Thursday Thoughts

If people let government decide what foods they eat and what medicines they take, their bodies will soon be in as sorry a state as are the souls of those who live under tyranny.

~Thomas Jefferson

Want to know what's happening with our food? Watch Farmageddon. You won't regret it. And if it helps us to buy local, support our own communities, and treat our world better, then it's all good.

Because one person can make a difference.

Weekends are way too short!

Who's with me?

Random weekend quotes:

The worst thing ever is making it through the work week only to be sick on a Saturday. ~Unknown

Always strive to excel, but only on weekends. ~Richard Rorty

There aren't enough days in the weekend. ~Rod Schmidt

Weekends don't count unless you spend them doing something completely pointless. ~Bill Watterson

Because it's true

“Life is like topography, Hobbes. There are summits of happiness and success, flat stretches of boring routine, and valleys of frustration and failure.”

~Calvin

Thursday Thoughts

Change. It's been on my mind lately. Changing seasons (good), changing writing brands (good), changes at work(good & bad), changing all sorts of things. How do you deal with change? Do you like it or hate it?

A lot of people get impatient with the pace of change. ~James Levine

Always remember that the future comes one day at a time. ~Acheson

Any change, even a change for the better, is always accompanied by drawbacks and discomforts. ~Arnold Bennett
 
Change brings opportunity. ~Nido Qubein
 
Change is the only constant. Hanging on is the only sin. ~Denise McCluggage

Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself. ~Leo Tolstoy

Things I learn from Twitter

I'm pretty up on the news from world headlines to local nonesense. But I rely on twitter for book-world stuff. Like the person using a real agent's name to contract books (so not cool) or even literary deaths.

But here's acouple things from yesterday afternoon:

douglassonders Douglas Sonders: Calling All Beards! Casting For New Facial Hair Personal Portrait Series http://t.co/GeYEHMX

VAStateParks Virginia State Parks: On 08/04/2011 At Hungry Mother - Snake Rattle and Whoa! http://dlvr.it/cXXmy

Dhympna Dhympna du Maurier: I tested my vocab and know 39,400 words -- how about you? #testyourvocab http://t.co/ZKpmyBJ

Georg_Grey Georg Grey: A bus is a vehicle that runs twice as fast when you are after it as when you are in it.

CarinaPress Carina Press:Did you add your opinion? You tell us: what should a digital book be priced? http://bit.ly/oScuzU

 

For that last one you really should!!

Today I'm going to be a ballerina

Quotes of the day

On a random internet search I discovered Happy Quotes. My favorite is the first one, the others are in no particular order:

The Constitution only guarantees the American people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.
Benjamin Franklin

It’s not what you’ve got, it’s what you use that makes a difference.
Zig Ziglar

You can have everything in life you want, if you will just help other people get what they want.
Zig Ziglar

Apparently there is nothing that cannot happen today.
Mark Twain

Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest.
Mark Twain

You will never be happier than you expect. To change your happiness, change your expectation.
Bette Davis

The best way to pay for a lovely moment is to enjoy it.
Richard Bach

Be happy. It’s one way of being wise. - Sidonie Gabrielle

You just have to do your own thing, no matter what anyone says. It’s your life. - Ethan Embry

St Patrick's Day

For those who are Irish in America and celebrate it with green beer and partying, and for those in Ireland who take a more somber approach.

Irish Blessings:

May St. Patrick guard you wherever you go,
and guide you in whatever you do--
and may his loving protection be a blessing to you always.


May the Irish hills caress you.
May her lakes and rivers bless you.
May the luck of the Irish enfold you.
May the blessings of Saint Patrick behold you.


May the saint protect ye-
An' sorrow neglect ye,
An' bad luck to the one
That doesn't respect ye
t' all that belong to ye,
An long life t' yer honor-
That's the end of my song t' ye!


May your blessings outnumber
The Shamrocks that grow.
And may trouble avoid you
Wherever you go.

Valentine's Day quote

Happy Valentine's Day! So what are you doing? Not necessarily for a loved one, but for whomever? Single gals like to be thought of, too. ;)

Find a guy who calls you beautiful instead of hot, who calls you back when you hang up on him, who will lie under the stars and listen to your heartbeat, or will stay awake just to watch you sleep... wait for the boy who kisses your forehead, who wants to show you off to the world when you are in sweats, who holds your hand in front of his friends, who thinks you' re just as pretty without makeup on. One who is constantly reminding you of how much he cares and how lucky he is to have YOU... The one who turns to his friends and says, thats
her...

~Unknown

Thanks to As A Man Thinketh

Aren't romances great? Yeah...

Love Birds, thus far my only Valentine's Day story. Are holiday stories still really popular? I mean I like to read them but do others?

Quote of the Day

It's so easy, To think about Love, To Talk about Love, To wish for Love, But it's not always easy, To recognize Love, Even when we hold it . in our hands.

~Jaka

Friday? Already?

Where'd the time go? It's already one month into 2011 and I feel like I haven't stopped for breath. Work, write, work, write. It's a cycle!

But then I love what I do and enjoy playing in the imagination sandbox.

Still, January 28? Sheesh.

What have you done this month? Make any resolutions? Keep any of them? What are your goals for February?

Do More
By William Arthur Ward

Do more than belong: participate.
Do more than care: help.
Do more than believe: practice.
Do more than be fair: be kind.
Do more than forgive: forget.
Do more than dream: work.

Monday Musings: Quotes

Better to be in demand than ignored.
~No idea who said this an an internet search produces way too many hits to sift through.

The only reward to be expected from the cultivation of literature is contempt if one fails and and hatred if one succeeds.
~Voltaire

How vain it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up to live.
~Henry David Thoreau

I will never stop writing. People often ask when I will retire, but I say it’s none of their business. Writing defines who I am. I love the feeling of holding a finished book in my hands, and then I can’t wait to start the great adventure of writing the next one.
~Barbara Taylor Bradford

If my doctor told me I had only six minutes to live, I wouldn't brood. I'd type a little faster.
~Isaac Asimov

Writing a novel

Feeling better today, more energy and food in me I suppose. :) Took lots of vitamins to make up for the past week, too.

Received this quote today and had to share:

There are three rules for writing a novel; unfortunately, no one knows what they are.
~W. Somerset Maughan

Yes, he's the author of Of Human Bondage, yes I've read it. No, don't ask why... And let me tell you, it was depressing! Good and all, but man, depressing. Still, if you want to read a classic, try it.