Quote of the day

"Demolish the bridges behind you...then there is no choice but to move forward."
--Firdtjof Nansen

Found this on Facebook...

but wanted to share this with my friends that aren't on Facebook.

"I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best." Marilyn Monroe

Hmm. Maybe it should be my new motto.

Things that make you go "Hmm?"

Thing #1 - Sign I saw on the way back from lunch. "The heart has reasons that reason doesn't understand."

Thing #2 - Spent yesterday out and about with A and her two boys. I understand how I sunburnt my one arm, my face/part of my forehead, even the scalp where my hair parts. Don't understand how I sunburnt my clevage. (Before anyone asks, I did have a shirt on.)

Thing #3 - Why new/upgraded systems always take at least 4 times longer for you to complete anything.

What's on your mind today?

To the family of J.

It will be the little things
that you will remember,
the quiet moments,
the smiles, the laughter.
And although it may seem
hard right now,
it will be the memories
of these little things
that help to push
away the pain
and bring the smiles
back again.

Just a Thought

My thoughts are free to go anywhere, but it's surprising how often they head in your direction. ~Author Unknown


I think about you constantly, whether it's with my mind or my heart. ~Albany Bach Reid

Reminder

Problems are only opportunities with thorns on them.
~Hugh Miller, Snow on the Wind

A Quote for the Day...

The world is round and the place which may seem like the end may also be only the beginning. ~Ivy Baker Priest

That's what I want....

Oh, the comfort, the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person, having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words, but pouring them all out, just as they are, chaff and grain together, certain that a faithful hand will take and sift them, keep what is worth keeping, and with a breath of kindness blow the rest away. ~Dinah Craik

Thank You!

In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit. ~Albert Schweitzer

That's my story....

Someone asked me why I went to karaoke and/or out to see bands play every week (if at all possible). My response? It's research for my education. If I'm going to manage and promote bands "when I grow up", I have to know what's out there for stages, etc. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.....

Plus a quote....

Take a music bath once or twice a week for a few seasons.
You will find it is to the soul what a water bath is to the body.
~Oliver Wendell Holmes

A Friendly Reminder

With Valentine's Day fast approaching, just a little reminder....

Love is only a dirty trick played on us to achieve continuation of the species.
~W. Somerset Maugham, A Writer's Notebook, 1949

Baby it's cold outside...

Winter is nature's way of saying, "Up yours." ~Robert Byrne

If that's the case, someone must have pissed nature off. It's almost 4 in the afternoon and we still haven't reached 0. (It's currently -4 Fareinheit).

And I'm sure that this is the scientific term...the weatherman this morning said it was "butt kicking cold" today.

Will let you know when (if) I thaw out.

A Friendly Reminder

Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather. ~John Ruskin


Now IF I can remember this.....

Think it's a sign?

Saw this on a sign on my way back from lunch.....

If you take no chance
You have no chance.

Wednesday Whatnot....

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Monday Mini

God understands our prayers even when we can't find the words to say them.
~Author Unknown


And sometimes even when we don't know what it is we want/need.

I'll be back later with a recap of the weekend.

[[[HUGS]]]

A hug is a handshake from the heart. ~Author Unknown


You can't give a hug without getting a hug. ~Author Unknown


If you're angry at a loved one, hug that person. And mean it. You may not want to hug - which is all the more reason to do so. It's hard to stay angry when someone shows they love you, and that's precisely what happens when we hug each other. ~Walter Anderson, The Confidence Course, 1997

Yet another quote

A true friend never gets in your way unless you happen to be going down. ~Arnold Glasow

Another Thought...

Character is what you are in the dark.

Dwight L. Moody
1837-1899, American Evangelist

For now, a thought....

Silence is more musical than any song. -
Christina Rossetti
English poet (1830 - 1894)