Know the joy of life by piling good deed on good deed until no rift or cranny appears between them. — Mediations, Book XII
My Take – I find that my life improves as I spend less and less time making it worse for others. When I give of myself, my life gets better.
Posted by daddybear71 on July 21, 2012
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Boo, looking at his latest coloring book – Daddy, where does Supaman come fwom?
Me – He comes from Krypton, very far away.
Boo – Mommy, where does Wonda Woman come fwom?
Irish Woman, looking down at the coloring book – Well, apparently she comes from the planet cleavage. I guess that’s why Daddy likes her.
Yep, that’s my soulmate right there.
Posted by daddybear71 on July 20, 2012
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Posted by daddybear71 on July 20, 2012
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Say to yourself in the early morning: I shall meet today inquisitive, ungrateful, violent, treacherous, envious, uncharitable men. All these things have come upon them through ignorance of real good and ill. — Meditations, Book II
My Take – My biggest thing to work on is my inability to graciously handle people who don’t know how to act. I have to remember that a good portion of them were never taught manners or had good examples to learn from. For them, I try to be a good example and forgive them their ignorance. The rest, the ones who know better but still decide to act the fool? Well, they’re not worth the calories.
Posted by daddybear71 on July 20, 2012
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July 20, 1969
Posted by daddybear71 on July 20, 2012
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Posted by daddybear71 on July 19, 2012
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If any man can convince me and bring home to me that I do not think or act aright, gladly will I change; for I search after truth, by which man never yet was harmed. But he is harmed who abideth on still in his deception and ignorance. — Meditations, Book VI
My Take – When you hold to your idea of what is and what is not, even when shown incontrovertible proof to the contrary, you move from the realm of knowledge into the world of belief. Now, there’s nothing wrong with beliefs. We all have them, but they’re not facts. Every time someone, with respect and consideration, shows you a new way or tells you a new fact, you should evaluate its truthfulness, and if it passes the sniff test, incorporate it into what you know and what you do. “We’ve always done it this way” or “That’s not what I was taught” are excuses to not learn, and once you stop learning, you start to stop living. Old dogs learn new tricks all the time, they just have to remember that the old ways aren’t the only ways.
Posted by daddybear71 on July 19, 2012
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OK, this one steps away from my normal PG rating a tad. So unless you want old people to burst into flames and children to explode, put on your headphones.
This is in honor of the man who was given an extra frisking at the San Francisco airport because of the size of his schwanz.
Posted by daddybear71 on July 19, 2012
https://daddybearsden.com/2012/07/19/todays-earworm-nsfw/
This is just for the people of Louisville, Kentucky, and those who live in the immediate area.
This Saturday, starting at about 5 AM, school buses will be travelling through our neighborhoods. If you were out driving in Louisville today, please wait for one at the corner nearest your home and get on it.
You will be taken to the new downtown arena, where coffee, cold water, and light snacks will be available for your enjoyment. Starting at 8 AM, Mr. Torkelson, the long-suffering gym teacher who was also my high school drivers education instructor, will be presenting his entire curriculum, including a showing of “Blood Runs Red on the Highway”. Mr. Torkelson has graciously agreed to come out of retirement. This should take a few hours, so please plan accordingly.
Following a quick break for lunch, which will be catered by local sandwich shops, we will all sit down and re-take our drivers license written tests. If you pass the test, you will then be taken outside to re-take the on-the-road test in a car that will be provided by the local used car dealers. Yes, you will be parallel parking, merging onto a highway, and changing lanes. Some of you might need to put in a little practice and study time in the next couple days.
Failure to pass either of these tests will cause immediate, permanent revocation of your license to operate a motor vehicle. Sorry, there is no make-up or re-test. This is your last chance.
I am sorry that this drastic step must be taken, but the fact that I felt the need to speak horrible profanities at you so often today while driving to and from work that I started repeating myself when I ran out of unique identifiers for y’all shows that a little re-training is in order. Oh, and driving without a license has become an offense punishable by summary execution, along with most moving violations, including a new one “Driving While Stupid”.
See y’all on Saturday!
Posted by daddybear71 on July 18, 2012
https://daddybearsden.com/2012/07/18/an-announcement/
Have I done something for the general interest? Well then I have had my reward. Let this always be present to thy mind, and never stop doing such good. — Meditations, Book XI
My Take – Knowing that I have done a good job is reward enough for me. Getting thanked is always nice, but when I do well, I do it for my own satisfaction.
Posted by daddybear71 on July 18, 2012
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