To Remember
For I have a peace today and I forgot to thank you. I saw only my reflection in the mirror; did not even think to look for yours. I imagined I worked hard to claim…
A Haunting Oboe
Grandmother always made me feel a proper young British gentleman. I was Master Johnson. My precious rare correspondence was addressed just as such — right there on the envelope, for God & the whole world…
Sherlock
“All lives end; All hearts are broken; Caring is not an advantage.” — From Sherlock Season 2, Episode 1 – A Scandal in Belgrade. Spoken by Mycroft Holmes, Sherlock Holmes’ brother. ~.~
Isaac Asimov
There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The stream of anti-intellectualism has been a constant threat winding it’s way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by…
The Steering Wheel
Exactly. Feel the coolness of a breeze rush your nostrils. Now. Close your eyes. How many times today did you kiss the sky with your eyes? Can you feel that deep satisfying peace in your…
J. Robert Oppenheimer
“I have become death, the destroyer of worlds.” — Oppenheimer quoting the Hindu holy book — Bhagavad Gita, Volume 32 Chapter 11; on 16 July 1945 at Trinity, New Mexico; site of the…
Rachel Maddow
“These are not normal times.” — 19 May 2017 — “Life is lived live.” — 9 June 2017 — ~.~
Keeper of the Way
The truest measure of a society is how it treats its elderly, its pets, and its prisoners. — Keeper of the Way – Vision of Faith VII C.Y. 9891 ~.~
In the Shop
I knew it. I just knew it. As well did you. Before you’re allowed to touch another man’s tool — certain formalities have to be met. ~.~ © 2017
Game of Thrones
Violence is a disease. You don’t cure a disease by spreading it to more people. — Game of Thrones Season 6, Episode 7 ~.~
Elie Wiesel
“We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” ~.~ “The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference.” ~.~ “There may be times when…
Nelson Mandela
“Fools multiply when wise men are silent.” ~.~ “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” ~.~ “I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the…
Lyndon Baines Johnson
“Their cause is our cause.” ~.~ “The noblest search is the search for excellence.” ~.~ “Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.” ~.~
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
That which is essential, is invisible to the eye. (The Secret as told to the Little Prince by the Fox) ~.~ A goal without a plan is just a wish. ~.~
