Dr Wingnut

Author: Dr Wingnut

  • History

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    With history piling up so fast, almost every day is the anniversary of something awful.Joe BrainardAnd also something good!

  • Wisdom

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    …but to knowThat which lies before us in daily life,Is the prime wisdom…John Milton

  • Value

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    The true value of a human being is determined primarily by the measure and the sense in which he has attained liberation from the self.Albert Einstein

  • Pancho and the Genie

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    Pancho is strolling down the street in Mexico City and kicks a bottle lying in the street.  Suddenly out of the bottle comes a Genie.  Pancho is stunned.The Genie says, “Hello, Master, I will grant you one wish, anything you desire.”Pancho begins thinking, “Well, I really like drinking tequila…”  Finally he says, “I wish to…

  • Knowledge

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    Knowing when to say No and when to say Yes is the beginning of true wisdom.Ralph T. Rupert

  • Costco moves the merchandise

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    I like warehouse stores because I can get bulk quantites of stuff and reduce the amount of packaging our household is contributing to the waste stream.  Back when I started shopping at warehouses, when they were call “Wholesale Club,” and that’s exactly what they were, just dimly lit warehouses with signage that said where the…

  • Improvement

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    There’s only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that’s your own self.  So you have to begin there, not outside, not on other people.  That comes afterwards, when you’ve worked on your own corner.Aldous Huxley