“I neglect God and his angels for the noise of a fly, for the rattling of a coach, for the whining of a door.” — John Donne
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The Self Esteem Wagon
We call my car “the Self-Esteem Wagon.” In reality, it’s a 2002 Suzuki Grand Esteem, which is not a particularly popular car. We bought it used, sporting only 13,000 miles and an electric blue color that is way too bright for me. I have seen just one other Grand Esteem in the past five years and the owner of that car got so excited he honked his horn repeatedly as if we were old friends. My friend Howard Mansfield christened the car several years ago and the name stuck. When I make an appointment to get one of our family cars serviced, Sandy at Valley Automotive says, “Are you bringing in the Toyota or the Self-Esteem Wagon?” The running joke (or maybe it’s a theory) is that if you’re in a bad mood, just drive around in the Self-Esteem Wagon for a while and then you’ll feel really good about yourself. Works for me.
Quote of the Week for Jan. 2
“I used to be self conscious about my height, but then I thought, f#@k that, I’m Harry Potter.”
― Daniel Radcliffe
― Daniel Radcliffe
Our Most Effective Weapon
Mark Twain said, “The human race has only one really effective weapon and that is laughter.” These days, it can be hard to find the humor but if we look, it’s there, like when my aging Jack Russell walked across my perfectly varnished and still wet floor last week. [Read more…] about Our Most Effective Weapon
Quote of the Week for Dec. 28
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” — Mark Twain