I appreciate the confidence that comes through in a work when the writer does not feel the need to overly explain his points. He believes what he writes and writes it. Then it is up to posterity to decide whether they find value in it. Some may call this overconfidence or arrogance, but unless you have to defend your ideas to a dissertation board, or a classroom, or an instructor, a bit of arrogance in your beliefs may not such a bad thing. People will disagree with you, even if you well support your argument, but they will trounce you if you don’t believe in what you write.
Category Archives: Only the Short
Saith Me… Utility
It does not have to be ugly to be utilitarian.
Saith Me… Understanding Your Opponent
Understanding your opponent is vital, misunderstanding your opponent is detrimental to success. Information inaccurately sourced or evaluated can lead to great struggle and strife; can lead to confusion and defeat. Avoid quick assessment or popular belief, dig deeper and be prepared to admire your opponent even as you prepare to defeat them.
Run, Walk and Hobble to Success
Obstacles, physical and physiological, can’t always be planned for in advance. Sometimes it takes running, walking, and hobbling to make it to the finish line. The speed in which we finish the race is never as important as the obstacles we tackle on the journey. If we overcome the obstacles, we have success. If we have enjoyed the journey, we have won.
Saith Me… Anxiety
It is not the need to be liked which causes me anxiety, it is just I don’t want to be disliked for being me.
It Begins
Today I begin my Master’s Degree. No cautious dip in the pool, but rather a headlong dive into deep water. Sink or swim it is a dream finally realized. A dream to navigate the second half of my life without floundering when my children swim away from home.
Saith the Daughter… Attacking the Day
It is bound to be an interesting day when the first thing your daughter says is….
“I am not sure how well I’ll be able to attack the day, more likely I’ll face-plant into the morning.”
In Search of a Good Rock
I think I need a vacation from the foolish remarks, ignorant attitudes, and rude comments of others. Does anyone know of a good rock to hide under?
Pray for Comfort
Today the tragedy in Aurora, CO came too close to home. We feel isolated where we live, but Aurora is not so far. It is were my husband works. It is where we shop.
Today we learned that a young woman my son knows was wounded. We learned that most of his friends lost someone this week or are standing vigil for those hanging on to life.
My son was only a toddler when the Columbine shootings occurred. That tragedy could not touch him. He remembers clearly 9/11 even though he was young. But this horror has touched his world, and will change him.
We are the lucky ones, we hurt inside, but we were not in the nightmare. I ask you to please pray for those who were there that night, pray for their families and close friends, pray for their rescuers. Pray that their suffering is comforted, that the nightmare will fade and the healing will begin.
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Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;
Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.
2 Corinthians 1:3-4
King James Version of the Bible
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To Try and Fail is Still the Better Choice
Rest in Peace Pip
Wednesday morning one of our outdoor cats caught a baby bunny. He knew he shouldn’t have as soon as he saw my daughter approaching, and he dropped his catch before taking off to hide. The bunny, a cottontail, was only a week or so old, eyes not yet open. His name is Pip since he has such a little squeak, and we knew it was unlikely he would survive.
We raise big, fluffy Angora Rabbits. They grow to be 7-10 pounds and are bigger than our cats. When they are born, they are tiny but no where near as tiny as Pip. The baby bottles we have used on the Angoras are bigger than Pip. Pip is as tiny as his squeak.
Pip did well on the first day, and there was hope. The danger for rabbits, baby rabbits especially, is that they will hop, or violently twitch, and break their backs…
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Pithy Ponderings 