Johnny Carson's and Charles Grodin's sarcastically tense exchanges provided many funny moments on the Tonight Show. In this clip Grodin asks Carson if he really cares...
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Monday, May 20, 2013
Quotes from Mahatma Gandhi
The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.
Where there is love there is life.
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.
Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.
You must be the change you wish to see in the world.
Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of one's weakness. It is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without a heart.
A man is but the product of his thoughts what he thinks, he becomes.
Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.
A 'No' uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a 'Yes' merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble.
A coward is incapable of exhibiting love; it is the prerogative of the brave.
Even if you are a minority of one, the truth is the truth.
An ounce of practice is worth more than tons of preaching.
Where there is love there is life.
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.
Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.
You must be the change you wish to see in the world.
Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of one's weakness. It is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without a heart.
A man is but the product of his thoughts what he thinks, he becomes.
Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.
A 'No' uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a 'Yes' merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble.
A coward is incapable of exhibiting love; it is the prerogative of the brave.
Even if you are a minority of one, the truth is the truth.
An ounce of practice is worth more than tons of preaching.
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Squirrel in the Bird Feeder
Found this red squirrel in my bird feeder yesterday. While at first he appeared trapped, he wasn't, just came by for lunch...
Saturday, May 18, 2013
Friday, May 17, 2013
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Nelson Mandela Quotes
A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.
For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.
If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner.
There is no passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.
It always seems impossible until its done.
Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.
Let there be work, bread, water and salt for all.
Let freedom reign. The sun never set on so glorious a human achievement.
Money won't create success, the freedom to make it will.
To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity.
I am confident that nobody... will accuse me of selfishness if I ask to spend time, while I am still in good health, with my family, my friends and also with myself.
Courageous people do not fear forgiving, for the sake of peace.
Any man or institution that tries to rob me of my dignity will lose.
For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.
If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner.
There is no passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.
It always seems impossible until its done.
Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.
Let there be work, bread, water and salt for all.
Let freedom reign. The sun never set on so glorious a human achievement.
Money won't create success, the freedom to make it will.
To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity.
I am confident that nobody... will accuse me of selfishness if I ask to spend time, while I am still in good health, with my family, my friends and also with myself.
Courageous people do not fear forgiving, for the sake of peace.
Any man or institution that tries to rob me of my dignity will lose.
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Tesla Motors Outselling BMW and Mercedes - Big Step Forward for Electric and Hybrid Cars
A couple months ago Rambling Web noted that Porsche was breaking the mold for hybrid cars by developing a true hybrid super car - Porsche 918 Spyder Hybrid Blows Up Stereotypes. Yet the major question was whether the 918 Spyder would sell.
Well Tesla Motors, taking a different tact, is showing the an upscale electric car can sell quite well. According to 'Wall Streets Cheat Sheet,' Tesla's Model S is actually outselling BMW and Mercedes the competing cars in its class.
This is great news for the future of electric and hybrid cars. It shows that as the quality of these cars increases that demand will likely increase too. As 'Wall Streets Cheat Sheet' notes the success of the Model S opens the door for a more affordable model in the future.
Tesla’s Model S Is Shaming BMW and Mercedes
While Tesla faced huge criticisms about the Model S being too expensive, which would result in a stagnancy of demand, it appears the concerns were unfounded, and that the demand is leading the segment. Given the company’s limitations as a start-up with a product that has yet to become mainstream, these figures are especially impressive.Tesla Motors
Moreover, the Model S was never meant to be an affordable, mass market car; the company was never aiming to build the next GM Chevy (NYSE:GM) Volt or Nissan Leaf. The Model S was designed from the ground up as a luxury car, meant to compete with the likes of the 7 Series and A8.
The company’s business model suggests that as electric cars become more accepted, and concerns over range anxiety and other problems subside, the high cost of electric car technology will slope downward. And when that happens, Tesla will be ready and waiting with an entry-level, ballpark $30,000 model to market to the masses.
Monday, May 13, 2013
Quotes from Oscar Wilde
I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.
Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.
Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead.
Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go.
Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes.
There is only one thing in life worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.
Ordinary riches can be stolen; real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things that cannot be taken from you.
No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did, he would cease to be an artist.
A man who does not think for himself does not think at all.
The truth is rarely pure and never simple.
No man is rich enough to buy back his past.
Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has known.
Who, being loved, is poor?
What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.
Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.
Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead.
Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go.
Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes.
There is only one thing in life worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.
Ordinary riches can be stolen; real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things that cannot be taken from you.
No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did, he would cease to be an artist.
A man who does not think for himself does not think at all.
The truth is rarely pure and never simple.
No man is rich enough to buy back his past.
Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has known.
Who, being loved, is poor?
What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.
Sunday, May 12, 2013
Saturday, May 11, 2013
Friday, May 10, 2013
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Quotes from Vincent Van Gogh
I put my heart and my soul into my work, and have lost my mind in the process.
The more I think about it, the more I realize there is nothing more artistic than to love others.
The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore.
Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.
There may be a great fire in our hearts, yet no one ever comes to warm himself at it, and the passers-by see only a wisp of smoke.
Conscience is a man's compass.
In spite of everything I shall rise again: I will take up my pencil, which I have forsaken in my great discouragement, and I will go on with my drawing.
What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?
I dream of painting and then I paint my dream.
It is better to be high-spirited even though one makes more mistakes, than to be narrow-minded and all too prudent.
The way to know life is to love many things.
Even the knowledge of my own fallibility cannot keep me from making mistakes. Only when I fall do I get up again.
The more I think about it, the more I realize there is nothing more artistic than to love others.
The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore.
Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.
There may be a great fire in our hearts, yet no one ever comes to warm himself at it, and the passers-by see only a wisp of smoke.
Conscience is a man's compass.
In spite of everything I shall rise again: I will take up my pencil, which I have forsaken in my great discouragement, and I will go on with my drawing.
What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?
I dream of painting and then I paint my dream.
It is better to be high-spirited even though one makes more mistakes, than to be narrow-minded and all too prudent.
The way to know life is to love many things.
Even the knowledge of my own fallibility cannot keep me from making mistakes. Only when I fall do I get up again.
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Wildlife at Pawtuckaway Lake in Nottingham, NH
Kayaked at Pawtuckaway Lake this past weekend. Don't believe I've ever seen so much wildlife in one day. Highly recommend kayaking prior to the real start of boating season. Barely saw another boat until later in the day.
First animal spotted was the Common Loon. Far more impressive than pictures below indicate, it's a beautiful bird, but a bit shy. Did get a good view, however, when a large fish swam under my kayak. Moments later the Loon had a good sized fish in its mouth not far away.
The bird that seemed somewhat unconcerned with the kayak was the Blue Heron. The Blue Heron fished along the edge of the lake, snapping up some small creature, rinsing it off and eating it. The were numerous turtles sunning themselves. Most were not interested in hanging around to have their picture taken, but one stayed in his spot, as seen below.
Finally, I was paddling out of a small cove, took out my camera for a simple shot of the scenery, and a beaver hopped in the water right next to me. That is the second picture down. He slapped his tail and dove under water shortly after the picture was taken.
First animal spotted was the Common Loon. Far more impressive than pictures below indicate, it's a beautiful bird, but a bit shy. Did get a good view, however, when a large fish swam under my kayak. Moments later the Loon had a good sized fish in its mouth not far away.
The bird that seemed somewhat unconcerned with the kayak was the Blue Heron. The Blue Heron fished along the edge of the lake, snapping up some small creature, rinsing it off and eating it. The were numerous turtles sunning themselves. Most were not interested in hanging around to have their picture taken, but one stayed in his spot, as seen below.
Finally, I was paddling out of a small cove, took out my camera for a simple shot of the scenery, and a beaver hopped in the water right next to me. That is the second picture down. He slapped his tail and dove under water shortly after the picture was taken.
Monday, May 6, 2013
Friday, May 3, 2013
Camera on Tail Flying Over Northern Utah
Pretty cool vantage point. Camera on the tail of a Lancair 320 gives unique view flying over some beautiful spots in Northrn Utah.
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Outstanding Dr. Seuss Quotes
I meant what I said and I said what I meant.
Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try!
Adults are obsolete children.
Why fit in when you were born to stand out?
Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not.
You're in pretty good shape for the shape you are in.
You can get help from teachers, but you are going to have to learn a lot by yourself, sitting alone in a room.
Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.
Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple.
The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.
Today you are you! That is truer than true! There is no one alive who is you-er than you!
I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, it's a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope. Which is what I do, and that enables you to laugh at life's realities.
Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try!
Adults are obsolete children.
Why fit in when you were born to stand out?
Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not.
You're in pretty good shape for the shape you are in.
You can get help from teachers, but you are going to have to learn a lot by yourself, sitting alone in a room.
Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.
Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple.
The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.
Today you are you! That is truer than true! There is no one alive who is you-er than you!
I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, it's a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope. Which is what I do, and that enables you to laugh at life's realities.
Monday, April 29, 2013
Saturday, April 27, 2013
Friday, April 26, 2013
Beautiful Aerial Photography of America with Narration
A nice patriotic video including many impressive shots of the U.S.
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Great Quotes from Pablo Picasso
The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls.
Action is the foundational key to all success.
Our goals can only be reached through a vehicle of a plan, in which we must fervently believe, and upon which we must vigorously act. There is no other route to success.
Love is the greatest refreshment in life.
Painting is just another way of keeping a diary.
To draw you must close your eyes and sing.
I don't believe in accidents. There are only encounters in history. There are no accidents.
To make oneself hated is more difficult than to make oneself loved.
Everything is a miracle. It is a miracle that one does not dissolve in one's bath like a lump of sugar.
If there were only one truth, you couldn't paint a hundred canvases on the same theme.
The older you get the stronger the wind gets - and it's always in your face.
Never permit a dichotomy to rule your life, a dichotomy in which you hate what you do so you can have pleasure in your spare time. Look for a situation in which your work will give you as much happiness as your spare time.
An idea is a point of departure and no more. As soon as you elaborate it, it becomes transformed by thought.
My mother said to me, 'If you are a soldier, you will become a general. If you are a monk, you will become the Pope.' Instead, I was a painter, and became Picasso.
Action is the foundational key to all success.
Our goals can only be reached through a vehicle of a plan, in which we must fervently believe, and upon which we must vigorously act. There is no other route to success.
Love is the greatest refreshment in life.
Painting is just another way of keeping a diary.
To draw you must close your eyes and sing.
I don't believe in accidents. There are only encounters in history. There are no accidents.
To make oneself hated is more difficult than to make oneself loved.
Everything is a miracle. It is a miracle that one does not dissolve in one's bath like a lump of sugar.
If there were only one truth, you couldn't paint a hundred canvases on the same theme.
The older you get the stronger the wind gets - and it's always in your face.
Never permit a dichotomy to rule your life, a dichotomy in which you hate what you do so you can have pleasure in your spare time. Look for a situation in which your work will give you as much happiness as your spare time.
An idea is a point of departure and no more. As soon as you elaborate it, it becomes transformed by thought.
My mother said to me, 'If you are a soldier, you will become a general. If you are a monk, you will become the Pope.' Instead, I was a painter, and became Picasso.
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Funny 'Whose Line Is It Anyway' Compilation
Some great banter from Ryan and Colin of 'Whose Line is It Anyway?'
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Benjamin Franklin Quotes
The U. S. Constitution doesn't guarantee happiness, only the pursuit of it. You have to catch up with it yourself.
We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.
Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain - and most fools do.
Honesty is the best policy.
Well done is better than well said.
Lost time is never found again.
It is the working man who is the happy man. It is the idle man who is the miserable man.
Whatever is begun in anger ends in shame.
It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one to lose it.
A place for everything, everything in its place.
Energy and persistence conquer all things.
Half a truth is often a great lie.
Content makes poor men rich; discontent makes rich men poor.
Never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today.
We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.
Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain - and most fools do.
Honesty is the best policy.
Well done is better than well said.
Lost time is never found again.
It is the working man who is the happy man. It is the idle man who is the miserable man.
Whatever is begun in anger ends in shame.
It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one to lose it.
A place for everything, everything in its place.
Energy and persistence conquer all things.
Half a truth is often a great lie.
Content makes poor men rich; discontent makes rich men poor.
Never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today.
Monday, April 22, 2013
Saturday, April 20, 2013
Help the Victims of the Boston Bombing
Last night on Boston's channel 4, Johnathan Elias mentioned that he just talked to a women who lost a foot in the Boston Marathon bombing. She's already looking at what prosthetic will work best for her, but they are very expensive. To compound the problem she'll likely be out of work for quite some time. Hadn't considered this until last night, but sounds like many of the victims have particularly expensive injuries that will need multiple surgeries and expensive prosthetics.
So if you're able... One Fund Boston was established to help the victims of the bombing. As the Mayor of Boston reported, "Within an hour, I had calls from business leaders and local philanthropists who, like me, were heartbroken by the impact this hideous tragedy has had on individuals, their families, and friends. And they want to do everything they can to help these people physically and psychologically in the future."
So if you're able... One Fund Boston was established to help the victims of the bombing. As the Mayor of Boston reported, "Within an hour, I had calls from business leaders and local philanthropists who, like me, were heartbroken by the impact this hideous tragedy has had on individuals, their families, and friends. And they want to do everything they can to help these people physically and psychologically in the future."
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Here is the FBI Video of the Boston Marathon Suspects
Well here it is... the FBI's YouTube Video of the two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing case. Please call the police if you think you have seen them.
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