(4/30) Honesty Day ... reflections by George Burns

I honestly think 

it is better 

to be a failure 

at something you love 

than being a success

 at something you hate.

~George Burns 

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Location: Mesa, Arizona

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(4/29) Zipper Day ... You can put anything together (and keep together) anything you like. Steven Covey

I affirm to you 

the tremendous potential

 you have,

not beyond anything 

you could ever imagine.

~Steven Covey

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(4/28) Arbor Day! Bruce Lee

Notice the stiffest tree

 is the most easily cracked, 

while the bamboo or willow survives by bending with the wind.

~Bruce Lee

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Location: Douglas County, Oregon

(4/27) Babe Ruth Day! thoughts by Robin Williams

Cricket is basically 

baseball on valium.

~Robin Williams

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Yes, I know she is playing neither baseball nor cricket.

(4/26) Administrative Assistant's Day ... who do you appreciate? Mary Kay Ash

Everyone wants to be appreciated,

so if you appreciate someone, 

don't keep it a secret.

~Mary Kay Ash

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Location: Nixon Library, California

(4/25) Where do ideas come from? Norman Cousins

A library is 

the delivery room

 for the birth of ideas, 

a place where 

history comes to life.

~Norman Cousins

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Location: Nixon Library, California

(4/24) A poem in your pocket day ... Emily Dickinson

Not knowing when the dawn will come

I open every door.

~Emily Dickinson

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Location: Tortilla Flats, Arizona

(4/23) Impossible Astronaut Day! Jeremy Bentham

Stretching his hand

 up to reach the stars, 

too often man forgets 

the flowers at his feet.

~Jeremy Bentham

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Location: Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona

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Hedge Hog Cactus

(4/22) National Jelly Bean Day ... women and food ... Orson Welles

If there hadn't been women,

 we'd still be squatting

 in a cave eating raw meat,

 because 

we made civilization 

in order to impress 

our girlfriends.

~Orson Welles

In the above image, 

she is putting up jelly.

In the below image, 

he is moving beans.

Technically, this is 

Jelly Bean Day!

Images both courtesy of Library of Congress

(4/21) cheese, please ... Mitch Hedberg

Fettucini alfredo is 

macaroni and cheese 

for adults.

~Mitch Hedberg

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Location: Dwarf Car Museum, Maricopa, Arizona

(4/20) Hey, look me over ... Mae West

It is better to be looked over

than to be overlooked.

~Mae West

There's plenty to look over,

and plenty that's been overlooked!

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Location: Dwarf Museum, Maricopa, Arizona

(4/19) love the light ... Og Mandino

I will love light

for it shows me the way, 

yet 

I will endure the darkness

 because 

it shows me the stars.

~ Og Mandino

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Location: Lowell Observatory, Flagstaff, Arizona\

(4/18) columnist day ... change the world ... Martin Luther

If you want to change the world, pick up your pen and write.

~Martin Luther

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Location: City Museum, Florence, Arizona

(4/17) a bit of humor a day ... Milton Berle

Laughter is an instant vacation.

~Milton Berle

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Location: City Museum Florence, Arizona
this doesn't look much like vacation, does it?

(4/16) Happy Easter ... forgiveness ... Tyler Perry

Everyone can relate to

 love, hurt, pain, 

learning to forgive, 

needing to get over, 

needing the power of God

 in their life.

~ Tyler Perry

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Location: Australia

(4/15) Holy Saturday ... wisdom by Aesop

No act of kindness,

no matter how small,

is ever wasted.

~Aesop

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Location: Mystery Castle, Phoenix, Arizona

(4/14) Good Friday ... forgiveness ... TD Jakes

When you make a decision to forgive it's a decision that you have to make intellectually.

~TD Jakes

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Location: Australia

(4/13) Self awareness courtesy of Thomas Jefferson

Do you want to know 

who you are?

Don't ask.

Act!

Action will delineate 

and define you.

~Thomas Jefferson

Courtesy of Dooley Family Archive
Location: Mount Rushmore

(4/12) Be Kind to Lawyers Day ... Aesop

No act of kindness,
no matter how small,
is ever wasted.
~Aesop

Library of Congress
PT Barnam Circus, 1923

(4/11) Barbershop Quartet Day ... beauty and Katharine Hepburn

Plain women know more

 about men 

than beautiful women do.

~Katharine Hepburn

(the images below are why word order is important

 ... this is a quartet of barbershops ...)

All photographs from Library of Congress
a Quartet of Barbershops ...

(4/10) sibling day ... importance of family ... Charles Kuralt

The love of family 

and the admiration of friends

is much more important

than wealth and privilege.

~Charles Kuralt

Photo Courtesy of Dooley Family Archive
1924

(4/9) Palm Sunday ... life lessons ... Lucille Ball

One of the things

 I learned the hard way

 was that it doesn't 

pay to get discouraged. 

Keeping busy 

and making optimism 

a way of life 

can restore 

your faith in yourself.

~Lucille Ball

Courtesy of Larkin Family Archive

(4/8) living life ... Matt Cameron

Live life to the fullest,

and focus on the positive.

~Matt Cameron

Courtesy of  Dooley Family Archive
Loogootee Centennial Celebration

(4/7) No Housework Day! William Blake

If the doors of perception

 were cleansed,

everything would appear

 to man as it is

- infinite.

~William Blake

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(4/6) Some things cannot be kept secret ... Orson Welles

Gluttony is not a secret vice.

~Orson Welles

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(4/5) read a map day ... what to celebrate ... Tom Peters

Celebrate what you want

to see more of.

~Tom Peters

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Location: Williams, Arizona
Route 66, naturally

(4/4) cloud 9? Mitch Hedberg

Why is Cloud 9

so amazing?

What's wrong with 

Cloud 8?

~Mitch Hedberg

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(4/3) World Party Day ... insight from Ann Landers

At every party there 

are two kinds of people - 

those who want to go home

and those who don't.

The trouble is,

they are usually married

to each other.

~Ann Landers

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Location: Prescott, Arizona

(4/2) International Children's Book Day ... Charles Kuralt on reading

I wasn't a very discerning reader.

I read just about everything

that came along.

~Charles Kuralt

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(4/1) no fooling, it's April! ... Groucho Marx

A black cat crossing your path

signifies

that the animal is going somewhere.

~Groucho Marx

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Model Cat: Lucky
due to time constraints,
Lucky's dye job was not completed in time for this shoot