Two carpenters are hammering nails into the side of a house, and one asks the other why he is examining each nail as he takes it out of the box and throwing half of them away. “They’re defective,” replies the second carpenter, holding one up. “The pointy end is facing the wrong way.” “You fool! Those are for the other side of the house!”

You can’t tell which way the train went by looking at the tracks.

Sometimes too much drink is not enough.

Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler. -(attributed to Albert Einstein)-

Roses are red / Violets are blue / Most poems rhyme / But this one doesn’t

Life is lived one moment at a time. While it’s important to use large chunks of time when planning, I believe it’s important to mentally view the smallest chunks of time when we’re actually living — and take notice of every moment of our lives. -Sid Savara-

Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes. -Zig Ziglar-

I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice. -Abraham Lincoln-

I have lived under threat of hurricane, wild fire, whiteout snowstorm, earthquake, mudslide, flooding, lava flow, typhoon, blizzard, ice storm, drought, violent volcanic eruption, tsunami and tornado. My observation is that people are most comfortable with the natural disaster with which they were raised. And hardly anybody thinks about massive meteorite strike.

“Will the road you’re on get you to My place?” -God-