Took it Back Too Soon

Cover via Amazon

I used to have a Yahoo 360 blog - because I already had a Yahoo account, and because it was free.  Did I really need another reason?  I wasn't really sure what to do with it, so I started posting various quotes from the books I was reading.  They may not be particularly deep or inspirational, but sometimes a line or a sentence in a book will just strike me.  I doubt an insurance quote will ever do that, unless of course they really can save me lots of money.

Yahoo has since shut down their 360 service, and my blog is history, along with all those quotes.  There really weren't that many, mostly because I don't always write the quotes down when they speak to me.  Then I can't always find the page again or else I take the book back to the library before I remember. 

I did it again this week.  I was reading the second Percy Jackson book The Sea of Monsters and there was something Hermes said that really struck me.  I was thinking I ought to re-start the book quote thing - maybe here on this blog, maybe somewhere else.  But, I didn't write the quote down, and then Cory and I went to the library to return books that were due.  I'd finished The Sea of Monsters, so I grabbed that one too - and didn't think about my quote until the next day.  I wonder if it's worth requesting the book from the library, just so I can find my quote?

Heads or Tails - Surprise

Paden's First Ice Cream Cone
Originally uploaded by krissypants.

Today it's HEADS - Surprise!

Here are a few quotes about surprise I liked:

“Surprise is the greatest gift which life can grant us.”
- Boris Pasternak

“One of the greatest discoveries a man makes, one of his greatest surprises, is to find he can do what he was afraid he couldn't”
- Henry Ford

“Love is like swallowing hot chocolate before it has cooled off. It takes you by surprise at first, but keeps you warm for a long time.”

“When science finally locates the center of the universe, some people will be surprised to learn they're not it.”
- Bernard Bailey

“I doubt whether the world holds for anyone a more soul-stirring surprise than the first adventure with ice cream”
- Heywood C. Broun

Quotes from Thinkexist.com

Don't forget to visit the home of Heads or Tails to see more participants.

ETA: The center of the universe one is my favorite, too. It reminds me of someone I know.

Happy Thanksgiving

In honor of Thanksgiving, I'd like to share a few quotes I liked:

"I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new."

-Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Celebrate the happiness that friends are always giving, make every day a holiday and celebrate just living!”

-Amanda Bradley

“We tend to forget that happiness doesn't come as a result of getting something we don't have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have.”

-Frederick Keonig

“Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving.”

-W. T. Purkiser

Quotes from Thinkexist.com

May your stuffing be tasty
May your turkey plump,
May your potatoes and gravy
Have never a lump.
May your yams be delicious
And your pies take the prize,
And may your Thanksgiving dinner
Stay off your thighs!

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone! I am thankful for all of you.

Now I'm off to get the turkey in the oven, peel the potatoes and make the dressing. We'll eat when the food is ready. We're real scheduled around here.