Tag Archives: Death

Guaranteed

Ain’t much in life guaranteed, is there?  Death and taxes, to be sure. Death. That’s the one. What a beautiful gift death should be. Just like what a beautiful gift birth should be. And the beautiful gift of the part … Continue reading

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Today’s Shocking News

Today’s shocking news. “You ain’t gonna live forever!” Shocking?  Not in the usual sense of the word. Shocking because of how rampant and perverse is the notion that we don’t plan for our death. I mean, if you randomly asked … Continue reading

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Got Book?

“Don’t die with a book still in you.” — jeff noel “Outside a dog, a book is man’s best friend.  Inside a dog, it’s too dark to read.” — Groucho Marx How many people want to write a book? How … Continue reading

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What Makes Fridays GREAT?

Same thing that makes Thursdays GREAT!  EVERYTHING!!! Happy Friday.  There are many people who can’t wait for Friday.  Why? Because they can escape from work.  As if work were some sort of prison. Yikes.  I’ve been there too.  I mean, … Continue reading

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When’s Your Funeral?

Morbid thought or inspirational thought? Inspirational thought! Why? Because when we realize that tomorrow is not guaranteed, perhaps we will put more focus on today. Looks good on paper, but is incredibly elusive.  The whole “live in the moment” thing … Continue reading

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Mother Teresa & Jimmy Buffett

Mother Teresa & Jimmy Buffett hold very special places in my heart.  They seem to have nothing in common, right? And yet I have aspirations to be like both. Everyday I wake up with the grandiose goal to save the … Continue reading

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Carpe diem

What does that mean, “carpe diem”? Most people, myself included, think it means, “Seize the day“! Here are some thoughts I just found on “seize the day”: Every man dies.  Not every man really lives.  ~Braveheart As you grow older, … Continue reading

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