Counting.................

 

There was a sign hanging in the physicist Albert Einstein's office at Princeton that said: "Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts.

-Peter Bevelin

An easy choice...............

 

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to stay the course....................

       Yesterday, in the middle of an internal tempest—a raging internal debate about my own capacities—I walked to the coffee shop down the road for a treat.  On the way, I noticed that the cool air and warm sun seemed perfectly untroubled by the momentous issues and feelings that were swirling through my body.

      Nearing the coffee shop, I looked across the street to the mini-mall that has a head store, a Curves franchise, a beauty salon, and some other shop I can't recall.  There, in the window of the salon, was a hand-written sign saying: "Thank you for your devotion."

      Now I know there is some logical explanation of why they put that sign in their window that has nothing to do with me.  But, in that moment, I knew it was just for me.  The universe had decided I needed some direct encouragement to stay the course—to have faith through the turbulence.

      I laughed out loud, made a small bow, and got a warm cup of foggy-morning coffee with room for cream.

-David Rynick,  This Truth Never Fails:  A Zen Memoir in Four Seasons

Let it go.............................

"Frustration itself is therefore a sign of trying to control that which is not really controllable."

-David R. Hawkins

Reasons I like living in Newark and Licking County..........................

Reason 47A:   The renovation and re-dedication of the "anti-flooding" totem pole.

      The back story is here.   Anyway, the totem pole has been MIA for the past several years.  The wood totem pole was originally erected in 1962.   Did you know that the average life span of a wood totem pole is about seventy years?   After that,  Mother Nature has her way.  Rather than wait until it was too late to save the totem pole, some bright and caring folks (thank you, Dave Fryman!) decided to repair and rehabilitate it.   It has spent the last two years first thoroughly drying out and then being brought back to its original glory.   Today was the unveiling and re-dedication ceremony.   Very timely since our county is receiving 3-6 inches of rain this weekend.  More than 100 folks braved the rain to watch and listen.  Lots of smiles.

Remember.......................

A clear sign..........................

“If only God would give me some clear sign! Like making a large deposit in my name at a Swiss Bank.”  


-Woody Allen

Aquarians are pretty cool folk..................

If you doubt that, check out friend Bilbo's list of irrational fears by zodiac sign.

Aquarius (January 20 - February 18): Arachibutyrophobia, the fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth.

Ah, Grasshopper..............................

On turning.................................

My attitude is that if you push me towards something that you think is a weakness, then I will turn that perceived weakness into a strength.

-Michael Jordan

Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.

-John Wooden

A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd.

-Max Lucado

Even a mistake may turn out to be the one thing necessary to a worthwhile achievement.

-Henry Ford

Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you.

-Unknown

Nelson.......................................

"Not a moment should be lost in attacking the enemy....The only consideration in my mind is, how to get at them with the least risk to our ships....The measure may be thought bold, but I am of the opinion the boldest measures are the safest."

"Do you know what's shown on board of the Commander-in-Chief?  Why [the signal] to leave off action!  Now damn me if I do!  You know, Foley, I have only one eye, - and I have I right to be blind sometimes.  I really do not see the signal!

-Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson

Divine intervention........................

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Reasons why I like living in Newark and Licking County......................

Reason #47:  The anti-flooding totem pole.  You just can't be to careful.

My adopted hometown, Newark, Ohio, was seriously impacted by a great flood on a cold winter's day in 1959.   I wasn't here then, but they say that an enormous amount of rain fell on snow-covered and frozen ground.  The rivers and normal drainage outlets were unable to do much in the way of carrying the waters away.  Ergo, much of the town went under water.  We have not had a similar flood since.  Perhaps this is the reason:

The sign reads:
      TO PREVENT A RECURRENCE
OF THE GREAT FLOOD  JAN. 21, 1959
      DEDICATED JUNE 1, 1962
BY THE RISING RIVER ASSOCIATION
THIS PLAQUE POSITION DESIGNATES
←   HIGH WATER LEVEL

The local legend is that the "Rising River Association" hired a shaman from the Great Northwest to create a totem pole that would protect the area from another catastrophic flood.  (Perhaps they added the fence and barbed wire to keep evil spirits from tampering with the positive energy of the totem pole.)  So far I'd say they've gotten their monies worth.

Remember.................................

Speaking of Diana Ross.....................

A few random signs found in the Intertunnel...

Can I get an Amen.......................................?

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A clue as well..........................................

Not a problem yesterday.........................

I should hope so........................................