On Sacred Idleness

Certainly work is not always required of a man. There is such a thing as a sacred idleness, the cultivation of which is now fearfully neglected.

-George MacDonald

Neglected indeed. 

Another Observation

I took this photo (with the old Olympus) at Edisto Beach, SC in 2011. It has been used on websites and other places. I

Between flattery and admiration there often flows a river of contempt

-Minna Antrim

My blogging has been sparse.  Between the meteoric growth of our business, some travel, and no longer having a laptop, it has been difficult for me to make the time to blog.  This too, shall pass.

On Giving

If you are a giver, remember to learn your limits . . . Because the takers don’t have any.

-unknown

On Training

“You have to train your mind to be stronger than your feelings or else you will lose yourself”

-Mike Tyson.

On Patience

Patience is not simply the ability to wait . . . It’s how we behave while we are waiting.
-Joyce Meyer

On Meetings

People who enjoy meetings should not be in charge of anything.

Dr. Thomas Sowell

 

On Conclusive Evidence

The late, Big Red, June 5, 2017.

Don’t accept your dogs admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful

– attributed to Ann Landers

On Humility

“Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it’s thinking of yourself less”

-C.S. Lewis

The last two weeks have reminded me of this quote.  Competing priorities, coupled with laptop issues have caused me to take almost a week off from blogging.  It is just another pause in that thing we call “ life”.

Comin’ Out Of Nowhere . . .

Stormbringer, the 9th studio album by Deep Purple was released in November of 1974.

Not a bad song on the album.

Here are a few examples from the 1975 tour supporting the record. Interestingly enough, it starts off with the title track from “Burn,” the previous album.

  “Rock ‘n Roll.”

1 BURN 0:00

 2 STORMBRINGER 7:44

3 THE GYPSY 12:21

4 SOLDIER OF FORTUNE 17:20 

5 LADY DOUBLE DEALER 19:25 

Sunday Pipes #138

He has Risen Indeed!