Topic: Random Thoughts
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Written on May 26, 2009 at 6:34 am, by Ian Byington
The superior man seeks what is right; the inferior one, what is profitable. Confucius
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Written on May 22, 2009 at 8:17 pm, by Ian Byington
Healthy children will not fear life if their elders have integrity enough not to fear death. Erik H. Erikson
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Written on May 21, 2009 at 1:33 pm, by Ian Byington
Good judgment comes from experience, and often experience comes from bad judgment. Rita Mae Brown
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Written on May 20, 2009 at 3:24 pm, by Ian Byington
I think we dream so we don’t have to be apart so long. If we’re in each other’s dreams, we can play together all night. Bill Watterson
New supe…
Written on May 20, 2009 at 12:05 am, by Ian Byington
The San Juan School Board has invited Walt Wegener to serve as Interim Superintendent for this next school year – here’s a little bit about Walt, from the bio the school district supplied us: Walt Wegener, current Student Services Director of the Toppenish School District in Central Washington, is a Seattle area native, raised on Continue Reading
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Written on May 19, 2009 at 11:55 pm, by Ian Byington
A man reserves his true and deepest love not for the species of woman in whose company he finds himself electrified and enkindled, but for that one in whose company he may feel tenderly drowsy. George Jean Nathan
Get your dog to DRINK the water…
Written on May 19, 2009 at 11:01 am, by Ian Byington
from the Associated Press: BELLEVUE, Wash. – Fire officials in Washington state said a sunny day and a dog’s glass water bowl combined to cause a blaze that charred the back of a home. Bellevue Fire Department Lt. Eric Keenan said investigators determined the glass bowl of water focused sunlight enough to act like a Continue Reading
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Written on May 18, 2009 at 2:51 pm, by Ian Byington
A lot of people enjoy being dead. But they are not dead, really. They’re just backing away from life. Reach out. Take a chance. Get hurt even. But play as well as you can. Go team, go! Give me an L. Give me an I. Give me a V. Give me an E. L-I-V-E. LIVE! Continue Reading
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Written on May 18, 2009 at 6:28 am, by Ian Byington
A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory. Steven Wright
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Written on May 15, 2009 at 11:55 pm, by Ian Byington
Forgiveness means letting go of the past. Gerald Jampolsky
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Written on May 15, 2009 at 7:28 am, by Ian Byington
An estimated 70 percent of antibiotics and related drugs produced in this country are used for non-therapeutic purposes such as accelerating animal growth and compensating for overcrowded and unsanitary conditions on ‘factory farms.’ This translates to … almost eight times the amount given to humans to treat disease. Union of Concerned Scientists
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Written on May 14, 2009 at 6:00 am, by Ian Byington
Only when the last tree has been cut down, Only when the last river has been poisoned, Only when the last fish has been caught, Only then will you find that money cannot be eaten. Cree Indian Prophecy
Ideas for the day….
Written on May 14, 2009 at 5:21 am, by Ian Byington
Everybody needs something cheerful to wake up to….click here & check out this little slideshow & see what you think. (Click here.) -oo-
Helping the family geneologist….
Written on May 14, 2009 at 4:40 am, by Ian Byington
Jeff Tkac wrote in with a request for information – this is fascinating: I just visited the island and brought my 83-year-old mother, who had last been there in 1933. We loved the place, again. I am wondering if anyone has any photos, records, etc. about the Edgar and Jerusha Hill family, the Ensign and Continue Reading
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Written on May 12, 2009 at 11:57 pm, by Ian Byington
The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. Mohandas Gandhi
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Written on May 12, 2009 at 7:57 am, by Ian Byington
When we forgive evil we do not excuse it, we do not tolerate it, we do not smother it. We look the evil full in the face, call it what it is, let its horror shock and stun and enrage us, and only then do we forgive it. Lewis B. Smedes
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Written on May 26, 2009 at 6:34 am, by Ian Byington
The superior man seeks what is right; the inferior one, what is profitable. Confucius
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Written on May 22, 2009 at 8:17 pm, by Ian Byington
Healthy children will not fear life if their elders have integrity enough not to fear death. Erik H. Erikson
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Written on May 21, 2009 at 1:33 pm, by Ian Byington
Good judgment comes from experience, and often experience comes from bad judgment. Rita Mae Brown
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Written on May 20, 2009 at 3:24 pm, by Ian Byington
I think we dream so we don’t have to be apart so long. If we’re in each other’s dreams, we can play together all night. Bill Watterson
New supe…
Written on May 20, 2009 at 12:05 am, by Ian Byington
The San Juan School Board has invited Walt Wegener to serve as Interim Superintendent for this next school year – here’s a little bit about Walt, from the bio the school district supplied us: Walt Wegener, current Student Services Director of the Toppenish School District in Central Washington, is a Seattle area native, raised on Continue Reading
Quote
Written on May 19, 2009 at 11:55 pm, by Ian Byington
A man reserves his true and deepest love not for the species of woman in whose company he finds himself electrified and enkindled, but for that one in whose company he may feel tenderly drowsy. George Jean Nathan
Get your dog to DRINK the water…
Written on May 19, 2009 at 11:01 am, by Ian Byington
from the Associated Press: BELLEVUE, Wash. – Fire officials in Washington state said a sunny day and a dog’s glass water bowl combined to cause a blaze that charred the back of a home. Bellevue Fire Department Lt. Eric Keenan said investigators determined the glass bowl of water focused sunlight enough to act like a Continue Reading
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Written on May 18, 2009 at 2:51 pm, by Ian Byington
A lot of people enjoy being dead. But they are not dead, really. They’re just backing away from life. Reach out. Take a chance. Get hurt even. But play as well as you can. Go team, go! Give me an L. Give me an I. Give me a V. Give me an E. L-I-V-E. LIVE! Continue Reading
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Written on May 18, 2009 at 6:28 am, by Ian Byington
A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory. Steven Wright
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Written on May 15, 2009 at 11:55 pm, by Ian Byington
Forgiveness means letting go of the past. Gerald Jampolsky
Quote
Written on May 15, 2009 at 7:28 am, by Ian Byington
An estimated 70 percent of antibiotics and related drugs produced in this country are used for non-therapeutic purposes such as accelerating animal growth and compensating for overcrowded and unsanitary conditions on ‘factory farms.’ This translates to … almost eight times the amount given to humans to treat disease. Union of Concerned Scientists
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Written on May 14, 2009 at 6:00 am, by Ian Byington
Only when the last tree has been cut down, Only when the last river has been poisoned, Only when the last fish has been caught, Only then will you find that money cannot be eaten. Cree Indian Prophecy
Ideas for the day….
Written on May 14, 2009 at 5:21 am, by Ian Byington
Everybody needs something cheerful to wake up to….click here & check out this little slideshow & see what you think. (Click here.) -oo-
Helping the family geneologist….
Written on May 14, 2009 at 4:40 am, by Ian Byington
Jeff Tkac wrote in with a request for information – this is fascinating: I just visited the island and brought my 83-year-old mother, who had last been there in 1933. We loved the place, again. I am wondering if anyone has any photos, records, etc. about the Edgar and Jerusha Hill family, the Ensign and Continue Reading
Quote
Written on May 12, 2009 at 11:57 pm, by Ian Byington
The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. Mohandas Gandhi
Quote
Written on May 12, 2009 at 7:57 am, by Ian Byington
When we forgive evil we do not excuse it, we do not tolerate it, we do not smother it. We look the evil full in the face, call it what it is, let its horror shock and stun and enrage us, and only then do we forgive it. Lewis B. Smedes