FAVORITE QUOTES FROM PHILOSOPHERS

  • "Without philosophy we would be little above the animals."
  • "By nature men are alike. Through practice they have become far apart."
  • "What is important is not liberation from the body but liberation from the mind. We are not entangled in our own body, but entangled in our own mind."
  • "To know what you do not know is best. To pretend to know what you do not know is a disease."
  • "When the people don't respect those in power, then what they greatly fear is about to arrive."
  • "Great man demands it of himself; petty man, of others."
  • "Great man is always at ease; petty man is always on edge."
  • "When strict with oneself one rarely fails."
  • "Whether you like it or not, you'd better accept reality the way it occurs: as highly imperfect and filled with most fallible human beings. Your alternative, continual anxiety and desperate disappointment."
  • "When the government is muddled and confused, the people are genuine and sincere. When the government is discriminate and clear, the people are crafty and cunning."
  • "When you find something that is bad or that turns out bad, drop it and leave it alone."
  • "Only the most intelligent and the most stupid do not change."

Sunday, May 11, 2008

THOUGHTS ON MOTHERS


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DARNED KITCHEN APPLIANCES

So, as I rarely do, I decided to make a cake just for the heck of it. I had all the ingredients in a bowl and I was ready to mix it.  I plugged in the Black & Decker hand-held mixer to hurry the process along and then inserted the first beater into the mixer. As I proceeded to insert the other beater, my finger accidentally hit the "on" button. Yes, you guessed it, my thumb was jammed between the two beaters and it did not feel good(keep in mind that my thumb had brought the mixer the a screeching halt). As I yelled for my husband to please come to the kitchen to help me, and was in the process of trying to free my thumb, when I somehow got my only other thumb caught as well. With both thumbs in danger and I in agony, I continued calling for Bill.
So, my husband walks in calmly, as if there is nothing going on and he sees that the mixer has owned me and is holding me hostage(who needs handcuffs)?  Now you have to picture this because my thumbs were in such a predicament and the way that they were jammed, I could in no how turn the mixer off, or eject the whisks. Bill, laughing once he notices what has gone on, does proceed to free me from the appliance. Lesson learned: Don't plug in any appliance until you are completely ready to use it(which I obviously wasn't)! One of my more embarrassing moments if you will. My 0pposable thumbs are fine now. They hurt for days after. Bill reminds me of it often.

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