unaware of that of which we are ignorant is deep darkness indeed..

Vagabondism #199

199 How odd it is that those ahead of you may treat you as a leader while those behind you think they are ahead.

Vagabondism #198

198 Most of the authorities in the world aren’t

Vagabondism #197

197 Don’t put your hand to the plow without putting your intelligence and affection to it as well.

Vagabondism #196

196 If you must talk foolishness at least try to make it eloquent.

Vagabondism #195

195 I don’t think my life will ever return to normal, because I can’t remember what “normal” was.

Vagabondism #194

194 Eat an apple every day from the tree of wisdom and plant the seeds in someone’s garden

Vagabondism #193

193 Be careful that the idols you worship don’t fall on you.

Vagabondism #192

192 You may open your arms wide to embrace the whole human race, but don’t take them all to bed with you.

Vagabondism #191

181 Be certain to partake of the good things in life, and don’t forget to share them.

Vagabondism #190

190 Old folks are people who have been young longer than young folks.

Vagabondism #189

189 When life slams the door in your face, stay by the door.


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Vagabondism #188

188 The reason the bag is heavy is because there are too many illusions in it.

Vagabondism #187

187 No matter how bad life gets, you may weep and rage and feel sorry for yourself, but above all, gain and grasp with all your might an abiding sense of humor.

Vagabondism #186

186 I was astonished to discover how few people, including myself, actually reason things out.

Vagabondism #185

185 Curiosity and a sense of wonder are what keep me on the trail through the forest of philosophy.

Vagabondism #184

184 Make no mistake; civilization survives only because there are some civilized people.

Vagabondism #183

183 Don’t shun the small, mundane steps that lead to miracles.

Vagabondism #182

182 You are declared interest in nature’s bank account.

Vagabondism #181

181 The famous get more famous. The infamous get more infamous. The unfamous are forgotten.

Vagabondism #180

180 May you always be blessed with amiable companions.

Vagabondism #179

179 We are all still in Elementary School.

Vagabondism #178

178 There are orbits in life, prepared and in place, for things that have not yet appeared.

Vagabondism #177

177 Loving your enemies means you must forgive them. But it does not mean that you must believe them, trust them or respect them.

Vagabondism #176

176 A man who must invent things to fight against cannot compare himself with a true warrior.

Vagabondism #175

175 Chew your life carefully to enjoy all of its flavors.

Vagabondism #174

174 Do what you love, or love what you’re doing.

Vagabondism #172

172 We all must sacrifice our lives to something. Freedom is being able to choose what that is.

Vagabondism #171

171 It’s no use wondering what to do with your life. You’re doing it.

Vagabondism #170

170 The best reason for doing something is the joy of doing it.

Vagabondism #169

169 Don’t forget that no matter how elegant and sophisticated the wood pile may be there is probably always a snake in it.

Vagabondism #168

168 Sometimes you have to admit to failure, but never admit to defeat.

Vagabondism #167

167 Not giving up is a hard but necessary thing to do.

Vagabondism #166

166 The best poker game is to play with thoughts, not cards.

Vagabondism #165

165 To finally understand that you are alone in the universe gives you an amazing sense of freedom.

Vagabondism #164

164 Always know where the back door is.

Vagabondism #163

163 When you are in love, be adventuresome about it.

Vagabondism #162

162 What’s the use of it’s taking so long to learn life’s lessons if not to teach us patience.

Vagabondism #161

161 One of the hardest things for old folks is to remember that young folks were born in a different age, and vice versa.

Vagabondism #160

160 Every garden is a library.

Vagabondism #159

159 A great work of art, like a job well done, needs no critique.

Vagabondism #158

148 When you’re young you rush to get it done. When you’re old you dwell on the doing of it.

Vagabondism #157

157 The door to happiness seems closed and locked when you are unable to give yourself to the one you love.

Vagabondism #156

156 I wish to be always at the point of discovering.

Vagabondism #155

155 If your life is orbiting around a single reference point, make it a healthy one.

Vagabondism #154

154 When you enter someone else’s thinking don’t be frightened by what you find there.

Vagabondism #153

153 I want my joy to be extreme and my weather to be moderate. Is that too much to ask?

Vagabondism #152

152 There is a phoenix inside of you. Know what to do when the flame erupts.

Vagabondism #151

151 Clear thinking is a terrifying adventure.

Vagabondism #150

150 Regrets are just leftovers. Eat them up or throw them out.

Vagabondism #149

149 Are we just a system of tubes for moving liquids along, or is that a soul winding its way through human flesh.

Vagabondism #148

148 Lovers used to whisper sweet nothings, now they utter naughty no-nos.

Vagabondism #147

147 You deserve bliss.

Vagabondism #146

146 Most of the miraculous things that happen in the world are things the world doesn’t know about.

Vagabondism #145

145 Some have it hard and some have it easy, but everyone has it.

Vagabondism #144

144 If happiness is to be found anywhere surely it will be in pursuing one’s grandest goals and highest ideas.

Vagabondism #143

143 A good deed done by a wicked man may be accidental, but it’s still a blessing.

Vagabondism #142

142 You are the sunshine and the starlight. You are the green of the grass and the sound of the flute. You are the outcome of creation; at one with the sea and the sky.

Vagabondism #141

141 Doing things that make you feel good about yourself does not necessarily mean you’re morally right.

Vagabondism #140

140 What is your next step forward in life? It’s the one right in front of you.

Vagabondism #139

139 If we knew we would live forever we would knuckle down and get busy.

Vagabondism #138

138 When we no longer notice justice, mercy, reason, kindness and honesty, it will mean that the world is finally at peace.

Vagabondism #137

137 I am grateful that my few friends are fascinating people.

Vagabondism #136

136 One advantage to being a retired actor is that I don’t have to do any second rate theatre.

Vagabondism #135

135 Even a small improvement you make in someone else’s life brings joy.

Vagabondism #134

134 Every moment that you spend facing down fear and trouble makes a difference in the world.

Vagabondism #133

133 They can steal my fish but they can’t steal my ocean.

Vagabondism #132

132 If you want to learn the truth of something imagine looking at it from the side you can’t see.

Vagabondism #131

131 Literalism is a lid that must be pried open to get to the true metaphorical meaning underneath.

Vagabondism #130

130 Direct the play, not the players.

Vagabondism #129

129 Look for the structures of things that exist in time, and the rhythms of things that exist in space.

Vagabondism #128

128 The worst symptom of old age that can overtake someone is fear.

Vagabondism #127

127 Which comes first, the music or the dance?

Vagabondism #126

126 In order to know what’s what, you have to read, not only between the lines, but behind them.

Vagabondism #125

125 Everything is unusual. All things are extraordinary.

Vagabondism #124

124 Life is a game in which only the other side knows the rules.

Vagabondism #123

123 I choose to live without wanting the stupid, self-indulgent satisfaction of revenge.

Vagabondism #122

122 The most difficult love, but the most needed, is the inconvenient love.

Vagabondism #121

121 There are many great, young ideas hiding in the corners wanting to be found.

Vagabondism #120

120 To know yourself you must first remove the mask of who you think you are.

Vagabondism #119

119 Having talent should never be an excuse for self-indulgence and weakness of character

Vagabondism #118

118 Things take as long as they take, and it doesn’t matter if you punish yourself with frustration or not.

Vagabondism #117

117 The map leading to the buried treasure is in your own head.

Vagabondism #116

116 In order for an actor to play a scene he must know in what direction the scene is going, and he knows in what direction it’s going because he decides.

Vagabondism #115

115 We must acknowledge, even in thought, the gap between mere speculation and proven fact.

Vagabondism #114

114 Maturity is being more careful where you throw your snowballs.

Vagabondism #113

113 A person who can live in his own darkness and patiently await the dawn with a sense of humor is not crazy. What’s crazy is to be afraid of the dark.

Vagabondism #112

112 There is an unlimited universe of mentality about which most of us know almost nothing.

Vagabondism #111

111 One is never relieved from proving one’s grit.

Vagabondism #110

110 Doubt is a closed door that you think is locked, but that isn’t.

Vagabondism #109

109 The biggest problem you ever have to overcome in life is yourself.

Vagabondism #108

108 There is nothing in the doughnut that isn’t in the recipe, but you can thoroughly examine the doughnut and never find the recipe.

Vagabondism #107

107 There’s a reason for everything. If you’re not sure what the reason is, admit it and forgive yourself.

Vagabondism #106

106 Before you can change the world, you have to learn to enjoy what’s good about it.

Vagabondism #105

105 One should not follow traditions that one knows next to nothing about.

Vagabondism #104

104 One of the reasons why it is so difficult to “know thyself” is because there are things about thyself that you don’t want to know.

Vagabondism #103

103 One’s perception of other people is usually always bigger or smaller than those people really are.

Vagabondism #102

102 Actors are those who will give themselves notes even after the show has closed.

Vagabondism #101

101 Settle no more for almost.

Vagabondism #100

100 Genuine eccentricities cannot be seen at first glance, if they can, they are mere ostentations.

Vagabondism #99

99 Admire, respect and emulate, but don’t compare yourself with anyone.

Vagabondism #98

98 Nothing is ever completely what it is to our understanding. The more familiar it becomes, the more we discover about it.

Vagabondism #97

97 Don’t let your body talk to you. You talk to it.

Vagabondism #96

96 It is a great pleasure for me to occasionally wrestle, like Jacob, with the angel of an idea I’ve never confronted before and to hold on until I understand it.

Vagabondism #95

95 Life is our sweetest gift. It should never be wasted on war.

Vagabondism #94

94 If we do a stupid thing to someone, years later someone else will do the same stupid thing to us to teach us the lesson we should have learned before we did the stupid thing in the first place. That’s what reason is for.

Vagabondism #93

93 Human history is a myth whose meaning we must grow to understand before we can discard the myth and replace it with reality.

Vagabondism #92

92 The time to mull and worry is before the decision is made, not afterwards.

Vagabondism #91

91 My paint brush is like a telescope. It helps me to discover things.

Vagabondism #90

90 The creative act should be a joyous one, whether you’re designing a tea cup or a temple.

Vagabondism #89

89 The opposite of good isn’t evil. The opposite of good is good-and-evil.

Vagabondism #88

88 If your life is true, strong and innocent it can pass through the lives of evil men and still remain pure.

Vagabondism #87

87 Sometimes we are ignorant, and sometimes we are wise. We must be forgiven for both.

Vagabondism #86

86 It is dangerous to speak the truth. It is more dangerous not to.

Vagabondism #85

85 Concentrate on the things that grow in the garden of your mind, and don’t play with imaginary toads.

Vagabondism #84

84 The beauties that we know: an amazing sunset, the taste of ripe fruit, the warm breeze of a spring day, a painting by Van Gogh, the music of Mozart; these things are not complete. They are merely hints of the real beauty that is.

Vagabondism #83

83 The unworldly are unaware of the crimes hidden by the bright light’s glare, and so they should remain.

Vagabondism #82

82 I think the anguish of realizing our own vanity is the purgation for restoring our innocence.

Vagabondism #81

81 Don’t let any one tell you that it doesn’t matter what you think. Of course it matters. Above all else thinking matters the most.

Vagabondism #80

80 Don’t give up on people – every road goes somewhere.

Vagabondism #79

79 All of us are misunderstood sometimes. Most of us are misunderstood most of the time. Some of us are always misunderstood. That’s what makes life a walk through the thorn bushes.

Vagabondism #78

78 Imagination is like a horse. You can hitch it up and make it work for you, or you can jump in the saddle, give it a spur and go where it takes you.

Vagabondism #77

77 When you finally lose a bad habit or two you begin to see how many more bad habits you have.

Vagabondism #76

76 Every act of terrorism is an act of revenge. What we really need, if we are to survive, is a War On Vengeance.

Vagabondism #75

75 Listen to Beethoven. He had the courage to be simple. He risked being trite and never was.

Vagabondism #74

74 Maybe there is a priceless ore deep down below the surface of the earth that spreads out all over the globe and unites every continent and all people.

Vagabondism #73

73 Illusions are great. So is real life. Which do you choose?

Vagabondism #72

72 Reason is a great tool for solving your problems and increasing your strength of character.

Vagabondism #71

71 Don’t be rigid. Be flexible in your discipline and disciplined in your flexibility.

Vagabondism #70

70 The purpose of philosophy is to understand who we are, what we are capable of and how to achieve it.

Vagabondism #69

69 Love is not a target sport.

Vagabondism #68

68 To me reading philosophy is like reading a great work of fiction. I love to follow a path of ideas to the ultimate and pleasurable surprise.

Vagabondism #67

67 We never really overcome a bad habit until we overcome self-righteousness about it.

Vagabondism #66

66 What is the meaning of life? Make it up as you go along.

Vagabondism #65

65 To eliminate pain is blessed. To overcome pain is noble. To live in pain every day without complaining is heroic.

Vagabondism #64

64 I would rather give up fear, anger and resentment than to run a hundred miles, but running a hundred miles is easier.

Vagabondism #63

63 Down with the effete, anti-intellectual snobs! Up and onward to the common, blue collar thinkers of great ideas.

Vagabondism #62

62 Search for the invisible.

Vagabondism #61

61 A great idea can’t be expressed too often or in too many ways.

Vagabondism #60

60 Leave a happy memory in someone’s life today.

Vagabondism #59

59 In the face of all the things that are crooked about the world, when I listen to the music of Bach things all straighten out.

Vagabondism #58

58 Beware of small minded people. Sometimes the things you do to win their approval simply earn their envy and malice.

Vagabondism #57

57 It is difficult at times, for some people, to tell the difference between intelligent thought and emotional reaction.

Vagabondism #56

56 The world has changed from when you first discovered it. Time to rediscover.

Vagabondism #55

55 May a bubble of blessing surround you wherever you go to protect you from all danger and distress.

Vagabondism #54

54 We may not achieve everything we strive for, but if we strive for everything, what we do achieve will be amazing.

Vagabondism #53

53 This is not the atomic age, the space age, not the electronics age. It is the plastic age. Plastic bags, plastic money, plastic bodies, plastic cars, plastic homes, plastic loves, plastic lives.

Vagabondism #52

52 Do not scorn the secrets that live in an old person’s heart.

Vagabondism #51

51 Isn’t it odd that we spend most of our adult lives somewhere between alert and asleep?

Vagabondism #50

50 I don’t mind if there’s clutter in my life. It always assures me that I have something to do.

Vagabondism #49

49 You have to be a fool when you’re young and get it over with. If you don’t, you’ll be an old fool.

Vagabondism #48

48 I loved and I lost, but I will live to love again.

Vagabondism #47

47 No matter how well you do it, you can always do it better. Aim for perfection and see how close you come.

Vagabondism #46

46 Every person must sacrifice his life to something; freedom is being able to choose what that is.

Vagabondism #45

45 Do something remarkable, then appreciate yourself for doing it.

vagabondism #44

44 In order to understand what it means to be awake, we must first wake up.

Vagabondism #43

43 They who find the right path in life never really return to where they started. It’s a new beginning.

Vagabondism #42

42 We are never obliged, for one moment, to ignore those things that give our lives meaning and purpose.

Vagabondism #41

41 We don’t climb a staircase, we climb the steps, one at a time

Vagabondism #40

40 When you reach bottom look around and read the signatures of all the great and famous people who’ve been there before you.

Vagabondism #39

39 The closer you get to the center of everything, the closer you get to all those who are also getting there.

Vagabondism #38

38 The quality of the answer you get depends upon the quality of the question you ask.

Vagabondism #37

37 America does not have an elite ruling class; it only has one that thinks it is.

Vagabondism #36

36 Each person has one grand life story to be learned, and once learned, must be told.

Vagabondism #35

35 You can’t bury your anger, but what you can do is bury the thoughts that cause the anger. Go get a shovel.

Vagabondism #34

34 Somewhere, someone you don’t know has a good opinion of you, and they’re right.

Vagabondism #33

33 Give to the poor and enjoy the praise. Give to the rich and incur the guilt.

Vagabondism #32

32 What you do is, you start with the easy stuff, then you move on to the difficult stuff, and if you keep going, you’ll soon be doing the impossible stuff.

Vagabondism #31

31 Put on your dancing shoes and meet the day.

Vagabondism #30

30 Be thankful for the person who sharpens you when you have grown dull.

Vagabondism #29

29 The best way to interact with the bullies and trouble makers of the world is not at all.

Vagabondism #28

28 Nice guys may finish last, but they finish smiling.

Vagabondism #27

27 Sometime, on people you don’t remember, you made a good and lasting impression.

Vagabondism #26

26 One of the reasons old folks forget things is that there are things old folks would like to forget.

Vagabondism #25

25 If the burden gets too heavy, set it down, leave it there and keep on walking.

Vagabondism #24

24 The enemy sees your wound and rejoices. The friend sees the healing of your wound and rejoices.

Vagabondism #23

23 Share your vision. Make it be. The beautiful things that you can do will never be done if you don’t do them.

Vagabondism #22

22 There’s always something. If there weren’t there’d be nothing.

Vagabondism #21

21 When they burn your bridge, go upstream and build another one.

Vagabondism #20

20 Life gives you the ocean and the wind, so chart your coarse and set your sails.

Vagabond Rant #2

I get along
With a dance and song
And thumb my nose
At the CEOs.

Vagabondism #19

19 Life is a puzzle. Not until the last piece is put in place does the whole thing become clear.

Vagabondism #18

18 Homes, gardens, paintings, songs, poems, families, lives all begin with hopes and dreams.

Vagabondism #17

17 One of the ironies of life is that the freedom to do what we want must be paid for by the effort of doing it.

Vagabond Note

In spite of the frustration at being such a bad typist, I am only really enjoying myself when I'm writing. It's a good thing I got to be a fairly good proofreader. And when I'm not typing I'm thinking about story lines and where they are going. The only other time I'm having fun is when I'm asleep.

Vagabondism #16

16 When you have to tell your age, do it, but start by saying “I’m only…”

Vagabondism #15

15 It isn’t enough just to hope for the best. We must learn to recognize it when it arrives.

Vagabondism #14

14 Do good things. Keep on doing them and don’t look back.

Vagabond Rant #1

1 I write to folks everyday, out of my life, my mind and my heart. If that's not good enough, I don't know what is

Vagabondism #13

13 Every morning life opens up its paint box and we get to choose our colors for the day.

Vagabondism # 12

12 I reach out my hand in a storm and change the destiny of a raindrop.

Vagabondism #11

11 Idol worshipping is worshipping the effect instead of the cause.

Vagabondism #10

10 Hatred is the easy road to war. Forgiveness is the hard road to peace.

Vagabondism #9

9 If you think we can’t make the earth our enemy, think again.

Vagabondism #8

8 Make life work for you, tough times are teachers, good times are friends.

Vagabondism #7

7 “Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image.” Don’t allow any false, ugly or destructive image to be engraved in your mind.

Vagabondism #6

6 Growing older is not for the squeamish. Cultivate courage.

Vagabondism #5

5 Take the same road you take every day as if you’ve never taken it before and notice all the beauties, mysteries and secrets you didn’t know were there.

Vagabondism # 4

4 Throw love at them. If they throw scorn back, throw more love. Then duck.

Vagabondism #3

3 Be thankful that you have a roof over your head, and the sky, and the sun, and the moon, and the stars.

Vagabondism #2

2 If there is a shadow in your life, look in the opposite direction to find the light.

Vagabondism #1

1 You might be content being an observer of your own life if you could find a safe place to stand.

1/20/09 2

Today I am thankful

1 for my neighbor's small TV
2 for Barack Obama
3 that my friend Marty is recovering
4 for no nasty mail
5 for a postcard from Linda

1/20/09 1

Oh Lord, keep me safe from all harm and hazard, protect me from all danger and distress.

1/19/09

So I've become a journal junkie.
There's no question about it.

1/17/09 2

Today I am thankful

1 for my friend Karen
2 for Mr. Stanford at Symantics for getting my Norton program straightened out
3 that people are responding to the WINTER QUIZ
4 that a few people have responed to Victorious Voices (I'm going to leave it there until I get 10 comments on it, since it's one of the best things I've ever written.)
5 for the supermarket

1/17/09 1

Old, sick, lonely, poor, in debt.
Is this the end of my pathetic life?

1/16/09

I wish myself joy that stays.

1/15/09

1/15/09

Today I am thankful

1 for Just Plain Bill, again
2 for Indigo
3 for Rene
4 that my phone didn't ring
5 that some people entered winter quiz

1/15/09

Today I am thankful for

1 my books
2 my CDs
3 my CD player
4 my computer
5 the fine comments I got on yesterday's journal entry

1/12/09 2

Today I am thankful:

1 for Just Plain Bill
2 that the supermarket was open
3 for my books
4 that I can read other people's journals
5 for WSJT

1/12/09 1

The Wizard of Oz:

The Cowardly Lion - animal
The Scarecrow - vegetable
The Tin Woodman - mineral

1/11/09 2

I was a fool, for many years. I admit it. And I most probably still am.

1/11/09 1

Today I am thankful

1 for winning Val's Sentence of the Week award
2 for Skip in Maine
3 for Linda in Washington
4 for Ken in Indiana
5 for my new CD of Bach cantatas

1/10/09 3

Today I am thankful

1 for the music of Bach
2 for my friend Marty
3 for my computer that lets me write
4 that people read my story
5 for the egg I had for lunch

1/10/09 2

The route is up to me, the destination is not.

1/10/09 1

Just bercause someone gets praise for something doesn't necessarily mean they deserve it.

1/09/09

One of the biggest problems in the world is that there are too many people without a sense of humor.

1/07/08

I want to be a spiritual man.

1/06/09 2

Advice to the actor: Know your part and speak your heart.

1/06/09 1

There's a hole in the sky. I've seen it.

1.05.09

The two most difficult parts about writing are:
1) starting
2) stopping