Truth

Truth is incontrovertible.

• Panic may reset it;
• Malice may distort it;

But there it is.

(Sir Winston Churchill in Chapter-By-Chapter Bible Commentary by Warren W. Wiersbe, p. 683)

30 November 2011

Crisis

In every crisis there is a message.  Crises are nature's way of forcing change - breaking down old structures, shaking loose negative habits so that something new and better can take their place.  (Susan Taylor in Black Pearls by Eric V. Copage, 22 November) 29 November 2011

Blackwater Falls, WV  (Photo: Mr. Dickie)

Let go of your attachment to responsibilities that others have given you without your consent.  (Dr. Wayne W. Dyer, Wisdom Of The Ages, p. 235) 28 November 2011

Manifestation

Remove from your vocabulary statements about anything that you do not want to manifest into your life.  Catch yourself when announcing your ailments, fatigues, or fears, and stay silent rather than radiating a self-fulfilling prophecy.  (Dr. Wayne W. Dyer, Wisdom Of The Ages, p. 221-22)

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We accomplished a major Fall yard project yesterday.  I trimmed the edges of the yard and then set the mower one notch lower before mowing to remove as much grass and leaves as possible.  Rick offered us some of the mulch he had delivered to his house.  I brought many loads across the street and Melva and I spread the mulch in the front yard.  We worked until both of us were ready to drop.  Maybe we will try to mulch the backyard another day.

While I was out in front of the house, Paul C., the real estate agent, stopped to tell me he sold the house on Hendricks where there have been issues since 1978 when we bought our house.  If the deal goes through this house that's been vacant for a couple of years will have someone else looking after it by sometime in December.  I wonder if someone bought it on speculation.  That wouldn't surprise me.

I'm listening to Los Indios Tabajaras this morning.  Thanks Bob R. for the speakers. This is music I downloaded from the Freegal application at the county library.  Very cool!

Mr. Dickie
27 November 2011

History

[Throughout history] Dishonorable, cowardly decisions invariably have led us to corruption and destruction.  Honorable, visionary decisions have led us to creation and advancement.  (Larsen and Hegarty, Believing In Myself, 21 November) 26 November 2011

Daily Differences

Blackwater Falls, WV (Photo - Mr. Dickie)

We must not ... ignore the small daily differences we can make which, over time, add up to big differences that we often cannot foresee.  (Marian Wright Edelman, In God's Care, 19 November ) 25 November 2011

Blessings

Today be thankful for your blessings and share with those not so well-blessed.  Be grateful for your talents.  Use some degree of those talents to help those in need.  (Helen Steiner Rice, From The Heart, 19 November)

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I'm working on a project to organize photographs stored on a 4Gb thumb drive.  My goal is to make it easier to find the photos I want.  I'm creating new folders with more meaningful names.  Then I'm moving the photos into the new folders.

The three of us celebrated Thanksgiving a day early.  Yesterday we went to eat lunch at Pirate's Cove in Galesville, MD on the West River, south of Annapolis and about thirty miles from our house .  We had crab soup and crab for the main course too.  We arrived when they opened which allowed us to enjoy our time together without children or much noise from others talking.

Mr. Dickie

24 November 2011