~ musings by the day ~

11/24/2010

Anger and intellect do not go together.

01/22/2010

I'm impressed how big people's hearts are when they see the news clips. And yet at the same time find myself very disappointed in humanity's ability to be inspired for a brief time because of a tragic moment and then fail to consider millions toiling in horrid remediable circumstances every day of their wretched lives.

09/14/2009

Is it too much of a generalization to believe that perpetual over-indulgence is the manifested desire to destroy one's self? Perhaps this is what makes moderation beautiful?

12/21/2008

"They" say that Americans have a sense of entitlement that drives them to feel some sense of having a right to a good job, vacation, spacious warm home, relationships that stand the test of time, freedom and a comfortable retirement. This sense drives people to feel wronged, place blame, overextend themselves and cultivate irrational expectations based on a lackluster level of personal investment. I'd like to lose this sense that lurks inside and be more thankful for what I do enjoy.

05/14/2008

I thought I was more of a thinker than this...ah well....the weather's good and I've little time for pensive computer time....

05/13/2008

Timing is everything...just go to the circus...

05/10/2008

When I was younger, I recall my intrigue with magic...unexplainable happenings...pleasant surprises. Has anything really changed?

05/09/2008

Putting merely time into something is a waste. A workout. A job. A relationship. A project. Anything. Success takes heart...gusto!

05/08/2008

Dilletante mochas are unequivocally the best mochas I have ever savored. What a word! Dilletante. 1. Amateur 2. Lover of fine things. I am a dilletante dilletante.

05/07/2008

"Boredom: the desire for desires." ~Leo Tolstoy in Anna Karenina

05/06/2008

Quantifying...one of these days I'll stop. Dollars per use would not affect my shopping habits. Dollars per calorie wouldn't even cross my mind. Calories burned per 10 minutes of exercise would mean less than the gratification obtained. Dollars per hour of entertainment wouldn't enter my mind when I'm not enjoying such. Perhaps I should change professions.

05/05/2008

Better seats at Mariners games are worth the additional expenditure!!

05/04/2008

Fixing things that don't really need fixing is a tricky gambit (ex. air mattresses).

05/03/2008

I want to know more about waiting in expectation rather than hurredly getting ready.

05/02/2008

"My" bum rocked my world today...saw him drinking out of a paper sack...dissapointing. Interesting how someone whom I have no cause for having an expectation of can still affect me like this.

05/01/2008

This healthy-living thing is complicated. It's hard to know if I feel better because of legitimate body responses to more activity and increased consciousness of my intake OR if I feel better because my mind believes that since I am following the advice of those who are esteemed to be healthy that I in fact feel more healthy. Did that even make sense? It's worth it, but I wish I knew which gave me this good feeling...my body or my mind.

04/30/2008

Part of dental assistants' compensation should be based on their ability to make intelligible conversation while one's mouth is full of an umbrella.

04/29/2008

One-hat living.

04/28/2008

Thick smoothies are the perfect solution for indulgence, thirst and the required daily servings of fruit and vegetables.

04/27/2008

Heard today: "Experience is no substitute for innocence."

04/26/2008

Slowly but surely I am becoming a believer in maintenance...a sure sign of old age...

04/25/2008

I refuse to believe that greater happiness can be achieved by lowering my expectations.

04/24/2008

typing without caps and punctuation is liberating and sloppy and makes me feel rebellious and enjoy bad grammar

04/23/2008

"A facility for quotation covers the absence of original thought. " ~Dorothy L. Sayers

04/22/2008

Words are a drug.

04/21/2008

I enjoy Monday mornings! Such possibilities! Such good intentions...smile!

04/20/2008

A first in first out system in elevators would seem more "fair"...whatever that word really means...

04/19/2008

I am loathe to trust people who do not trust others.

04/18/2008

I'm slowly becoming what I used to wish people thought I was.