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Jun 8th, 2005, 01:23 PM
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ahotpoet . . . .
I read a newspaper article from an Indian writer recently, which contained a few lines from an 'old Indian proverb': ''One must accept the cow's kick as well as her milk & butter''. I likened travel to the words, but of course the advice could apply to many/various situations in life. Cheeers, Jay ....
I read a newspaper article from an Indian writer recently, which contained a few lines from an 'old Indian proverb': ''One must accept the cow's kick as well as her milk & butter''. I likened travel to the words, but of course the advice could apply to many/various situations in life. Cheeers, Jay ....
Jun 8th, 2005, 04:00 PM
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All of these are good. What I had in mind was stuff actually posted on this board that could be considered philosopical.
Here's an example written by sue xx-yy.
"Besides, as any gardener knows, from time to time fondly loved plants do not, for whatever reason, come back in the spring. A good gardener, therefore, spends less time on nostalgia, and more on coaxing along new shoots. "
In short, we get the 'garden' we ask for.
Here's an example written by sue xx-yy.
"Besides, as any gardener knows, from time to time fondly loved plants do not, for whatever reason, come back in the spring. A good gardener, therefore, spends less time on nostalgia, and more on coaxing along new shoots. "
In short, we get the 'garden' we ask for.
Jun 8th, 2005, 04:21 PM
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If you think the glass is half-full, remember that life is long -- it may yet fill...you'll be back, so don't worry about what you missed.
If you think the glass if half-empty -- remember that life is short -- drink every last drop now...you may never be back!
If you think the glass if half-empty -- remember that life is short -- drink every last drop now...you may never be back!
Jun 8th, 2005, 04:54 PM
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1. Murphy's Law always applies.
2. Apply Magnasco's Law ("if at first you don't succeed, keep asking different people until you get the answer you want"
. [named after yours truly after dealing with an airline]
3. Smile and say good morning/afternoon/evening to every shopkeeper and bartender you encounter.
4. You're trying to see too many places in too short a time. Delete at least one destination, and spend more time in another sitting in a piazza, drinking a cup of coffee/glass of wine, and watching the world go by.
2. Apply Magnasco's Law ("if at first you don't succeed, keep asking different people until you get the answer you want"
. [named after yours truly after dealing with an airline]3. Smile and say good morning/afternoon/evening to every shopkeeper and bartender you encounter.
4. You're trying to see too many places in too short a time. Delete at least one destination, and spend more time in another sitting in a piazza, drinking a cup of coffee/glass of wine, and watching the world go by.
Jun 8th, 2005, 05:13 PM
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Thanks for the plugs. 
1. "Everything looks so much nicer after a case of Champagne."
2. "The only good Christian is Christian Dior."
3. "Drink, drink, and be merry for tomorrow you could be going for yet another liver transplant."
And the greatest saying of all time, greater than anything ever stated by Oscar Wilde, Dorothy Parker, or Shakespeare:
"If it don't look good, don't put it out on your front porch."
--Suzanne Sugarbaker
Words to live by.
1. "Everything looks so much nicer after a case of Champagne."
2. "The only good Christian is Christian Dior."
3. "Drink, drink, and be merry for tomorrow you could be going for yet another liver transplant."
And the greatest saying of all time, greater than anything ever stated by Oscar Wilde, Dorothy Parker, or Shakespeare:
"If it don't look good, don't put it out on your front porch."
--Suzanne Sugarbaker
Words to live by.
Jun 8th, 2005, 05:27 PM
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Hey, machin.Who said that? It's a hoot and a howl!
Travel is a means for finding truths. The truth that there is sublime beauty-walking through the Provence countryside; history - touring the Saratoga battle site; memory - the streets of Dublin.
Travel at its purest essence, perhaps, is a means to fortify humility - a virtue always in too short supply.
posted by Powell on 1/29/2004
Travel is a means for finding truths. The truth that there is sublime beauty-walking through the Provence countryside; history - touring the Saratoga battle site; memory - the streets of Dublin.
Travel at its purest essence, perhaps, is a means to fortify humility - a virtue always in too short supply.
posted by Powell on 1/29/2004
Jun 8th, 2005, 05:32 PM
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>>>If you think the glass is half-full, remember that life is long -- it may yet fill...you'll be back, so don't worry about what you missed.
If you think the glass if half-empty -- remember that life is short -- drink every last drop now...you may never be back!<<<
Or maybe you need to get a different size glass (filled with local wine, of course!)
Anne
If you think the glass if half-empty -- remember that life is short -- drink every last drop now...you may never be back!<<<
Or maybe you need to get a different size glass (filled with local wine, of course!)
Anne
