In response to last week’s questions, “Could someone ever get addicted to counseling?“, my dad’s beach buddy Bob wrote, “There just isn't any way of getting away from it all, but don't you just love all the attention you are getting?”
My sailing and writing buddy Rich observed, “Mother-in-laws could not survive without counseling someone at least once a day.” My friend Vivian hopes “everyone can answer this, but someone may have to cut their answer short because of a need to get to a counselor and a counselor and a counselor and a counselor and a counselor etc.”
My friend Jeff noted, “For those that are a fan of the TV show ‘MONK,’ he was addicted to counseling. If it’s on TV, it has to be true!” My cousin Wes agreed referencing the movie “What about Bob?”
My friend Tracey shared, “That's what all counselors hope for. It's what keeps them in business.” My birthday bud Jon, who is the husband of a counselor, agreed when he wrote, “I sure hope so!”
Please share your thoughts about "things that make you go 'Hmmm'
Why is there a top line on lined paper if we never use it?
Live well...laugh often and heartily….be happy, have a good week and never regret anything that made you smile!
PS: Happy Birthday to my sister; congratulations on the milestone!
Monday, January 25
Monday, January 18
Aren't the 'good things that come to those who wait' just the leftovers from the people that got there first?
In response to last week’s questions, “Aren't the 'good things that come to those who wait' just the leftovers from the people that got there first?“, my dad’s beach buddy Bob noted that, “the best gravy is at the bottom of the pan as is the butter that covered the vegetables.” My colleague Effie went further to support not hurrying by writing, “They are, but if you’ve ever seen an expensive new phone drop in price a month after being released, or 1st generation game systems recalled due to defective firmware, or a new “Windows Update” crash a third of the computers it’s installed to, or if you’ve ever tried Mama’s famous baked turkey you’ll realize that “Leftovers” and “Good Things” are not mutually exclusive concepts.”
My friend Tracey concurred when she wrote, “Sometimes the 2nd batch comes out better than the first. Those that rush to be first are often guinea pigs for the patient ones.”
And my birthday buddy Jon succinctly put it, “Except for good wine.”
My sailing buddy Kurt did though, find a reason to get there first. “Yes, while the losing (sailing) crews did get a chance at the rum, the winners did get there first.”
Please share your thoughts about "things that make you go 'Hmmm'
Could someone ever get addicted to counseling?
Live well(*)...laugh often and heartily….be happy, have a good week and never regret anything that made you smile!
Hal
Remember to celebrate the observance of Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday as a day of service. As signs in Atlanta, home to MLK, say, “MLK Day is not a day off, but a day on.” Find a way to volunteer and pay it forward. http://www.mlkday.gov/about/overview/index.asp
My friend Tracey concurred when she wrote, “Sometimes the 2nd batch comes out better than the first. Those that rush to be first are often guinea pigs for the patient ones.”
And my birthday buddy Jon succinctly put it, “Except for good wine.”
My sailing buddy Kurt did though, find a reason to get there first. “Yes, while the losing (sailing) crews did get a chance at the rum, the winners did get there first.”
Please share your thoughts about "things that make you go 'Hmmm'
Could someone ever get addicted to counseling?
Live well(*)...laugh often and heartily….be happy, have a good week and never regret anything that made you smile!
Hal
Remember to celebrate the observance of Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday as a day of service. As signs in Atlanta, home to MLK, say, “MLK Day is not a day off, but a day on.” Find a way to volunteer and pay it forward. http://www.mlkday.gov/about/overview/index.asp
Monday, January 11
Can you succeed at making a resolution to have no resolutions?
In response to last week’s questions, “Can you succeed at making a resolution to have no resolutions?”, my friends Kevin, Scott and Vivian agreed, “Yes, and I have for many years.” My sailing friend Vaughn concurred, “Absolutely, I have not made a resolution for years and I have been very successful at doing nothing.”
My friend Tracey proudly wrote, “That could possibly be the only one I would ever keep. (I quit making them years ago.)” My neighbor Al yearned, “I'd be happy if I could just keep ANY resolution that I've ever made.” To this, my sailing friend Kurt suggested, “Step 1 is to not make the afore mentioned resolution.”
My dad’s beach buddy Bob said, “I do it every year by refusing to diet and cementing the pledge with a heaping dish of vanilla ice cream topped with a splash of Royal Chambord.”
My while new friend Patrick concluded, “Only if you're very resolute,” my colleague Bob advised, “This can be done only if done subconsciously. Any conscious thought in the matter precludes success. A lack of ambition, shame and self consciousness will all benefit this endeavor.”
My cousin Wes challenged the logic when he wrote, “The statement is a resolution, therefore one was made. This is kin the false but popular statement, "There is no absolute truth", which of course is an absolute truth statement, making at least one absolute truth.” To this, my sailing and writing friend Rich concluded, “The very act of resolving not to resolve will cause an immediate failure of one’s resolve. To sorta quote the nearly famous Hal quoting the more famous Yoda. " There is no resolve, only do or do not."
“As a litigator, if you resolve to have no resolutions, you end up having more trials. In the private sector, that means you make more money!” wrote my birthday bud Jon.
Then Jon added a final thought, “It’s all a matter of timing. If I make a resolution in late 2009 not to make any resolutions in 2010, I can easily succeed! (“Depends what your definition of ‘Is” is.”)”
Please share your thoughts about "things that make you go 'Hmmm'
Aren't the 'good things that come to those who wait' just the leftovers from the people that got there first?
Live well(*)...laugh often and heartily….be happy, have a good week and never regret anything that made you smile!
Hal
(*) More great toasts, this time courtesy of my neighbor Al:
• "Here's to tall ships, Here's to small ships, Here's to all the ships at sea. But the best ships are friendships, Here's to you and me."
• "Ships and seamen rot in harbor."
• "Our Country - to her we drink, for her we pray, Our voices silent never, For her we'll fight, come what may. The Stars and Stripes forever." - Stephen Decatur
• "There is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats" - Kenneth Grahame, from the "Wind in the Willows".
My friend Tracey proudly wrote, “That could possibly be the only one I would ever keep. (I quit making them years ago.)” My neighbor Al yearned, “I'd be happy if I could just keep ANY resolution that I've ever made.” To this, my sailing friend Kurt suggested, “Step 1 is to not make the afore mentioned resolution.”
My dad’s beach buddy Bob said, “I do it every year by refusing to diet and cementing the pledge with a heaping dish of vanilla ice cream topped with a splash of Royal Chambord.”
My while new friend Patrick concluded, “Only if you're very resolute,” my colleague Bob advised, “This can be done only if done subconsciously. Any conscious thought in the matter precludes success. A lack of ambition, shame and self consciousness will all benefit this endeavor.”
My cousin Wes challenged the logic when he wrote, “The statement is a resolution, therefore one was made. This is kin the false but popular statement, "There is no absolute truth", which of course is an absolute truth statement, making at least one absolute truth.” To this, my sailing and writing friend Rich concluded, “The very act of resolving not to resolve will cause an immediate failure of one’s resolve. To sorta quote the nearly famous Hal quoting the more famous Yoda. " There is no resolve, only do or do not."
“As a litigator, if you resolve to have no resolutions, you end up having more trials. In the private sector, that means you make more money!” wrote my birthday bud Jon.
Then Jon added a final thought, “It’s all a matter of timing. If I make a resolution in late 2009 not to make any resolutions in 2010, I can easily succeed! (“Depends what your definition of ‘Is” is.”)”
Please share your thoughts about "things that make you go 'Hmmm'
Aren't the 'good things that come to those who wait' just the leftovers from the people that got there first?
Live well(*)...laugh often and heartily….be happy, have a good week and never regret anything that made you smile!
Hal
(*) More great toasts, this time courtesy of my neighbor Al:
• "Here's to tall ships, Here's to small ships, Here's to all the ships at sea. But the best ships are friendships, Here's to you and me."
• "Ships and seamen rot in harbor."
• "Our Country - to her we drink, for her we pray, Our voices silent never, For her we'll fight, come what may. The Stars and Stripes forever." - Stephen Decatur
• "There is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats" - Kenneth Grahame, from the "Wind in the Willows".
Monday, January 4
Do penguins’ feet freeze?
In response to last week’s questions, “Do penguins’ feet freeze?”, my dad’s beach buddy Bob noted, “Old ones might, but the younger ones are always in heat.” My friend Jeff replied, “Yes but they like it!” (I think he was referring to the cold feet.)
My dad wondered, “Don't the penguins have shoes on to match their tuxedos?”
My friend Tracey concluded, “No way. Didn't you see March of the Penguins? They wear huge fuzzy slippers... DUH!” “With the hit documentary, a feature movie and all the merchandising,” my cousin Jack wrote, “I heard that the penguins' working conditions had greatly improved since their success. It is unfortunate that they have become rather rogue, and are now big advocates FOR global warming. Really, the less attention, they have, the better!”
My neighbor Al added, “I'm not sure about penguin feet, but I did have some of the nuns in Catholic school that always wore a sweater and complained about being chilly.”
“Penguins are so warm in their coats that their feet and beak are needed to allow heat to escape,” declared my observant friend Bruce. “So the new question is, ‘Why doesn’t ice melt under penguin’s feet?’ ”
My former colleague Sarita shared a memory from “sitting at a desk a LONG time ago. I remember my teacher telling us in the 3rd grade that penguins feet never freeze because they are warm blooded. I decided to get some more in-depth info as I had simply, blindly believed my teacher. She was right. Penguins feet are never allowed to get below freezing point, blood flow is finely adjusted so that they are kept just above. When it gets very cold, the feet are covered by the feathers and fat layer of the body so they are not exposed to cooling winds. So while a man standing barefoot on ice would quickly get frostbitten, penguins can do so all their lives with no damage at all."
Please share your thoughts about "things that make you go 'Hmmm'
Can you succeed at making a resolution to have no resolutions?
Live well(*)...laugh often and heartily….be happy, have a good week and never regret anything that made you smile!
Hal
(*) Some great New Year’s toasts, courtesy of my sailing friend Rich:
• Once more we have failed to die.
• Here’s to being in a boat with drink on the rocks rather than being in the drink with a boat on the rocks.
• The meek shall inherit the earth; the brave will get the oceans.
• To boat drinks and the island boys that bring ‘em.
• To boat drinks and the island girls that bring ‘em.
• May the warm wind at your back not be your own.
• To men, who circled the globe without a clue or care. To women, who discovered the world because they asked for directions.
• May your departures equal your landfalls.
My dad wondered, “Don't the penguins have shoes on to match their tuxedos?”
My friend Tracey concluded, “No way. Didn't you see March of the Penguins? They wear huge fuzzy slippers... DUH!” “With the hit documentary, a feature movie and all the merchandising,” my cousin Jack wrote, “I heard that the penguins' working conditions had greatly improved since their success. It is unfortunate that they have become rather rogue, and are now big advocates FOR global warming. Really, the less attention, they have, the better!”
My neighbor Al added, “I'm not sure about penguin feet, but I did have some of the nuns in Catholic school that always wore a sweater and complained about being chilly.”
“Penguins are so warm in their coats that their feet and beak are needed to allow heat to escape,” declared my observant friend Bruce. “So the new question is, ‘Why doesn’t ice melt under penguin’s feet?’ ”
My former colleague Sarita shared a memory from “sitting at a desk a LONG time ago. I remember my teacher telling us in the 3rd grade that penguins feet never freeze because they are warm blooded. I decided to get some more in-depth info as I had simply, blindly believed my teacher. She was right. Penguins feet are never allowed to get below freezing point, blood flow is finely adjusted so that they are kept just above. When it gets very cold, the feet are covered by the feathers and fat layer of the body so they are not exposed to cooling winds. So while a man standing barefoot on ice would quickly get frostbitten, penguins can do so all their lives with no damage at all."
Please share your thoughts about "things that make you go 'Hmmm'
Can you succeed at making a resolution to have no resolutions?
Live well(*)...laugh often and heartily….be happy, have a good week and never regret anything that made you smile!
Hal
(*) Some great New Year’s toasts, courtesy of my sailing friend Rich:
• Once more we have failed to die.
• Here’s to being in a boat with drink on the rocks rather than being in the drink with a boat on the rocks.
• The meek shall inherit the earth; the brave will get the oceans.
• To boat drinks and the island boys that bring ‘em.
• To boat drinks and the island girls that bring ‘em.
• May the warm wind at your back not be your own.
• To men, who circled the globe without a clue or care. To women, who discovered the world because they asked for directions.
• May your departures equal your landfalls.
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