"We all shine on, like the moon, and the stars, and the sun." ~John Lennon: Friday Four

Friday, November 13, 2015

Friday Four - November 13, 2015

Friday Four
A collection of 4 things that have been on my mind lately.

1.) Black Friday

I'm not sure what my plan is for Black Friday this year. We're normally in The Keystone State with family for Thanksgiving, and I normally go out shopping around 4am on Black Friday. I'm not sure what to do this year because my pain level has been quite high lately, but I can't imagine not going out at all. I actually enjoy shopping on Black Friday (I know that sounds crazy). It's the kick off to the Christmas Season for me. It's also a chance for me to get to stores alone - during the rest of the year Sawyer & I run errands together. I don't know who I'm kidding - I'll probably go shopping. I also usually meet Best Friend C for lunch - I won't miss that!

2.) 2016 Photo Album

I'm _fairly_ caught up with our 2016 photo album. I still have to edit and upload vacation and Shenandoah leaf peeping pictures before I can print them. I keep thinking "I'll get to that this weekend" and then I never do. I'm hoping that I can work on editing in the evenings and get it done. I want to be able to show my Mother-in-Law our vacation pictures at Thanksgiving.

3.) Addresses
I only need one more address in order to get our Christmas cards ready to mail. I'm relying on FaceBook to get that address, so I'm not to hopeful I'll have it soon. I really want to get addresses printed soon because I want to use the same labels for some Thanksgiving cards I'm sending out. We'll see how it goes.

4.) The "R" Word

I'm so tired of people using the "R" word like it's no big deal. Nobody should be using that word, just like nobody should be using the "N" word (except, of course, those who have the right to use it because of the history of the word), just like people shouldn't be wearing Native American dress for Halloween. How is it 2015 and people are still going around using these words, wearing these pieces of someone's history without second thought? I just don't understand it. Do some research. Listen when people speak. If a person is telling you something is offensive to them, then take that in, and learn from it. Be like the Sword of Griffyndor - take in what makes you stronger, and leave the rest behind.

(How I'm feeling lately - glad that I don't have access to an ax)

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Quotes of the moment:

"Listen to the mustn'ts, child. Listen to the don'ts. Listen to the shouldn'ts, the impossibles, the won'ts. Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me... Anything can happen, child. Anything can be." ~Shel Silverstein

"We're all given a little spark of madness. We mustn't lose it." ~Robin Williams

“I have heard there are troubles of more than one kind. Some come from ahead and some come from behind. But I've bought a big bat. I'm all ready you see. Now my troubles are going to have troubles with me!” ~Dr. Seuss

"We ain't what we should be, we ain't what we gonna be, but at least we ain't what we was." ~Miss Minnie - Designing Women

"Atheism is more than just the knowledge that gods do not exist, and that religion is either a mistake or a fraud. Atheism is an attitude, a frame of mind that looks at the world objectively, fearlessly, always trying to understand all things as a part of nature." ~Carl Sagan

"Women are not dying because of diseases we cannot treat. They are dying because societies have yet to make the decision that their lives are worth saving." ~Prof. Mahmoud Fathalla, MD, PhD

"I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints; the sinners are much more fun." ~Billy Joel

"Being a geek is all about being honest about what you enjoy and not being afraid to demonstrate that affection. It means never having to play it cool about how much you like something. It's basically a license to proudly emote on a somewhat childish level rather than behave like a supposed adult. Being a geek is extremely liberating." ~Simon Pegg

"The greatest crimes in the world are not committed by people breaking the rules but by people following the rules. It's people who follow orders that drop bombs and massacre villages." ~Banksy

"Some believe it is only great power that can hold evil in check. But that is not what I have found. I have found it is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keep the darkness at bay. Small acts of kindness and love." ~Gandalf

"When you can't run anymore, you crawl, and when you can't do that anymore you find someone to carry you." ~Firefly

"Live a good life. If there are gods and they are just, then they will not care how devout you have been, but will welcome you based on the virtues you have lived by. If there are gods, but unjust, then you should not want to worship them. If there are no gods, then you will be gone, but will have lived a noble life that will live on in the memories of your loved ones." ~Marcus Aurelis

"We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars." ~Oscar Wilde

"Mostly I'm tired of people being ugly to each other. I'm tired of all the pain I feel and hear in the world everyday. There's too much of it. It's like pieces of glass in my head all the time. Can you understand?" ~John Coffey - The Green Mile

"I want you to listen to me very carefully, Harry. You're not a bad person. You're a very good person, who bad things have happened to. Besides, the world isn't split into good people and Death Eaters. We've all got both light and dark inside us. What matters is the part we choose to act on. That's who we really are." ~Sirius Black - Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix

"Of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt." ~John Muir