Archives - December 2019

December’s wintery breath is already clouding the pond, frosting the pane, obscuring summer’s memory…

I think that when you're really stressed out and can't face reality, you shop.

The strongest nation on earth is your imagi-nation.

The best performance improvement is the transition from the nonworking state to the working state.

The study of history is the playground of patriotism.

Sometimes it’s just enough to smile sincerely.

No matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated invasion, the American people in their righteous might will win through to absolute victory.

The problem with the gene pool is that there's no lifeguard.

Promise, large promise, is the soul of an advertisement.

Life calls the tune, we dance.

What this world needs is a new kind of army --- the army of the kind.

Cell phones are not a sign of power, they're a sign of subservience.

Promise me you'll never forget me because if I thought you would I'd never leave.

[O]ne can dream so much better in a room where there are pretty things.

Anything I've ever done that ultimately was worthwhile... initially scared me to death.

Self-love seems so often unrequited.

We didn't starve, but we didn't eat chicken unless we were sick, or the chicken was. 

You can fool all the people all the time if the advertising is right and the budget is big enough.

Time is what we want most, but... what we use worst.

Dancing is the world's favorite metaphor.

Winter is not a season, it’s an occupation.

We light candles in testament that faith makes miracles possible.

Warning: Humor may be hazardous to your illness. 

It's Christmas Eve! It's the one night of the year when we all act a little nicer, we smile a little easier, we cheer a little more. For a couple of hours out of the whole year, we are the people that we always hoped we would be.

The thing about Christmas is that it almost doesn't matter what mood you're in or what kind of a year you've had --- it's a fresh start.

Kwanzaa is a pan-African celebration of heritage and culture and family and community. The principles and the manner of observing the holiday lift up traditional values that are key to our lives.

Smile! It increases your face value.

The coffee was so strong it snarled as it lurched out of the pot.

Courtesies cannot be borrowed like snow shovels; you must have some of your own.

How can a society that exists on instant mashed potatoes, packaged cake mixes, frozen dinners, and instant cameras teach patience to its young?

Celebrate endings --- for they precede new beginnings.