Daily Jots

Thought of the Day:
“How goodness heightens beauty!”
Hannah More
Do You Know About These Blogs?
Our society often equates beauty with youth. Unfortunately, that also means that as people, particularly women, get older, they are considered less attractive, less desirable, and just… well… less. That’s a bunch of baloney!
I have talked about the b5media blog Aging Fabulously before, and I just want to point it out again. This blog celebrates how aging is perhaps one of the most beautiful experiences we have. Shirley’s blog is so good – I wouldn’t miss it.
eBeautyDaily is another blog we have that shares …read more

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Thought of the Day:
“Monsters out dare.
Leakin’ in here.
All sinkin’ and no power?
Whensa yousa tinkin wea in trouble?”
Jar-Jar Binks, “Star Wars: Phantom Menace”
Thinking Outside of the Box:
Whenever I say, “Don’t worry, it could be a lot worse,” my daughter cringes. She has finally forbidden me to use that phrase. She says I don’t understand the true nature of trouble because when I say that, it does get worse.
So… I’m watching “Star Wars: Phantom Menace,” and this alien named Jar-Jar thinks that the Jedi Knights are a little of out of touch for not recognizing trouble. His comment is above. I must …read more

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Thought of the Day:
Do you know who said, “Call me Ishmael?”
A Really Cool Blog:
Rhys Alexander, one of b5media’s bloggers, has a wonderful blog called “Literally Blogging.” If you aren’t familiar with it, get thyself over there now! I love this blog. Her posting on the last day of 2005 is a great one. It will challenge your brain and is just the test for people who love quotations.
Visit “Literally Blogging,” and meet Rhys. You will become a regular reader!
Lit Triv – Rhys Alexander’s Trivia Test
Literally Blogging
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Thought of the Day:
“Is it possible that literacy standards are falling because young Australians are growing up in a culture in which they can be entertained and informed, and in which they can communicate effectively, without having to master any but the most rudimentary literacy skills?”
Hugh Mackay
Thinking Outside of the Box:
I grew up in Seattle, Washington, and have a great affection for the “Seattle Post Intelligencer.” It has always been the morning newspaper, leaned a bit (!) toward the left, and had a propensity for huge headlines. The other newspaper was much more conservative (read: boring). The …read more

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Thought of the Day:
“And if you listen
You can hear blue
In wind over water
And wherever flax blooms
And when evening steps into
Lonely rooms.”
From “Hailstones and Halibut Bones”
Thinking Outside of the Box:
It is Children’s Book Week in the United States. For many people, that brings back memories of some very special books that may still be in our book collections, or may just live in our memories. I wanted to visit a few of those memories in honor of this week. Some of them come from my own memories and some from the memories of when I read them to my kids. I’ve …read more

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Thought of the Day:
“The Bible is a book that has been read more and examined less than any book that ever existed.”
Thomas Paine
Thinking Outside of the Box:
I dont know that I would agree with Thomas Paine on this one. I also wonder if he would say it today, in this new millennium rather than during his 19thcentury. I think that the Bible has been examined more and read less. We analyze, we study, and we arrive at these wonderful conclusions, but who actually reads the Bible anymore? The Bible is supposed to be the Word of God written for humanity …read more

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