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I don't want to get to the end of my life and find that I lived just the length of it. I want to have lived the width of it as well.

~~~~ Diane Ackerman ~~~~~

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If man is pushing the planet toward extinction, then we should stop doing what we're doing, and if we cannot stop ourselves or tolerate government making us stop or slow down, then I suppose we should enjoy the ride. The condemned man ate a hearty breakfast. I can't think of anything better to do right now than to sit in my backyard and look at the Mississippi and listen to Bach cello suites and enjoy a dish of ice cream with fresh raspberries. As the Gulf turns dark and the polar icecap melts, I intend to listen to Bach more and listen to the news less. It's good to know that, in the midst of vast indifference and mediocrity and narcissism, mankind did manage to produce the St. Matthew Passion and the Mass in B minor.

~~~~ Garrison Keillor, writing in The Baltimore Sun ~~~~

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You've reached middle age when all you exercise is caution.

~~~~ Author Unknown ~~~~


(I haven't yet reached this and neither have many others I know! "Cautious" would not be a word I would use to describe my "tribe".)

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You would not exit if you did not have something to bring to the table of life.

~~~~ Herbie Hancock ~~~~

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Start where you are.  Use what you have.  Do what you can.

                        ~~~~ Arthur Ashe ~~~~

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An Airedale, erect beside the chauffeur of a Rolls-Royce, often gives you the impression she's there from choice.

             ~~~~~  E. B. White   ~~~~

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We lovers of dogs are a tolerant lot, finding greater value in the unabashed affection of our friend than immaculate sofas.

                                ~~~ Author Unknown ~~~

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There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort.

                                   ~~~ Jane Austen ~~~

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There is a muscular energy in sunlight corresponding to the spiritual energy of wind.

                                  ~~~  Annie Dillard ~~~

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The gem is not polished without grit, nor man perfected without trial.

                                  ~~~Author Unknown~~~

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The world is governed by those who show up.

                                   ~~~ Author Unknown ~~~

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"Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive.  It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies.  The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience."

                                         ~~~ C.S. Lewis ~~~

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"To ask how little, not how much, can I get along with.  To say -- is it necessary?  -- when I am tempted to add one more accumulation to my life."

                                             ~~~ Anne Morrow Lindbergh ~~~

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Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigues of supporting it.

                                                 ~~~ Thomas Paine


This has been a busy week.  I've spent quite a couple of days at the state's seat of power with all the legislators.  What an eye-opening experience!  Because of some pieces of dog legislation on the upcoming calendar, I'll probably be going back.  I think it would help everyone to have to follow a bill one time through the process.  It would make the political process more real and understandable.

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The most powerful weapon on earth is the human soul on fire.

                           ~~~ Ferdinand Foch, Commander-in-Chief
                                   Alllied Armies, WWI

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To begin living like you've never lived before, begin living like you've never lived before.

Today is good..............

                                         ~~~Author Unknown

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365 fresh new days; 365 fresh new opportunities...........

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!

~~Donna

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O, Come All Ye Faithful to the Little Town of Bethlehem in the Silent Night to celebrate Joy to the World.

                                               ~~~ Donna Noland

MERRY, MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

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May the spirit of Christmas bring you peace, the gladness of Christmas give you hope, the warmth of Christmas grant you love.

                                              ~~~ Author Unknown

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"One kind word can warm three winter months."
                             ~~~ Japanese Proverb