Silent gratitude isn’t much use to anyone.
G.B. SternDecember 2005
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Sat 31 Dec 2005
Fri 30 Dec 2005
You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you will live in torment if you do not trust enough.
Frank CraneFri 30 Dec 2005
I finished the “Half-Blood Prince” the other day (27 December 2005), and I want to let you know my prediction for the end of the series. I’m really horrible at this, but it’ll be fun to see how close my prediction is to the real deal when it gets published. So here it is: Harry Potter and Voldemort will kill each other simultaneously in a duel at the end of the next book. This will resolve the conflict, and allow J. K. Rowling to move on to something else without being tied to Potter for the rest of her days.
Come back and post a comment to this entry when the next book comes out.
Fri 30 Dec 2005
Seeing a murder on television can help work off one’s antagonisms. And if you haven’t any antagonisms, the commercials will give you some.
Alfred HitchcockFri 30 Dec 2005
The basis of happiness is the love of something outside self.
William George JordanThu 29 Dec 2005
A guy is driving around and he sees a sign in front of a house: “Talking Dog For Sale.”
He rings the bell, and the owner tells him the dog is in the backyard. The guy goes into the backyard and sees a Labrador Retriever sitting there.
“You talk?” he asks.
“Yep,” the Lab replies.
“So, what’s your story?”
The Lab looks up and says, “Well, I discovered that I could talk when I was pretty young, and I wanted to help the government; so I told the CIA about my gift, and in no time at all they had me jetting from country to country sitting in rooms with spies and world leaders, because no one figured a dog would be eavesdropping. I was one of their most valuable spies for eight years running. But the jetting around really tired me out, and I knew I wasn’t getting any younger so I wanted to settle down. I signed up for a job at the airport to do some undercover security work, mostly wandering near suspicious characters and listening in. I uncovered some incredible dealings and was awarded a batch of medals. I got married, had a mess of puppies, and now I’m just retired.”
The guy is amazed. He goes back in and asks the owner what he wants for the dog.
“Ten dollars.”
The guy says, “This dog is amazing. Why on earth are you selling him so cheap?”
“Because that dog’s a liar! He didn’t do any of that crap.”
via email from Duane McDowell, Sat, 24 Dec 2005 06:45:52 -0800Thu 29 Dec 2005
Don’t worry if your job is small,
and your rewards are few.
Remember that the mighty oak,
Was once a nut like you.
