Thursday, September 29, 2011

ancient greek



"When we are offended at any man’s fault, turn to yourself & study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger." 
Epictetus 

Monday, September 26, 2011

sabbatical


"Get right with yourself. That's what life's about."
- Sonny Rollins


Sunday, September 18, 2011

Cleveland


Portrait of Nathaniel Olds by Jeptha Homer Wade, 1837

Saturday, September 17, 2011

bad


"I don't trust anyone who hasn't been arrested once."
- John Waters

Thursday, September 15, 2011

fire


Firefighters' ladder drill:
http://bit.ly/n6mI8U

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Four


"Out of 58 billion people who have lived on the earth, only 12 of us have walked on the moon."
- Alan Bean

Footlights Revue


"I don't know many people worth knowing who don't have a mind that sometimes leads them astray."
- Stephen Fry

wealth


In 1840 the word millionaire is invented.

Saturday, September 3, 2011

radio free europe


"It's really fun to be famous, I'm sorry. And to be looked at and considered successful is great. [But] for every single person in this world who thinks I'm successful and great, there's someone else who thinks I'm a sham and just so full of myself and a walking piece of shit as an artist, and that's ok."
- Michael Stipe

the harder I work the luckier I get


Q: How do you do so many things at once and how do you cope with it?

A: I'm going to let the universe bring to me whatever. I'm going to be open to receive it. But I'm also going to be prepared to change direction. I'm not going to be all locked down and closed and trying to control every moment of the day.

Thursday, September 1, 2011

Montserrat


"The perfect music is probably silence."
- Sting