The Eclectic Company: Still No Grindstone Today

* "Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon!"

* "Those who throw dirt only lose ground."

* "I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was younger."

* "The road to success is always under construction."

* "I fish, therefore I lie."

* "Dear Algebra, stop asking us to find your X, she's not coming back and I know Y."

* "Teamwork means never having to take all the blame."

* "I barely survived yesterday and now it's already today!"

* "Do you call Santa's helpers subordinate clauses?"

* "So, how many days DID it take to build Rome?"

* "Cancel my subscription, I'm tired of your issues."

* "Today is the tomorrow we worried about yesterday."

* "Don't sweat petty things . . . or pet sweaty things"

* "Two wrongs are only the beginning"

* "Worrying works. 90% of the things I worry about never happen."

* "I finally got my head together, and now my body is falling apart."

* "When I'm finally holding all the cards, why does everyone decide to play chess?"

* "Legend: A lie that has the dignity of age."

* "A diamond is forever: The payments are longer."

* "When in doubt, mumble: When in trouble, delegate: When in charge, ponder."

* "I don't have an attitude; I have a personality you can't handle."

* "When I want your opinion, I'll give it to you!"

* "It is better to understand a little than to misunderstand a lot."

* "An eye for an eye leaves the world blind."

* "Sports do not build character, they reveal it!"

* "Dust is a protective coating for fine furniture"

* "I'm in shape - round IS a shape."

* "Money talks, but all mine says is "good-bye."

* "If a pig loses its voice, is it disgruntled?"

* "Love is blind but marriage is a real eye-opener!"

* "A dog has an owner. A cat has a staff"

* "I'd like to have more self-esteem, but I don't deserve it!"

* "Red meat is not bad for you. Fuzzy green meat is."

* "Nothing is fool proof to a talented fool."

* "Bacteria - the back door of a cafeteria."

* "Nostalgia isn't what it used to be."

* "Stressed spelled backwards is desserts."

* "As I said before, I never repeat myself."

* "Corduroy pillows: they're making headlines!"

* "Young at heart, slightly older in other places."

* "(I'm) proof that evolution can go in reverse"

* "My reality check bounced"

* "If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn?"

* "I hate people who steal my ideas before I think of them."

* "I was uncool before uncool was cool."

* "Middle age: When your age starts to show around your middle"

* "Do not disturb, I'm already disturbed."

* "If an open door is ajar, is an open jar adoor?"

* "March Madness takes its toll. Please have exact change."

* "Telepath Wanted: You know where to apply!"

* "The information went data way"

* "I'm bilingual - I speak English and SMACK!"

* "Mental floss prevents moral decay."

* "Why use a big word when a diminutive one will do?"

* "Why is abbreviation such a long word?"

* "I can see clearly now, the brain is gone."

* "Every morning is the dawn of a new error"

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Quotes of Note

You're born a male but you have to CHOOSE to be a man" - Herm Edwards

"I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy. Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that" - Unknown

"They err who think Santa Clause comes down through the chimney; he really enters through the heart." - Mrs. Paul M. Ell

"Thankfully, our true roots are in heritage and not things. I just need to keep reminding myself that things are only reminders of heritage." - Keetha Broyles, June 21, 2010

"Tears lubricate the soul." - from "Finding Buck McHenry"

"Somehow you must come to understand that God is love, that love is the proof of God, and forgiveness is the proof of love." - The Priest in "Levi's Will" by W. Dale Cramer

"The truth about a man is in what he does, not what he says." - W. Dale Cramer in "Levi's Will"

"Fairy Tales are more than true; not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten." - G. K. Chesterton

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Thursday, January 15, 2009

Still No Grindstone Today

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School's canceled today for snow and below zero weather - - - minus six at the moment.

Makes me feel like a real wimp when I remember we used to play out at recess in the Northwoods until minus twenty. But you know, that was back in the day when people walked barefoot through the snow uphill both ways to get anywhere.

So here I sit at home wondering what to do with my gift of time. Maybe I'll:

*Take a nap
*Pay bills
*Take a nap
*UnChristmasize
*Take a nap
*Cook
*Take a nap
*Clean
*Take a nap
*Do Laundry
*Take a nap
*Blog
*Take a nap.

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14 comments:

Megan said...: I say your best choice - TAKE A NAP!!! I wish I could! :); January 15, 2009 at 10:14 AM
Anonymous said...: Honey, enjoy your day off, and sleep in peace! Wish you were here, I have warm chocolate cookies with reese's pieces in them that I would love to feed you!; January 15, 2009 at 11:14 AM
Keetha Broyles said...: ooooooooo Amy - - - those sound fabulous!!!; January 15, 2009 at 11:22 AM
Jessica said...: That sounds like a good plan. We still have school here even though it is FREEZING!!! My car thermo. read -6 as I drove Dylan to the bus stop. They are saying most schools will probably close tomorrow.; January 15, 2009 at 11:51 AM
Shannon said...: When school is canceled, you should ALWAYS take a nap!; January 15, 2009 at 11:56 AM
Keetha Broyles said...: Thanks for the vote of confidence, Shannie!!!! I DID. Now, should I take another?????

Hehehehehehehehehehe

I am also working on a little blog fodder.; January 15, 2009 at 12:02 PM
Brad, Carmen, Braylen and Alea Fleck said...: Take a nap is my pick!!; January 15, 2009 at 12:04 PM
Martin LaBar said...: I did occasionally run outside in the snow, barefoot, to use our outhouse. Once I went outside to swing during recess. It was 52 below. The rest of the kids in our one room school had more sense, I guess.; January 15, 2009 at 8:11 PM
Jewel said...: It's interesting.. IWU doesn't cancel.. but we walk all over the place!!; January 15, 2009 at 8:25 PM
Keetha Broyles said...: There're making you "tough"; January 15, 2009 at 9:26 PM
Jewel said...: Yeaa... THAT'S IT!; January 15, 2009 at 10:49 PM
Keetha Broyles said...: Here's the hope for you - - - it's supposed to warm back up into the 20's next week. By then you'll be so tough it will feel like 50!!!; January 16, 2009 at 5:07 AM
Julie said...: whoops...If I would have scrolled down before posting a comment on your previous post I would have known you had a snow day. Sorry!

Love the take a nap list. Was it a two hour nap? I tend to think naps aren't worth it unless you can settle down for a loooong winter slumber. (I wish my kids would agree!); January 16, 2009 at 5:37 PM
Keetha Broyles said...: With my kids grown and gone, I take as long of naps as I want to!!! There are empty nest advantages.; January 16, 2009 at 6:32 PM