"Life consists not simply in what heredity and environment do to us, but in what we make out of what they do to us." - H. E. Fosdick

"One of the secrets of life is to make stepping stones out of stumbling blocks." - Jack Penn

"Happiness is having something to do, someone to love, and something to hope for." - Anonymous.

Merry Christmas everyone.

Claw has been enjoying a week off, on vacation. He's back, and wants to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas, on this glorious eve. Feliz Navidad. Joyeux Noel. Tsing Don Fi Lo. Maliguyang Pascow. Happy Hanukkah. Kwanzaa. Eid al-Adha. And to all a good night.

"Wisdom consists of the anticipation of consequences." - Norman Cousins

"Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others. If you have that awareness, you have good manners, no what fork you use." - Emily Post

"May you have the hindsight to know where you've been, the foresight to know where you're going, and the insight to know when you've gone too far." - Anonymous

"A mind stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions." - Anonymous

"Idleness is not doing nothing; it's being free to do anything." - Anonymous

"Reality is the leading cause of stress among those who are in touch with reality." - Anonymous

"The time you enjoy wasting, is not wasted time." - Anonymous