Tranquility Pike

Doing What Needs to Be Done

"Never mistake motion for action." -- Ernest Hemingway

Random Quote I Saw on Twitter this Morning ...

Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.

Cadillac Tagline

The guy on TV was zipping along in his Caddy. "Life is high school, with money," he said. Now that got my attention.

Yes, in a way he's right. But that isn't going to make me want a Cadillac today. A big wad of money back in the '70s would have made for great fun. But today? Hey, I'm trying to de-accumulate by cleaning out years of clutter stacked along our basement walls. The thrill just isn't the same.

If I'd had the loot back in high school, here's how I would have spent it (below). Even if it took every last dime. A Lake Lotawana friend had a Karmann Ghia just like this one. I drove it. And for some reason, it made me feel like Grace Slick.

Comment from Chuck

"I have lost all respect for the Golden Globes!"

Yes, it is good that Daniel Day-Lewis won a couple minutes ago, but overall we are flabbergasted at some of these decisions. Who the heck votes on these awards, anyway? Oh, and the show's format was lame, too. Couldn't they have come up with something more creative for this "news" program? Thank goodness American Gladiators is coming on ... but is it a rerun?

Yeah, That's Right

From Upbin Blog comes this great Quote of the Day:

On Modesty, or On How Not To Get Too Big For Your Britches When You Think You've Got Life Knocked, from Chicago Mercantile Exchange executive chairman Terry Duffy:

"There's a paddle big enough for everybody's ass."

On Modesty, or On How Not To Get Too Big For Your Britches When You Think You've Got Life Knocked, from Chicago Mercantile Exchange executive chairman Terry Duffy:

"There's a paddle big enough for everybody's ass."

New Year's Thought

Never take life too seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
Don't Know Who Said It, But It Makes Sense

Friends

"Friends are all souls that we’ve known in other lives. We’re drawn to each other. That’s how I feel about friends. Even if I’ve only known them for a day, it doesn’t matter. I’m not going to wait till I’ve known them two years, because anyway we have met somewhere before, you know."
George Harrison

Not One Dickens Novel Has Ever Gone Out of Print

"No one is useless in the world who lightens the burden of it for anyone else."
Charles Dickens

Power of Dreams

"So I believe that dreams — day dreams, you know, with your eyes wide open and your brain machinery whizzing — are likely to lead to the betterment of the world."
L. Frank Baum

This is True

"Money often costs too much."
Ralph Waldo Emerson