Sunday, March 23, 2014
Central Park Charicature
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April Fools,
friendship,
funny,
humor,
Marie Byars,
parenthood,
success
Saturday, March 1, 2014
Saturday, February 1, 2014
Presidents' Month
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Centrism,
economy,
history,
humanity,
irony,
moderation,
patriotism,
politics,
success,
Teddy Roosevelt
Saturday, January 4, 2014
A Different Course
"In a world that's often unnecessarily cruel, strive to be unfailingly kind." ---C. Marie Byars
Labels:
contentment,
happiness,
humanity,
humor,
Jesus Christ,
Love,
Marie Byars,
moderation,
Perseverance,
religion,
success
Friday, December 13, 2013
O Tannenbaum: New Translation
O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree, How steadfast are your branches! Your boughs are green in summer's clime And through the snows of wintertime. O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree, How steadfast are your branches! O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree, Your boughs can teach a lesson That constant faith and hope sublime Lend strength and comfort through all time. O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree, Your boughs can teach a lesson. --More direct translation from the German (and more meaningful) | |
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Christmas,
contentment,
Love,
nature,
Perseverance,
religion,
success
Saturday, November 2, 2013
More for Lexophiles
- To write with a broken pencil is . . . pointless.
- When fish are in schools they sometimes . . . take debate.
- A thief who stole a calendar . . . got twelve months.
- When the smog lifts in Los Angeles , . . . U.C.L.A.
- The professor discovered that her theory of earthquakes . . . was on shaky ground.
- The batteries were given out . . . free of charge.
- A dentist and a manicurist got married. .. . . They fought tooth and nail.
- A will is a . . . dead giveaway.
- With her marriage, she got a new name . .. . and a dress.
- Show me a piano falling down a mineshaft and I'll show you . . . A-flat miner.
- You are stuck with your debt if . . . you can't budge it.
- Local Area Network in Australia : . . . The LAN down under.
- A boiled egg is . . . hard to beat.
- When you've seen one shopping center . . . you've seen a mall.
- Police were called to a day care where a three-year-old was . . .. resisting a rest.
- If you take a laptop computer for a run you could . . . jog your memory.
- A bicycle can't stand alone; . . .. it is two tired.
- In a democracy it's your vote that counts; in feudalism, it's your Count that votes.
- When a clock is hungry . . .. it goes back four seconds.
- The guy who fell onto an upholstery machine . . . was fully recovered.
- He had a photographic memory . . . which was never developed.
- Those who get too big for their britches will be . . . exposed in the end.
- When she saw her first strands of gray hair, . . . she thought she'd dye.
Thursday, October 10, 2013
A Time for Everything
To paraphrase from words more divinely eloquent than mine:
"There is an appointed time for everything.
And there is a time for every event under heaven ~
A time to economize, and a time to expand;
A time to plant, and a time to uproot what is planted.
A time to regulate, and a time to deregulate;
A time to criticize opponents, and a time to build consensus.
A time to weep, and a time to laugh;
A time to mourn, and a time to dance.
A time to be merciful , and a time to close borders;
A time to embrace, and a time to shun embracing.
A time to search for truth, and a time to give up searching;
A time to expand business, and a time to support the environment.
A time to debate, and a time to bring together;
A time to be silent, and a time to speak.
A time to love, and a time to hate;
A time for war, and a time for peace.
What profit is there to the populace from our toils? I have seen the task which God has given the sons of men: to be wise stewards of earthly resources to use in the Kingdom of God. He has made everything appropriate in its time."
"There is an appointed time for everything.
And there is a time for every event under heaven ~
A time to economize, and a time to expand;
A time to plant, and a time to uproot what is planted.
A time to regulate, and a time to deregulate;
A time to criticize opponents, and a time to build consensus.
A time to weep, and a time to laugh;
A time to mourn, and a time to dance.
A time to be merciful , and a time to close borders;
A time to embrace, and a time to shun embracing.
A time to search for truth, and a time to give up searching;
A time to expand business, and a time to support the environment.
A time to debate, and a time to bring together;
A time to be silent, and a time to speak.
A time to love, and a time to hate;
A time for war, and a time for peace.
What profit is there to the populace from our toils? I have seen the task which God has given the sons of men: to be wise stewards of earthly resources to use in the Kingdom of God. He has made everything appropriate in its time."
----Marie Byars, from Ecclesiastes 3:1-11
Labels:
Bible,
disappointment,
economy,
humanity,
irony,
literature,
moderation,
Perseverance,
politics,
religion,
success
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