Thought of the day.

Every now and then go away and have a little relaxation. To remain constantly at work will diminish your judgment.
Go some distance away, because work will be in perspective and a lack of harmony is more readily seen. - Leonardo DaVinci

Maarburg
Current meatspace coordinates:
N21 18'43.98' W158 01'06.29
Elevation: 12ft
(accurate to within 11ft)

12 and 12

I've decided, that as a result of the emerging global economy, and the shrinking word base, that I need to learn some key phrases in many languages.

So, I propose to you.. my friends, family, and strangers:
What Phrases (looking for 12 total), and
What Languages (again, looking for 12 total):

Maarburg
Current meatspace coordinates:
N21 21' 18.7 W157' 51.5
Elevation: 340ft
(accurate to within 17ft)

When independent thought fails.. .. steal.

Facing it, always facing it, that's the way to get through. Face it. -Joseph Conrad

How are you going to respond when the Clock-Radio of Challenge emits the Irritating Buzz of Opportunity? Are you going to roll over and hit the Snooze Button of Complacency? Or are you going to wake up and, after performing the Bodily Functions of Preparedness, boldly grasp the Toothbrush of Tomorrow? Dave Barry

I am not in this world to live up to other people's expectations, nor do I feel that the world must live up to mine. Fritz Perls

I think the mistake a lot of us make is thinking the state-appointed shrink is our friend.

I'm tired of being worried every day. Seems there's detour signs keeping good things away. JUKE BOY BONNER I'm Getting Tired

If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment. -Marcus Aurelius Antoninus

It's not denial. I'm just very selective about what I accept as reality. -- Calvin

Large doses of coffee can be lethal. Ten grams, or 100 cups over 4 hours, can kill the average human. [hmm.. there goes my idea of filling the hot tub with coffee.]

Life being what it is, one dreams of revenge. Paul Gauguin (1848 - 1903)

One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one's work is terribly important.-- Bertrand Russell

Perfer et obdura; dolor hic tibi proderit olim - Be patient and tough; some day this pain will be useful to you. (Ovid)

Some things...arrive on their own mysterious hour, on their own terms and not yours, to be seized or relinquished forever. --Gail Godwin

The highest possible stage in moral culture is when we recognize that we ought to control our thoughts. Charles Darwin (1809 - 1882)

The need for change bulldozed a road down the center of my mind. -Maya Angelou

Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things, which escape those who dream only by night.Edgar Allan Poe

WARNING! Never attempt to directly fax anyone an image of your naked buttocks. Always photocopy your buttocks and fax the photocopy.
Maarburg
Current meatspace coordinates:
N21 18'43.98' W158 01'06.29
Elevation: 12ft
(accurate to within 11ft)

Needing of some jovality...

And I found the following:

http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20070907

http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20050330

Maarburg
Current meatspace coordinates:
N21 18'43.98' W158 01'06.29
Elevation: 12ft
(accurate to within 110ft)

Pet Peeve #7

How fsking hard can it be?
Kindergarten, IIRC.. That's when I learned the concept.

Inside the lines.

And don't go making excuses that because you have a SUV that you should have a little leeway.
If you can't drive it... DON'T DRIVE IT!

I'm going to put a razor in my trunk (because I can't get IN to my car) just for you. Chances are, I'll be nice and only fix that nasty little SUV problem you have via two tires. Chance, being a fickle mistress might cause me to, after I've crawled into my car from the opposite side, reverse my car out and fix the remaining two tires. Do you feel lucky?

In retrospect.. I was in a rent-a-car.. why did I try to limit the contact of my door edge and your pretty little, I can pee farther than you, statement? I should have...made a little more room. I'm sure your door panel would have given a few inches with the proper coaxing.

Maarburg
Current meatspace coordinates:
N21 18'43.98' W158 01'06.29
Elevation: 12ft
(accurate to within 11ft)