When we were house-hunting over two decades ago, and after looking at at least two dozen different ones, both my wife and I each had our fall-in-love-favorite houses, but al... more When we were house-hunting over two decades ago, and after looking at at least two dozen different ones, both my wife and I each had our fall-in-love-favorite houses, but alas, financial realities left us to settle on settling into the tiny abode we have now. Since those two houses that we had missed out on were within a few short miles away, we would sometimes pass by them as we went about our normal routines. Weeks after closing the deal on our house, we still dealt with a small dose of buyer’s remorse as we saw other people moving into our intended dream homes. I sometimes wondered what it would have been like to live in the house I wanted, I imagined commuting to and from its location, saw myself tending the garden or cutting the grass, puttering around ing chores, enjoying the backyard barbecues, I surmised what the interaction with the neighbors would have been like, etc. Little by little, those pangs dissipated, and soon disappeared completely. less
When I returned to the US after one of my overseas deployments, I hastily bought an Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme, passing up the chance to even test drive a Saab because its o... more When I returned to the US after one of my overseas deployments, I hastily bought an Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme, passing up the chance to even test drive a Saab because its owner wasn’t available for another couple of days. The Olds was one of the worst cars I’ve ever owned: it had me in the Part-of-the-Month-Club in no time.~
Or if you would have been alone, have you accepted an invitation to spend time with a friend, neighbour or community group?Who invited you? What are they like?
WHO CARES WHAT YOU SAY, GEORGE? YOU MARRIED TRUMP'S TRUE WIFE? YOU DO N0T MATTER IN THAT MARRIAGE, SHE IS MARRIED TO ADOLPH HITLER AND YOU ARE GENERAL GEORGE PATTON.&nb... moreWHO CARES WHAT YOU SAY, GEORGE? YOU MARRIED TRUMP'S TRUE WIFE? YOU DO N0T MATTER IN THAT MARRIAGE, SHE IS MARRIED TO ADOLPH HITLER AND YOU ARE GENERAL GEORGE PATTON. OR AS I SAID BEFORE, IT IS LIKE ELIZABETH WARREN BEING MARRIED TO STEPHEN MILLER. BUT STEPHEN WOULD NEVER BE THAT INSANE. NOR ELIZABETH. BUT YOU GEORGE? GEORGE? YOU ARE THAT INSANE!!!!!!
I always get my cat and dog a few Christmas presents even though my cat doesn't deserve any because she can be a bad girl (poops in the closet and destroys my couches). But my dog ... moreI always get my cat and dog a few Christmas presents even though my cat doesn't deserve any because she can be a bad girl (poops in the closet and destroys my couches). But my dog is a real good boy all year plus he works hard guarding us and our stuff so I always try to get him something special. I'd tell you what I got him this year but he is a security dog so he probably knows my passwords and might see this post then he won't be surprized on Christmas morning. Cheers and Merry Christmas! less
.Today I listened to a radio program where an entrepreneur in the toy industry extolled the virtues of failure. She claimed that all the numerous failures she had in her business (... more.Today I listened to a radio program where an entrepreneur in the toy industry extolled the virtues of failure. She claimed that all the numerous failures she had in her business (mostly toy ideas that didn't sell well) were integral to her continued success.Similarly, we need only look at the career of President Trump, where failed casinos, a failed airline, a failed university, a failed vodka company, a failed mail-order steak business, a failed charitable foundation, and on and on apparently did not stop him from rising to be The Most Powerful Man in the World.
Yet, that's not how I've seen failure in my life or the lives of most people I know. In those lives...--Failure at a job means a ruined reputation and never being able to work in that field again.--Academic failure means closed-off opportunities for further education and/or dismissal from school--Business failure means lost capital, ruined credit, inventory liquidated for pennies on the dollar, and so forth.--Relationship failure means massive life dis... less
I like the whole album but, by far, my favorite song is "Comfortably Numb"I find it flawlessAnd the lyrics crawl right into me; and the song leads up so perfectly to me to the fina... moreI like the whole album but, by far, my favorite song is "Comfortably Numb"I find it flawlessAnd the lyrics crawl right into me; and the song leads up so perfectly to me to the final words -- so beautiful and sad to me :)When I was a child I caught a fleeting glimpseOut of the corner of my eye
I turned to look but it was goneI cannot put my finger on it nowThe child is grownThe dream is goneAnd I have become comfortably numb
