Newsvine Thought for Today

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"Initiative is doing the right thing without being told." — Victor Hugo, French writer (1802-1885).

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The most wasted of all days is one without laughter. - e e cummings (1894 - 1962)

To err is human--and to blame it on a computer is even more so. - Robert Orben

Nectarines vs. Peaches

So, all this time I thought that nectarines and peaches were, like, cousins, when in fact they are exactly the same. You could have nectarines on a peach tree and vice versa. So why do they taste different to me? They are similar, but I've never had a nectarine that tasted exactly like a peach. I've had peaches that tasted exactly like another peach or a nectarine...you get the picture.

Just another example of my weirdness...

Quote: Rachel Carson

"One way to open your eyes is to ask yourself, 'What if I had never seen this before? What if I knew I would never see it again?'" — Rachel Carson, American biologist-ecologist (1907-1964)

Quote: Charles Bukowski

Some people never go crazy. What truly horrible lives they must lead. - Charles Bukowski

Quotes of the Day

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Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement. - Unknown, quoted by Jim Horning

Democracy is a process by which the people are free to choose the man who will get the blame. - Laurence J. Peter (1919 - 1988)

Genres in my iPod

Mak asked me a while back what was in my iPod and there wasn't really any way I could tell her, except to say a little bit of everything. I put a list to the right showing the genres...I guess it's obvious I like a little bit of everything.