we all shine on

whether or not you make your living being beautiful,the longer you live, the more you recognize that special something deep inside all of us that radiates beauty. regardless of the outside of you,the beauty inside you will never change,for as long as you live.

shine that beauty on someone else. time passes quickly and it is the best way to leave your mark. in the memory of others is true immortality.

-mamie van doren,quoted in the older the fiddle,the better the tune by willard scott

midsummer's night...

...or is that tomorrow? in any event,it's a beautiful summer evening. the crickets are just starting to sing right now.
( boring but at least not bitchy! )

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good is silent,discrete,unassuming,whereas evil is so noisy. we only hear about the evil in the world.

-isabel allende

i found this in the latest issue of bookpage

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You're India!

A great thinker and leader, you have a great deal of power despite
being really poor.  You like movies, cows, and you probably are a vegetarian and may
even be a pacifist.  You've probably been moving away from pacifism lately, though,
as you get more and more defensive that everyone around you is trying to hurt you.
 How about a nice game of chess?
Take the Country Quiz
at the Blue Pyramid

i like the fact that this quiz has 64 possible results. i found my result rather...interesting.