Thank a Veteran Everyday

:: the end of a reflective Veterans Day ::

“The sunset clouds are gathered far away, it's clear and cold. The Milky Way is silent, I turn to the jade plate. The goodness of this life and of this night will not last for long. Next year where will I watch the bright moon?”
ZHONG QIU YUE

a heartfelt show of gratitude is always welcome. http://www.opgratitude.com/index.php

b.q.

t.g.i.f.~ food for thought

H As we plow through a world of chaos,
we keep on truckin'...

ON DOWN THE ROAD

Hold to the course, though the storms are about you;

Stick to the road where the banner still flies;

Fate and his legions are ready to rout you

--Give 'em both barrels--and aim for their eyes.

Life's not a rose bed, a dream or a bubble,

A living in clover beneath cloudless skies;

And Fate hates a fighter who's looking for trouble,

So give 'im both barrels--and shoot for the eyes.

Fame never comes to the loafers and sitters,

Life's full of knots in a shifting disguise;

Fate only picks on the cowards and quitters,

So give 'em both barrels--and aim for the eyes.

by: Grantland Rice

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...and from Steve Wozniak, Apple...

"All the best things that I did at Apple came from
(a) not having money and

(b) not having done it before, ever. "

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..lastly today, from Christopher Reeves...

"Once you choose hope, anything’s possible"

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keep the faith!

b.q.

Autumnal Equinox

AUTUMN FIRES

by Robert Louis Stevenson

"In the other gardens

And all up the vale,

From the autumn bonfies

See the smoke trail!
Pleasant summer over

And all the summer flowers,

The red fire blazes,

the grey smoke towers.
Sing a song of seasons!

Something bright in all,

Flowers in the summer

Fires in the fall! "

b.q.