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Every moment of a life is a horrible tragedy, a slapstick comedy, dark nihilism, golden illumination, or nothing at all; depending on how we write the story we tell ourselves.
I've noticed Supreme Court justices get pissy when Americans don't agree with their mighty judgements.
Every moment of a life is a horrible tragedy, a slapstick comedy, dark nihilism, golden illumination, or nothing at all; depending on how we write the story we tell ourselves.
The number of people who don't get that Colonel Jessup in A Few Good Men was the villain perturbs me.
life itself was a lightsaber in his hands; even in the face of treachery and death and hopes gone cold, he burned like a candle in the darkness. Like a star shining in the black eternity of space.
Yoda: Dark Rendezvous
"But those men who know anything at all about the Light also know that there is a fierceness to its power, like the bare sword of the law, or the white burning of the sun." Suddenly his voice sounded to Will very strong, and very Welsh. "At the very heart, that is. Other things, like humanity, and mercy, and charity, that most good men hold more precious than all else, they do not come first for the Light. Oh, sometimes they are there; often, indeed. But in the very long run the concern of you people is with the absolute good, ahead of all else..."
John Rowlands, The Grey King by Susan Cooper
"You come from the Lord Adam and the Lady Eve", said Aslan. "And that is both honour enough to erect the head of the poorest beggar, and shame enough to bow the shoulders of the greatest emperor on earth; be content."
One full week into retirement: rate 9 of 10, would recommend...
I often wish that I had done drugs in the '70s. At least there'd be a reason for the flashbacks. - Rick the Runesinger
Blood and Country
Tribe of my Tribe
Clan of my Clan
Kin of my Kin
Blood of my Blood
For the Yule was upon them, the Yule; and they quaffed from the skulls of the slain,
And shouted loud oaths in hoarse wit, and long quaffing swore laughing again.
One full week into retirement: rate 9 of 10, would recommend...
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It's been a weird day but at least my backup server is finally in an adequately usable state.
life itself was a lightsaber in his hands; even in the face of treachery and death and hopes gone cold, he burned like a candle in the darkness. Like a star shining in the black eternity of space.
Yoda: Dark Rendezvous
"But those men who know anything at all about the Light also know that there is a fierceness to its power, like the bare sword of the law, or the white burning of the sun." Suddenly his voice sounded to Will very strong, and very Welsh. "At the very heart, that is. Other things, like humanity, and mercy, and charity, that most good men hold more precious than all else, they do not come first for the Light. Oh, sometimes they are there; often, indeed. But in the very long run the concern of you people is with the absolute good, ahead of all else..."
John Rowlands, The Grey King by Susan Cooper
"You come from the Lord Adam and the Lady Eve", said Aslan. "And that is both honour enough to erect the head of the poorest beggar, and shame enough to bow the shoulders of the greatest emperor on earth; be content."
I've been locked out of my google account for about a week. I'm really regretting making the jump from hotmail to gmail.
EDIT: Heyyyy i've also been in this forum for 10 years now! YAY!
Woohoo, grats on the anniversary!
I'm thinking about:
1. Received the news today that I apparently have sleep apnea.
2/ I need to finally get started on the desk install project I've been putting off for a few months.
3) My everything hurts from the volunteer work today.
D- I have several other projects I need to get moving on but am dreading because of how involved they're going to be.
V. Hi
�Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted. And experience is often the most valuable thing you have to offer.�
― Randy Pausch, The Last Lecture
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Well since I last posted I: turned 40 on the 3rd (I can't believe I hit the big 4-0), I got a new job at Sonic in which I start next week, and I finally had my CT mylegram. I finally found out that my back has worsened. I knew this but had the procedure done because I needed proof that something had changed from the last one in 2020. I have two diagnoses and one can be made better as I lose weight with the lap band. The other might require a surgical option or rehab. We'll see. All I can say is that I'm glad I had the myelogram despite the fact that I was in pain for 2 days.
Anubisa
Dedicated and devoted to Lord Anubis and Lady Bast. A follower of the path of Egyptian Wicca.
Happy 40th! Hope your back gets better and that you like the new job.
Thanks Hawkfeathers. I do love the job. I am hoping to working with making burgers and sandwiches soon. It's really busy in the afternoon. I find myself doing dishes and that's something that I can't do. I don't mind doing dishes but staying there and doing them stiffens it. I found some medicine and new spray for myself yesterday so I am going to take it with me tomorrow to help me. Yesterday got over 100 degrees and it worsened in the kitchen. Definitely hoping this resolves itself during the week. I do love it over all and I think once I get back to it and work on strengthening my back and losing more weight I will feel better.
Anubisa
Dedicated and devoted to Lord Anubis and Lady Bast. A follower of the path of Egyptian Wicca.
Finally getting a little bit of rain in the small town where I live in central Oklahoma. First rain of any significance we've had locally in two months or more. Temps have dropped from near 100F to around 75F. A little north and east of us received somewhere between 2-3 inches, minor flash flooding, trees and power lines are down. I'd take a little chaos for 2 inches of rain along about now...
Now I heard there some monkey pox disease is spreading around. Good grief. I'm beginning to think that this pandemic is a science-fiction sitcom.
Bet ya The Simpsons didn't predict that one...
I often wish that I had done drugs in the '70s. At least there'd be a reason for the flashbacks. - Rick the Runesinger
Blood and Country
Tribe of my Tribe
Clan of my Clan
Kin of my Kin
Blood of my Blood
For the Yule was upon them, the Yule; and they quaffed from the skulls of the slain,
And shouted loud oaths in hoarse wit, and long quaffing swore laughing again.
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