Monday, January 30, 2023

Quote of the Day -- Ralph Waldo Emerson

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To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson ------...
Saturday, January 28, 2023

We Scarfed Up Views of Mostar's Iconic Bridge

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In the fall of 2017, Jim and I took an Overseas Adventure Travel trip called Crossroads of the Adriatic. We had visited Europe quite a few t...

Quote of the Day -- Melody Beattie

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The new year stands before us, like a chapter in a book, waiting to be written. -- Melody Beattie -------------------------------- Melody Be...
Friday, January 27, 2023

Budapest -- Adventuring Outside our Comfort Zone

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In 2006, Jim and I decided to plan a European trip for our 35th anniversary. We took advantage of an offer from non-defunct Northwest Airlin...

Quote of the Day -- Thomas Paine

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Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered,” Paine wrote, “yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glo...
Saturday, January 21, 2023

Quote of the Day -- Scarlett Thomas

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You know, I haven't been able to look at flowers the same way since I learnt about the Fibonacci sequence," Violet says, stroking t...
Monday, January 16, 2023

Quote of the Day -- Scott Simon

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George Orwell’s 1946 essay, “Politics and the English Language,” cautioned against writing with cliches or academic, corporate, scientific a...
Wednesday, November 9, 2022

Quote of the Day -- James Clear

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What starts as an excuse can easily become a habit. Don't let a bad day become a lifestyle. -- James Clear --------------------   James...
Sunday, July 24, 2022

Quote of the Day -- James Clear

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Your entire life happens inside your body. It's the one home you will always occupy and can never sell. But you can renovate it. If y...
Tuesday, March 22, 2022

Quote of the Day -- Wallace Stevens

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Her green mind made the world around her green. -- Wallace Stevens ---------- According to the Poetry Foundation, Wallace Stevens (1879 - 19...