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With enough courage, you don’t need a reputation.
That’s something Rhett Butler said to Scarlett O’Hara. I hold that with enough reputation, you don’t need courage. On the second or third day I’d been at college, I was sitting on a bench outside my dorm with my two … Continue reading
These boots were made for walking…
And just like that, I have booked an apartment in Rome. It’s less than 60 days until we leave so it’s too late to cancel. We’re really going. I don’t know what a dongle is, but we have one in … Continue reading
The oldest and the best-looking
My daddy’s birthday is today. He is 69 years old, and he is the oldest and best-looking of the six brothers and sisters. I’m not just saying that because he’s my own personal daddy. I’m saying it because it’s a … Continue reading
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Today’s truth
The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak. – Hans Hofmann Simplify = edit. Life is about editing: editing what you say before it leaves your mouth, editing what’s around you to get … Continue reading
I’m practically gone
Went and had a passport picture made today. It’s better than the last one, but that’s not saying much. The man who took it told me he’d been to Paris and Rome. Texas and Georgia. Grew up on Amsterdam, right … Continue reading
Today’s Truth
I am not posting a truth for today. I am going to post my own truth. I have a love/hate relationship with the Internet. I am mad for all the information at my fingertips and for the ability to find … Continue reading
Today’s Truth
There is more to life than increasing its speed. – Gandhi I really, really like this one. I’ve always worked in a deadline business, so when I’m not at work, I don’t like for things to be hectic. I like … Continue reading
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What I did for my birthday
I spent the weekend running around picking up things for Sunday afternoon, which is when I was having my surprise party, which I like to throw for myself every year. Except I forgot to take my birthday off Facebook, so … Continue reading
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Today’s truth
Learn to…be what you are, and learn to resign with a good grace all that you are not. – Henri Frederic Amiel I think this means the opposite of what the most excellent Micki Wheelus, who I worked with at … Continue reading
Today’s truth
We don’t receive wisdom; we must discover ourselves after a journey that no one can take for us or spare us. – Marcel Proust Last night my head had just hit the pillow and I was out like a light. … Continue reading
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Just like a Slattery 