You can say any foolish thing to a dog, and the dog will give you a look that says, ‘My God, you’re right! I never would’ve thought of that!’” Dave Barry

Peace, in the sense of the absence of war, is of little value to someone who is dying of hunger or cold. It will not remove the pain of torture inflicted on a prisoner of conscience. It does not comfort those who have lost their loved ones in floods caused by senseless deforestation in a  Continue Reading

Recession is when a neighbor loses his job. Depression is when you lose yours. Ronald Reagan

I’m an idealist. I don’t know where I’m going, but I’m on my way. Carl Sandburg

It’s getting near wedding season here on the island, and there are so many things to get ready, including how you’re gonna do the First Dance. Check out this video & you’ll wanna try it, too… you’re gonna love it. (And yes, my son Shay’s & my little dj business – Shamrock Sound – is  Continue Reading

All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt. Charles M. Schulz

It is not light that we need, but fire; it is not the gentle shower, but thunder. We need the storm, the whirlwind, and the earthquake. Frederick Douglass

Faith consists in believing when it is beyond the power of reason to believe. Voltaire

Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you. Carl Sandburg

Education’s purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one. Malcolm Forbes

“The Laws of Harmony” is set on San Miguel Island in the northwestern US ….that sounds like us. Here’s a review for the book…see what you think!

I doubt that the imagination can be suppressed. If you truly eradicated it in a child, he would grow up to be an eggplant. Ursula K. Le Guin

Make the world a better place because you have lived in it. Edgar Cayce

“It takes 15 million barrels of oil per year to make all of the plastic water bottles in America, according to the Container Recycling Institute. Sending those bottles by air and truck uses even more fossil fuel. Meanwhile, it takes 1,000 years for plastic bottles to break down.” From “Bottle Backlash” by Asbury Park Press 

The first casualty when war comes, is truth. Senator Hiram Johnson, 1917

A modern parable. Or metaphor. Or story…about the way we do things, sometimes. The Lone Ranger and Tonto went camping in the desert. After they got their tent all set up, both men fell sound asleep. Some hours later, Tonto wakes the Lone Ranger and says, “Kemo Sabe, look towards sky, what you see? ”  Continue Reading