Tuesday, May 30, 2017

on being Royal


"You live with the rough, you live with the smooth."
- HRH Prince Andrew, Duke of York

Monday, May 29, 2017

Hero


"... somebody who survives the whole experience, but is not ruined by it."
- Paul Fussell, WWII U.S.A. Infantry

Sunday, May 28, 2017

on comedy


"Everyone wants it. Everyone needs it."
- Kevin Hart, who earned almost $90 million last year

larceny


Stealing goes hand in hand with falsehood, because thieves must lie and deceive in order not to get caught. It stems from laziness and additional factors, including:
  • There’s no chance of getting caught; 
  • It’s something really needed and can be used.

Full article here.

failuretunity


"Do not be embarrassed by your failures, learn from them and start again."
- Richard Branson

Saturday, May 27, 2017

autodidactic


"Cooking is the purest form of love as you give to others."
- Alice Waters

Tuesday, May 23, 2017

ferret face


"I wouldn't mind being a doctor if I didn't have to be around sick people."
- Major Frank Burns, MD

paradigm


"In Asia, mental illnesses are less likely to be treated as medical conditions, according to Mariko Kahn, the executive director of Pacific Asian Counseling Services. Many Asian languages have no words to describe mental illness, except words with negative connotations."

Full Los Angeles Times article here.

Saturday, May 20, 2017

the emperor has no clothes


Question:
Why not create original art?

Andy Warhol:
Because it's easier to do.

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Andy Warhol's portrait of Elvis sold for $81.9 million

Friday, May 19, 2017

how to be cool


Order your copy on Amazon.com.

on hiring


"Do they add stress? Or reduce stress?"
- Mark Cuban

blood of christ


fuzzy recollection


"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."

self-loathing


Thursday, May 18, 2017

Jenn's Lamb Chops recipe


  • Put lamb in a large ziplock bag or baking dish, cover lamb with olive oil , crush 3 large garlic cloves, salt and pepper, 2-3 stalks rosemary. 
  • You can add any other aromatic (e.g. onion) if you like. Marinate for at least an hour, or longer. 
  • Grill; lamb should be pink when cooked, just a couple of minutes a side. 
  • Squeeze some lemon during cooking or serve with a slice. 
  • Of course there is also the shortcut of: butter/oil in pan, rosemary , season meat, turn after 2-3 min per side or preferred doneness.

Wednesday, May 17, 2017

on adversity


"Scar tissue is the foundation of character."
- Senator Ben Sasse on not coddling your kids

Tuesday, May 16, 2017

pre fake news




I get the news I need on the weather report
I can gather all the news I need on the weather report
Hey, I've got nothing to do today but smile
Do-n-doh-d-doh-n-doh and here I am
The only living boy in New York
- Simon and Garfunkel, The Only Living Boy in New York 1970

Monday, May 15, 2017

misery


I was an "A" student working for a "C" student.

silly and weird

hoop dreams


"Don't hope; hope is for people who aren't prepared."
- UCLA Coach Wooden

on why people still go to the movies


"Because you have a kitchen in your house, but still go out to eat."
- Jerry Bruckheimer 

Sunday, May 14, 2017

motto


"Great work and folly may be indistinguishable from the outset."
-  Adam SteltznerNASA 

Wheel of Fortune


"No matter how high you rise, you eventually head to the exit."
- 17th Century Dutch proverb

a plaster cast taken of a dead person's face


"A civilization that denies death, ends by denying life."
- Octavio Paz

Saturday, May 13, 2017

age


"Just because you are old doesn't mean you have to be dull."
- John Waters

"Go"


A Chinese board game that is considered the world's most complicated.

based on what goes into it


"Inanimate objects have life."
- Buddhism, Shintoism

new reality


"8 of the top 10 figures Millenials consider famous are YouTube personalities."
- Susan Wojcicki, YouTube CEO

axiom


"Look back to learn; look forward to succeed."

Tuesday, May 9, 2017

on acting


"Know your lines and don't bump into the furniture."
- Spencer Tracy

Monday, May 8, 2017

formula


"I've never been successful when I wasn't having fun."
- Chicago Cubs Manager Joe Maddon

Sunday, May 7, 2017

tunnel vision

Friday, May 5, 2017

Perspective


"You got to choose where you are headed not where you are."
- Deion Sanders

Thursday, May 4, 2017

hair regime


"I shower, apply a little product, blow dry."
- Kurt Russell