Sunday, April 30, 2017

(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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Saturday, April 29, 2017

Friday, April 28, 2017

(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


Thursday, April 27, 2017

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


Cricket is basically 
baseball on valium.
~Robin Williams
Courtesy of Dooley Family Archives

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

Wednesday, April 26, 2017

(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

Courtesy of Erin Enterprises
Location: Nixon Library, California

Tuesday, April 25, 2017

(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

Courtesy of Erin Enterprises
Location: Nixon Library, California

Monday, April 24, 2017

(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

Sunday, April 23, 2017

(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

Saturday, April 22, 2017

(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

Friday, April 21, 2017

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

Fettucini alfredo is 
macaroni and cheese 
for adults.
~Mitch Hedberg


Courtesy of Erin Enterprises
Location: Dwarf Car Museum, Maricopa, Arizona

Thursday, April 20, 2017

(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!
Courtesy of Erin Enterprises
Location: Dwarf Museum, Maricopa, Arizona

Wednesday, April 19, 2017

(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\

Tuesday, April 18, 2017

(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

Monday, April 17, 2017

(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?

Sunday, April 16, 2017

(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
Photo Courtesy of JMW Enterprises
Location: Australia

Saturday, April 15, 2017

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

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

Photo Courtesy of Erin Enterprises
Location: Mystery Castle, Phoenix, Arizona

Friday, April 14, 2017

(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
Photo Courtesy of JMW Enterprises
Location: Australia


Thursday, April 13, 2017

(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

Wednesday, April 12, 2017

(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



Tuesday, April 11, 2017

(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 ...

Monday, April 10, 2017

(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

Sunday, April 9, 2017

(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

Saturday, April 8, 2017

(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

Friday, April 7, 2017

(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
Courtesy of the Library of Congress

Wednesday, April 5, 2017

(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

Tuesday, April 4, 2017

(4/4) cloud 9? Mitch Hedberg

Why is Cloud 9
so amazing?
What's wrong with 
Cloud 8?
~Mitch Hedberg

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Monday, April 3, 2017

(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

courtesy of Erin Enterprises
Location: Prescott, Arizona

Sunday, April 2, 2017

(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

Courtesy of Lett Family archives

Saturday, April 1, 2017

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

A black cat crossing your path
signifies
that the animal is going somewhere.
~Groucho Marx





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