That man is a success who has lived
well, laughed often and loved much; who has gained the respect of intelligent
men and the love of children; who has filled his niche and accomplished his
task; who leaves the world better than he found it, whether by an improved
poppy, a perfect poem or a [...]
Well, it's taken all day and half the night (not really, but the FD judges are given to hyperbole), but it's here! The moment you've all been breathlessly waiting for. The introduction to the winners of the Second Annual Finding Direction Summer Desktop Photo Contest Winners. Anticipation has been building. Bribes have been offered - [...]
I had said that the deadline for the official Finding Direction Summer Desktop Photo Contest was midnight last night, but I have in my graciousness extended it one more day so you have until tonight at midnight to get your photos in by hook or by crook.Wow - that was a long sentence (as well [...]
My business is not to remake myself,
but make the absolute best of what God made.
Robert BrowningSome people are caught up in the "extreme makeover" idea and mindset where they want to totally re-do many body parts and change them all up to make their physical bodies something totally different in the end.I don't know if [...]
You can't
control the length of your life, but you can control its width and depth.
You can't control the contour of your face, but you can control its
expression. You can't control the weather, but you can control the
atmosphere of your mind. Why worry about things you can't control when you
can [...]
As you all know, the latest Finding Direction desktop photo contest kicked off here earlier this week and the deadline is two weeks from Monday (the Monday after Labor Day), so y'all get busy shooting pictures (or finding some good ones someone else has taken or else off the internet) and submitting photos for the [...]
Summer is nearly over (where did it go?!?), isn't it, and I'm a bit behind. But be of good cheer. I'm finally slipping in today the kick off to the phenomenal Second Annual Finding
Direction Summer Desktop Photo Contest!. Yea!!Since everyone waits to the last minute anyway to get their photos in (there were way over [...]
"Well, it's been a quiet week here in Lake Wobegon . . . " Oops . . . that's Garrison Keillor of A Prairie Home Companion on NPR.Let me begin again.It's been a very active week here in Picayune, Mississippi.Let me start with the future, though, if I may. Summer is here, so next week [...]
I mean, it's not a big celebrity sighting or anything, although Bobby Valentine's interview the past couple of days ranks right up there, but I've just come from my infamous "Site Meter" where I was checking on the hits overnight and came across a couple of interesting ones.The first was from the city of Madrid, [...]
"One of the best things I've found about blogging
is meeting people like you who will be a listening friend with no
strings attached."Charlie Whitfield I just pulled out my word/phrase for the day from my fruits of the Spirit post (here),
if you remember, and it is "Be quiet; lead a quiet life." I Thess.
3:11. That sounds easy [...]