“Luck tends to follow those who plan ahead” … [Read more...]
Unknown Author?
September 22, 2009 By
If you want to be a dragon slayer, you have to hang out with dragon slayers. … [Read more...]
African proverb (via brumieruss)
September 22, 2009 By
“If you want to go quickly go alone, if you want to go far go together.” … [Read more...]
Joshua 1:9 Bible
September 22, 2009 By
“Be strong and of good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.” … [Read more...]
John Eldredge
September 22, 2009 By
“In the heart of every man is a desperate desire for a battle to fight, an adventure to live, and a beauty to rescue.” … [Read more...]
Mark Twain
September 22, 2009 By
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover” – Mark Twain … [Read more...]
Benjamin Jowett, an english scholar from the 1800′s
September 22, 2009 By
“The way to get things done is not to mind who gets credit for doing them” … [Read more...]
Henry David Thoreau
September 22, 2009 By
Do not catalog me upon “the mass of men”. For the mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. They wait, and hope, and pray that someday they will…Sadly that’s about it. They wait, forgetting that nothing comes to those that wait. They hope, forgetting that hope requires action. And they pray, forgetting that prayer requires preparation.And so they wait. Clenching their heavy hearts, overwhelmed by life… Suffering quietly. After all, no one else must know.Truly … [Read more...]
Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should!
May 27, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Cooking is one of my life's passions, and I fancy myself quite the accomplished home chef. Like a lot of hobbies and passions, you never stop learning, do you? A couple of years ago, I discovered a recipe for Veal Paprika. The recipe encouraged me not to use your garden-variety paprika, but instead to find and shell out some decent cash for “smoked paprika (sweet)”. Besides salt and pepper, that was the only spice used in the dish. Okay, I thought. I'll go find some. When I brought home my … [Read more...]
Top of the World Teaching
May 1, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The Barrow, Alaska Ilisagvik College receptionist smiled and said “Tony will be here shortly to walk you to where you will be teaching your web class”. She then went on to say to be sure and watch out for Polar Bears as you cross to the outbuilding. To that, I asked her how fast Tony was yet, she misunderstood me and said he will be here shortly. So, I more emphatically asked – no, I mean how FAST is Tony. She smiled looked me over carefully and said she thought I could outrun … [Read more...]
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