“By swallowing evil words unsaid, no one has ever harmed his stomach.” — Winston Churchill
“In the concert of life, no one gets a program.” — Dutch Proverb
“There’s a mighty big difference between good, sound reasons and reasons that sound good.” — Burton Hillis
“Of all God’s creatures there is only one that cannot be made the slave of the lash. That one is the cat. If man could be crossed with cat it would improve man, but it would deteriorate the cat.” — Mark Twain
“Because I have know despair, I value hope. Because I have tasted frustration, I value fulfillment. Because I have been lonely, I value love.” – Leonard Nimoy
“If God can work through me, he can work through anyone.” — Francis of Assisi
“The legs feed the wolf.” — Herb Brooks
“Compromise makes a good umbrella but a poor roof; it is a temporary expedient.” — James Russell Lowell
“Europeans think 100 miles is a long distance, Americans think 100 years is a long time.” — Unknown
“Don’t allow your rituals to become ruts.” — Todd Henry
“The power of imagination makes us infinite.” — John Muir
“Anyone who speaks in the name of others is always an imposter.” — Emil Cioran
“We made too many wrong mistakes.” — Yogi Berra
CBS News brings us the “Picture Perfect” story about the selection process used by National Geographic Traveler to pick the winning photograph from among the thousands submitted. The process is interesting and the photos are amazing. What do you think about the top three photo winners? Would they be your choices?
You can see ten of the top photographs at PetaPixel’s web page:10 Winning Shots from the 2015 National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest
Do you like moods? Perhaps the question would be better phrased: “Do you like videos that provoke or elicit particular emotions?” The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows is intriguing because John Koenig, creator, presents a word that is obscure or completely invented and then connects it to a stylized video to further enhance the definition of that word. As Koenig indicates on his website (linked below), “Each original definition aims to fill a hole in the language—to give a name to emotions we all might experience but don’t yet have a word for.”
Here is one of my favorite definitions from the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows.
Onism – The Awareness of How Little of the World You’ll Experience
Interestingly enough, the Urban Dictionary has a different definition for Onism.
“The first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: Decide what you want.” — Ben Stein
“Don’t expect them to play their part if you are still conducting auditons for the role.” — Unknown
“The man who has nothing to boast of but his illustrious ancestry is like the potato – the best part under ground.” — Thomas Overbury
“To keep your marriage brimming, With love in the loving cup, Whenever you’re wrong, admit it; Whenever you’re right, shut up.” — Ogden Nash
These are Pet Peeves that I have collected or have found on the Internet. If you have any that you think should be added, please send them along. You can find my email address towards the bottom of the last paragraph here:
Don’t forget to send me your PB Pet Peeves if they aren’t already listed. You can find my email address towards the bottom of the last paragraph here:
“Ah, but a man’s reach should exceed his grasp, or what’s a heaven for?” — Robert Browning
“Luck never gives, it only lends.” — Chinese Proverb
“You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed.” — Antoine de Saint-Exupery
“I wanna hang a map of the world in my house. Then I’m gonna put pins into all the locations that I’ve traveled to. But first, I’m gonna have to travel to the top two corners of the map so it won’t fall down.” — Mitch Hedberg
Maybe as a guy I am not supposed to know this or perhaps it’s my seniordom that gives me an excuse, but has anyone noticed that earrings are changing? I understand there is a style around now called the (get this) ear jacket. Don’t take my word for it. Search that phrase on the Internet and you will hear plenty about them. I never knew that ears could have jackets. Sometimes, as I understand it, they can also be called “cuffs,” but lets not confuse the issue too much.
Here is the anatomy of an ear jacket:
Picture courtesy of Etsy – see link
The part pictured as “A” is what would have been a regular earring in years past. Now this is just the part that holds the item to the ear, but instead of being a plain backing as before, it is now decorative and faces front.
The item pictured as part “B” is called the jacket. This is the showiest part and would have been a stand-alone earring once upon a time.
Perhaps it is better explained by the Telegraph UK as “… an extended earring back that surrounds the bottom of your ear, neatly slipping on to the stem of any stud.”
(Read the article here)
Here are a couple of additional examples from BuzzFeed (article linked below)
See more examples (both in-ear and just pictures) at the BuzzFeed Link: 24 Ear Jackets That Will Take Your Piercings To The Next Level
As far as fashion goes, I am way behind the trends!