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Things Worth Remembering

The three habits that lead to success are: Patience, Application, and Vision.

Take care: The person who will tell others' faults to you - will tell yours to others.

It is always better to be underestimated.

There are three things that are better than riches: Health, Freedom, and Honor.

Think swiftly, speak softly, act wisely.

"The world is neither Scottish, English, nor Irish, neither French, Dutch, nor Chinese, but human, and each nation is only the partial development of a universal humanity." - James Grant on founding the National Association for the Vindication of Scottish Rights, 1862

All from: The Book of Celtic Wisdom

See? No problem.

Anakin Skywalker: “Ray shields.”
Obi-Wan: “Wait a minute. How did this happen? We’re smarter than this.”
Anakin Skywalker: “Apparently not. I say patience.”
Obi-Wan: “Patience?”
Anakin Skywalker: “Yes. R2 will be along in a few moments and then… he’ll release us from the ray shields.”
[R2 comes skidding across the hallway and bashes into the opposite wall]
Anakin Skywalker: “See? No problem.”

Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith


OK, for all of you out there with witty words of homeschooling insight, bitter words regarding in-laws, and moments of “OMG you won’t believe what this kid just did”… I’m sorry. I took a couple of weeks away from blogger land and am now slogging through page after page after page of must-read blogs on my reader. I do this once a year, when the need strikes, and you’d think I’d learn by now. I am smarter than to be surprised by the result, but… well, I guess I’m not.

Seriously, you folks are prolific! Take a nap or something. Go shovel the drive way. Knit a pair of felted slippers. You southern folks are cold enough to need the additional exercise to help warm up, right? Give a girl some catch-up time!