Wednesday, February 27, 2002
Monday, February 25, 2002
"Tonight, when you lay your head on your pillow, forget how far you still have to go. Look instead at how far you've already come." -- Bob Moawad: It is so easy for me to get discouraged sometimes when I think about all that I didn't get done today. What I really need to remind myself of is how much I have done.
"May the road rise up to meet you. May the wind be at your back. May your mission in life feed your passion like no other." -- Unknown: Amen!
"Often intuition will direct you. If it feels right, it's probably right." -- Oprah Winfrey: This one I don't completely agree with because it might feel right, for example, for me to rob a bank. In that case following my intuition is a bad idea. I believe it is better to sound your ideas off others, who can provide objective opinions.
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"Before we can care for others, we must learn to love the self." -- Drew Leder: It seems that I have to learn this lesson over and over, but I can definitely see the truth. How can I give something to you if I don't have anything to give? I need to take care of myself, to love myself, before I can love others as I love myself.
"Let the world know you as you are,
not as you think you should be----because sooner or later,
if you are posing, you will forget the pose and then where are you?"
-- Fanny Brice
Aha! Be as you are and you will never have to try to be anyone else.
If you're never scared or embarrassed or hurt, it means you never take any chances." -- Julie Sorel: Get out of the boat, just like Peter did when he saw Jesus walking on the water. If you never take any chances then you will never have an opportunity to succeed. Live!
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Wednesday, February 20, 2002
Comprehending Engineers - Take Nine
An engineer was crossing a road one day when a frog called out to him and said, "If you kiss me, I'll turn into a beautiful princess."
He bent over, picked up the frog and put it in his pocket.
The frog spoke up again and said, "If you kiss me and turn me back into a beautiful princess, I will stay with you for one week."
The engineer took the frog out of his pocket, smiled at it and returned it to the pocket.
The frog then cried out, "If you kiss me and turn me back into a princess, I'll stay with you and do ANYTHING you want."
Again the engineer took the frog out, smiled at it and put it back into his pocket.
Finally, the frog asked, "What is the matter? I've told you I'm a beautiful princess, that I'll stay with you for a week and do anything you want. Why won't you kiss me?"
The engineer said, "Look I'm an engineer. I don't have time for a girlfriend, but a talking frog......that's cool."
Comprehending Engineers - Take Eight
An architect, an artist and an engineer were discussing whether it was better to spend time with the wife or a mistress. The architect said he enjoyed time with his wife, building a solid foundation for an enduring relationship. The artist said he enjoyed time with his mistress, because the passion and mystery he found there. The engineer said, "I like both."
"Both?"
Engineer: "Yeah. If you have a wife and a mistress, they will each assume you are spending time with the other woman, and you can go to the lab and get some work done."
My wife has become very sensitive to the amount of time I spend on the computer at night.
Comprehending Engineers - Take Seven
"Normal people ... believe that if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Engineers believe that if it ain't broke, it doesn't have enough features yet."
Actually, I once destroyed a 1980 Chevette because of this mentality. I tried to install a flush ' n' fill system, and I couldn't get the hoses back on tight enough. While driving on the expressway sometime later, the engine froze. I later found out that this car, for which I had recently poured over $800 worth of repairs to get it running again, had melted pistons!
Comprehending Engineers - Take Six
Three engineering students were gathered together discussing the possible designers of the human body. One said, "It was a mechanical engineer. Just look at all the joints."
Another said, "No, it was an electrical engineer. The nervous system has many thousands of electrical connections."
The last one said, "Actually it was a civil engineer. Who else would run a toxic waste pipeline through a recreational area?"
Comprehending Engineers - Take Five
The graduate with a Science degree asks, "Why does it work?"
The graduate with an Engineering degree asks, "How does it work?"
The graduate with an Accounting degree asks, "How much will it cost?"
The graduate with an Arts degree asks, "Do you want fries with that?"
Comprehending Engineers - Take Three
A pastor, a doctor and an engineer were waiting one morning for a particularly slow group of golfers. The engineer fumed, "What's with these guys? We must have been waiting for 15 minutes!"
The doctor chimed in, "I don't know, but I've never seen such ineptitude!"
The pastor said, "Hey, here comes the greens keeper. Let's have a word with him."
"Hi George. say, what's with that group ahead of us? They're rather slow, aren't they?"
The greens keeper replied, "Oh, yes, that's a group of blind firefighters. They lost their sight saving our clubhouse from a fire last year, so we always let them play for free anytime."
The group was silent for a moment. The pastor said, "That's so sad. I think I will say a special prayer for them tonight."
The doctor said, "Good idea. And I'm going to contact my ophthalmologist buddy and see if there's anything he can do for them."
The engineer said, "Why can't these guys play at night?"
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