CONQUERED BY THE CHINESE!

"Born to the earth are three kinds of creatures. Some are winged and fly. Some are furred and run. Still others stretch their mouths and talk.  All must eat and drink to survive." - Lu Yu, Ancient Chinese Philosopher

There's a story to tell!

"If you think your dog can't count, let him watch you put 3 milkbones in your pocket, then give him 2 of them." - from Dogster.com

FINE THINGS IN LIFE!

"So that the old joy, modest as cake, as wine and friendship Will stay with us at the last, backed by the night Whose ruse gave it our final meaning"
- John Ashbery

The Naughty Scoundrel - our very own Mickey Mouse!

"I only hope that we don't lose sight of one thing - that it was all started by a mouse, " - Walt Disney

ON A SHEPHERDED PATH!

“When the stars threw down their spears, / And watered heaven with their tears, / Did he smile his work to see? / Did he who made the Lamb make thee?” - William Blake

Togetherness against all odds!

"We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools, " - Martin Luther King, Jr.

SWEEPING OUR CONSCIENCE CLEAN!

“Rest not. Life is sweeping by; go and dare before you die. Something mighty and sublime, leave behind to conquer time.” - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

A LOT CAN HAPPEN OVER A CUPPA OF COFFEE!

The morning cup of coffee has an exhilaration about it which the cheering influence of the afternoon or evening cup of tea cannot be expected to reproduce.  ~ Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., "Over the Teacups," 1891

A PRINCELY PLATTER!

"The only time to eat diet food is while you're waiting for the steak to cook,"

 - Julia Child

CURIOSITY!

“The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of this mystery every day. Never lose a holy curiosity.”

- Albert Einstein