Some people do not like to think. If one thinks, one must reach conclusions; and conclusions are not always pleasant.
—Helen Keller
—Helen Keller
07:32 AM - May 19, 2024
Love is never wasted, for its value does not rest upon reciprocity.
—C. S. Lewis
—C. S. Lewis
08:05 AM - May 12, 2024
Lowe’s offered me a $25 gift certificate. I told them not to insult me.
04:22 PM - May 09, 2024
Dear Lowes, why did you promise me yesterday that my replacement refrigerator would be delivered today and then apparently not put through the paperwork? The person who called me yesterday and promised me today apparently didn’t do it, so now I’m looking at a delivery tomorrow.
07:45 AM - May 07, 2024
Okay, I knew not to buy an LG refrigerator, but why didn’t anybody warn me against buying ANY kind of refrigerator from Lowes? “Third time’s the charm” is a phrase that should never be spoken with respect to an appliance delivery. 😕
01:34 PM - May 06, 2024
Don’t be pushed around by the fears in your mind. Be led by the dreams in your heart.
—Roy T. Bennett
—Roy T. Bennett
07:37 AM - May 05, 2024
Okay, I’ve got a timeline of the events leading up to the Fall of Troy that, though tight, seems to account for the data from the oldest sources. Now nobody show me any more data!
01:43 PM - May 02, 2024
ICYMI
CNN last night:
Collins: "So you agree that people who break in and vandalize a building should be prosecuted?"
JD Vance: "Yes"
Collins: "Ok, I'm just checking, because you helped raise money for people who did so on January 6"
Amazing ..
CNN last night:
Collins: "So you agree that people who break in and vandalize a building should be prosecuted?"
JD Vance: "Yes"
Collins: "Ok, I'm just checking, because you helped raise money for people who did so on January 6"
Amazing ..
09:48 AM - May 02, 2024
Random Word of the Week
mash (n.). A simple, peasant dish of mashed beans, fried onions, and beer. Sometimes called “bean mash” to distinguish it from mash used in beer making (MidE makke, “mash,” from L maccare, “to mash”) #worldbuildingwednesday #fantasy #worldbuilding
mash (n.). A simple, peasant dish of mashed beans, fried onions, and beer. Sometimes called “bean mash” to distinguish it from mash used in beer making (MidE makke, “mash,” from L maccare, “to mash”) #worldbuildingwednesday #fantasy #worldbuilding
08:34 AM - May 01, 2024
Temper is what gets most of us into trouible. Pride is what keeps us there.
—Mark Twain
—Mark Twain
07:38 AM - Apr 28, 2024
A lot of stuff that I thought was faith was nothing more than unquestioned assumptions and what I was used to.
—Lamar Wadsworth
—Lamar Wadsworth
07:40 AM - Apr 21, 2024
I just sent in final typeset corrections on *Shadow of the King*, the first book in my new trilogy. We are definitely releasing later this year. I'm going to tentatively say August or September.
05:08 PM - Apr 20, 2024
Random Word of the Week
Faying (n.). The sixth month of the year, corresponding to April. (OE fægan “to paint,” referring to the color of the early-budding phlox plant; cf. Mohawk Onerahtokha, “budding time.”) #worldbuildingwednesday #fantasy #worldbuilding
Faying (n.). The sixth month of the year, corresponding to April. (OE fægan “to paint,” referring to the color of the early-budding phlox plant; cf. Mohawk Onerahtokha, “budding time.”) #worldbuildingwednesday #fantasy #worldbuilding
07:45 AM - Apr 17, 2024
Neighbor is not a geographic term. It is a moral concept.
—Rabbi Joachim Prinz
—Rabbi Joachim Prinz
07:37 AM - Apr 14, 2024
Random Word of the Week
milk-warm (adj.) disinterested in sexual feelings or activity; asexual. Slang; can be pejorative depending on context. (ME mylke warme, “warm as freshly drawn milk; lukewarm, tepid.”) #worldbuildingwednesday #fantasy #worldbuilding
milk-warm (adj.) disinterested in sexual feelings or activity; asexual. Slang; can be pejorative depending on context. (ME mylke warme, “warm as freshly drawn milk; lukewarm, tepid.”) #worldbuildingwednesday #fantasy #worldbuilding
07:17 AM - Apr 10, 2024
Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson
—Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Sunday Inspiration: Finish Each Day « Darrell J. Pursiful
Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.—Ralph Waldo Emerson
09:11 AM - Apr 07, 2024
When the whole world is running towards a cliff, —he who is running in the opposite direction appears to have lost his mind.
—C. S. Lewis
—C. S. Lewis
07:55 AM - Mar 31, 2024
Random Word of the Week
wanderleave (n.). A sabbatical or leave of absence from customary work responsibilities, usually taken by elves in the full phase of life or later. #worldbuildingwednesday #fantasy #worldbuilding
wanderleave (n.). A sabbatical or leave of absence from customary work responsibilities, usually taken by elves in the full phase of life or later. #worldbuildingwednesday #fantasy #worldbuilding
08:47 AM - Mar 27, 2024
Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.
—Howard Thurman
—Howard Thurman
08:36 AM - Mar 24, 2024
Random Word of the Week
gibbous phase (n.). The second phase of an elf’s lifespan, corresponding to young adulthood. An elf in their gibbous phase is considered legally of age. #worldbuildingwednesday #fantasy #worldbuilding
gibbous phase (n.). The second phase of an elf’s lifespan, corresponding to young adulthood. An elf in their gibbous phase is considered legally of age. #worldbuildingwednesday #fantasy #worldbuilding
08:01 AM - Mar 20, 2024
The easiest way to avoid wrong notes is to never open your mouth and sing. What a mistake that would be.
—Pete Seeger
—Pete Seeger
08:24 AM - Mar 17, 2024
Random Word of the Week
dab (n.). An expert in useful, nonmagical skills needed to complete an errand. (Nightwalker slang; English dab “one who is skillful or proficient,” perhaps a corrupted form of adept.) #worldbuildingwednesday #fantasy #worldbuilding
dab (n.). An expert in useful, nonmagical skills needed to complete an errand. (Nightwalker slang; English dab “one who is skillful or proficient,” perhaps a corrupted form of adept.) #worldbuildingwednesday #fantasy #worldbuilding
07:53 AM - Mar 13, 2024
I think of a hero as someone who understands the degree of responsibility that comes with his freedom.
—Bob Dylan
—Bob Dylan
08:18 AM - Mar 10, 2024
May God protect me from gloomy saints.
—Saint Teresa de Ávila
—Saint Teresa de Ávila
08:03 AM - Mar 03, 2024
I have come to believe that a great teacher is a great artist and that there are as few as there are any other great artists. Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit.
—John Steinbeck
—John Steinbeck
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07:39 AM - Feb 25, 2024
OK, I had to step away from Spoutible for a bit. Now I’ve come back, and all I see on my timeline is new feeds? Where did everybody go? Did a preference get changed somewhere?
04:57 PM - Feb 21, 2024
Was the earth made to preserve a few covetous, proud men to live at ease; or was it made to preserve all her children?
—Gerrard Winstanley
—Gerrard Winstanley
07:33 AM - Feb 18, 2024
Random Word of the Week
dwarrowcraft (n.). A discipline of magic by which practitioners capitalize on the magical properties of metals, plants, astrological associations, etc. By legend first developed by dwarves. (OE dweorh “dwarf” + craft) #worldbuildingwednesday #fantasy #worldbuilding
dwarrowcraft (n.). A discipline of magic by which practitioners capitalize on the magical properties of metals, plants, astrological associations, etc. By legend first developed by dwarves. (OE dweorh “dwarf” + craft) #worldbuildingwednesday #fantasy #worldbuilding
08:23 AM - Feb 14, 2024
The most improper job of any man, even saints, is bossing other men. Not one in a million is fit for it, and least of all those who seek the opportunity.
—J. R. R. Tolkien
—J. R. R. Tolkien
07:44 AM - Feb 11, 2024
Random Word of the Week
shuck hound (n.). A large borophagine dog sometimes used as guard dogs, pack animals, and even mounts for small folk. (OE scucca “demon”; influenced by Ioway shunka warak’in, “carries off dogs,” a large wolf-like animal.) #worldbuildingwednesday #fantasy #worldbuilding
shuck hound (n.). A large borophagine dog sometimes used as guard dogs, pack animals, and even mounts for small folk. (OE scucca “demon”; influenced by Ioway shunka warak’in, “carries off dogs,” a large wolf-like animal.) #worldbuildingwednesday #fantasy #worldbuilding
07:57 AM - Feb 07, 2024
