Lessons from Lemons

A great man is always willing to be little. 

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Mornin' ladies, my goodness don't you look happy. Must be cuttin' somebody up pretty good. 

Andy Griffith 

Behind every small business, there's a story worth knowing. All the corner shops in our towns and cities, the restaurants, cleaners, gyms, hair salons, hardware stores - these didn't come out of nowhere. 

Paul Ryan 

Where I asked to stop for a photo because it was so beautiful and didn't get much-
On the Way to Worland

Freedom has cost too much blood and agony to be relinquished 

at the cheap price of rhetoric. 

Thomas Sowell 
 

My favorite things in life don't cost any money. It's really clear that the most precious resource we all have is time. 

Steve Jobs 

Children's talent to endure stems from their

 ignorance of alternatives. 

Maya Angelou 

Act as if what you do makes a difference.  It does.  ~William James

Good Morning, Sunshine!

Night Vision

I am alone, an earthbound traveler,

Passing through a silent night,

Against the darkest navy mountains,

Through waning moments of softened light.

I’m almost home, and quite alone in a

Cherished interlude of peace;

I question even my perception

Awakened now to sensory caprice.

Seven brilliant shining crystals,

Sparkling there in heaven’s magnitude

An ancient constellation, faithful witness

And solemn denial of solitude.

Upon stealthy shades of blue night shadows

Circled moon in gauzy cloak,

Full evidence of that brilliant orb,

Watcher, Man in the Moon, familiar folk.

Beyond my reach with countenance aglow

Silent, suffering questions

A glowing partner in crime

By virtue of association.

A frothy vapor trail is evidence

Lesser creatures intrude unquell'd

That mortals have dared to touch the sky

Have risk'd approaching thresholds where E’en dwells.

Silent sentry of the passing moment,

Vigilant keeper o're my way,

Manifesting to generations

Higher things and quiet closing day.

Sunrise
If Joan of Arc could turn the tide of an entire war before her 18th birthday,
you can get out of bed. 
 
~E. Jean Carroll

How can a society that exists on instant mashed potatoes, packaged cake mixes, frozen dinners, and instant cameras teach patience to its young? 

~Paul Sweeney