Quotes of the week
“May you have warmth in your igloo, oil in your lamp, and peace in your heart!”
Eskimo proverb
Eskimo proverb
To be at once exceedingly wealthy and good is impossible. --Plato (c. 428-348 BC)
The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.--Plato
First secure an independent income, then practice virtue. --Greek Proverb
Each man is capable of doing one thing well. If he attempts several, he will fail to achieve distinction in any. --Plato
We often despise what is most useful to us. --Aesop
Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties. --Aesop
By all means marry. If you get a good wife you will become happy, and if you get a bad one you will become a philosopher. --Socrates (470-399 B.C.)
Once the toothpaste is out of the tube, it's hard to get it back in! ~H.R.Haldeman
Meditation of the week
2. What is the most important thing I can do right now?
3. Would I rather be right or be happy?
4. Am I in the present moment right now?
5. Am I detached from the results?
6. Is there anyone on the planet having it worse than me right now?
Poem of the Week
I will not fear those who have hurt me,
For You have given me power.
I shall sleep without nightmares;
You have given me peace.
I shall awaken with a clear and rested mind;
You have given me clarity.
I shall start my day happy, joyous, and free;
You have given me my recovery;
You have given me a new life.
For Your grace,
I will demonstrate my gratitude
In useful and positive action
Throughout this day.
Author of the week
It's the birthday of David Sedaris, (books by this author) born near Binghamton, New York (1956). He grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina. He moved to Chicago, and he made a living painting apartments, squirrel-proofing houses, and working as a house cleaner. Then, in 1992, he read his essay "The SantaLand Diaries" on NPR's Morning Edition. It was extremely popular. He signed a contract with a publisher, and his books of essays were huge best-sellers — Barrel Fever (1994), Naked (1997), and Me Talk Pretty One Day (2000). But even after he became a successful writer, Sedaris kept his job cleaning apartments for a long time. He said: "I can only write when it's dark, so basically, my whole day is spent waiting for it to get dark. Cleaning apartments gives me something to do when I get up. Otherwise, I'd feel like a bum." His most recent book, When You Are Engulfed in Flames, came out in 2008.
Best of Craig’s List of the week
Factoid of the week
In the northern hemisphere, December 21st is the Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year and the longest night. It's officially the first day of winter. It's officially the first day of winter and one of the oldest known holidays in human history. Anthropologists believe that solstice celebrations go back at least 30,000 years, before humans even began farming on a large scale. Many of the most ancient stone structures made by human beings were designed to pinpoint the precise date of the solstice. The stone circles of Stonehenge were arranged to receive the first rays of midwinter sun.
Websites of the week
Microsoft has issued a new security program that is free but probably insidious in some way http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/default.aspx
And finally, the culmination of millennia of scientific endeavor
Six
Truths of
Life
1. You cannot touch all your teeth with your tongue.
2. All idiots, after reading the first truth, will try it.
3. And discover that The first truth is a lie.
4. You’re smiling now because you’re an idiot.
5. You soon will forward this to another idiot.
6. There’s still a stupid smile on your face.
I apologize about this.
I’m an idiot and I needed company …
