Posted in Quotes, Random Thoughts, Words on August 31, 2018| Leave a Comment »
Today’s Quote: “Perseverance is a great element of success; if you only knock long enough and loud enough at the gate you are sure to wake up somebody.” — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Today’s Word: Juxtapose tr.v. 1. To place side by side, especially for comparison or contrast. “The exhibition juxtaposes Picasso’s early drawings with some of his later works.”
Random Thought: So, if something “goes without saying”, why do people still say it?
Posted in Quotes, Random Thoughts, Words on August 30, 2018| Leave a Comment »
Today’s Quote: “Always acknowledge a fault. This will throw those in authority off their guard and give you an opportunity to commit more.” – Mark Twain
Today’s Word: Expeditious (ex·pe·di·tious) adj. Acting or done with speed and efficiency.
Random Thought: So 100 hundred years from now will Facebook have 500 million accounts of dead people?
Posted in Quotes, Random Thoughts, Words on August 29, 2018| Leave a Comment »
Today’s Quote:”Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.” – Will Rogers
Today’s Word: Abysmal adj. Extremely bad; appalling. “The results were pretty abysmal;” “Abysmal failure.”
Random Thought: My life has an excellent cast, but the plot keeps changing…
Posted in Quotes, Random Thoughts, Words on August 28, 2018| Leave a Comment »
Today ’s Quote: “Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash.” – George S. Patton
Today’s Word: Spurious adj. Not genuine, authentic, or true; not from the claimed, pretended, or proper source; counterfeit. Not being what it purports to be; false or fake. “Spurious claims.”
Random Thought: It is more impressive when people discover your good qualities without your help…
Posted in Quotes, Random Thoughts, Words on August 27, 2018| Leave a Comment »
Today’s Quote:“Learn from yesterday, live for today, look to tomorrow, rest this afternoon.” ― Charles M. Schulz, Charlie Brown’s Little Book of Wisdom
Today’s Word: Surreal adj. Having the disorienting quality of a dream; unreal; fantastic. “There was something surreal about the diving accident.”
Random Thought: So why does every back to school ad feature kids break-dancing and dancing in the hallways…I guess showing kids working in the classroom is just too boring.
Posted in Quotes, Random Thoughts, Words on August 26, 2018| Leave a Comment »
Today’s Quote: “The difference between a politician and a statesman is that a politician thinks about the next election while the statesman think about the next generation.” ― James Freeman Clarke
Today’s Word: Perspicacious (per·spi·ca·cious) adj Having strong insight into and understanding of things. “He showed perspicacious judgment.
Random Thought: America lost a great statesman yesterday, Senator John McCain. I didn’t always agree with his politics but I always respected his character, his principles, sense of honor, his military and political service to our country, and his determination. His prognosis for recovery from brain cancer was highly doubtful, but he was determined to enjoy his life to the very end. Thank you for your service Senator McCain, and may you rest in peace.
Posted in Quotes, Random Thoughts, Words on August 25, 2018| Leave a Comment »
Today’s Quote: “A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it.” – Albert Einstein
Today’s Word: Propensity n. An inclination or natural tendency to behave in a particular way. “He has a propensity for clear thinking.”
Random Thought: Good people bring out the good in people…
Posted in Quotes, Random Thoughts, Words on August 24, 2018| Leave a Comment »
Today’s Quote: “If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.” – Mark Twain
Today’s Word: Confluence n. The act or process of merging. A flowing together of two or more streams. “A fortunate confluence of factors led to his success.”
Random Thought: I remember when phones were dumb and people were smart… good times…
Posted in Quotes, Random Thoughts, Words on August 23, 2018| Leave a Comment »
Today’s Quote: ”Don’t go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.” – Mark Twain
Today’s Word: Colloquialism n. 1. An informal word or phrase that is more common in conversation than in formal speech or writing. Colloquialisms can include words such as “gonna” and phrases such as “ain’t nothin’” and “dead as a doornail.”
Random Thought: It occurred to me that Facebook is like the fridge, you know there’s nothing new in it, but you check it every ten minutes…
Posted in Quotes, Random Thoughts, Words on August 22, 2018| Leave a Comment »
Today’s Quote: ”Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterward.”– Vernon Law
Today’s Word: Temerity n. Excessive confidence or boldness; audacity: “No one had the temerity to question her decision.”
Random Thought: From a procrastination standpoint, yesterday was a wildly successful day…
