Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Great Minds Think Alike

"Great minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, small minds discuss people."
 
-Admiral Hyman G. Rickover.

Friday, March 26, 2010

Might As Well Dance

I hope you never fear those mountains in the distance
Never settle for the path of least resistance
Living might mean taking chances
But they're worth taking
Lovin' might be a mistake
But it's worth making
Don't let some hell bent heart
Leave you bitter
When you come close to selling out
Reconsider
Give the heavens above
More than just a passing glance

And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance
I hope you dance.

- Lee Anne Womack from "I Hope You Dance"

The Prospective Present: A Manifesto for Aging on Your Own Terms

A Rope Thrown Forward onto the Shore Big Pine Key’s morning air is thick with salt and the faint, sweet decay of mangroves. I pour a cup of ...