december 31, 2014
“Enjoy the little things.” ~ Unknown This post makes the 1,095th blog post in the outhouse and draws to a close three full years of a project that was only supposed to last a year (a leap year … Continued
december 30, 2014
“Your problem is how you are going to spend this one and precious life you have been issued. Whether you’re going to spend it trying to look good and creating the illusion that you have power over circumstances, or whether … Continued
december 29, 2014
“Sometimes it takes failure to figure out who you aren’t.” ~ Anne Lamott St. Paul AME church from last week’s Christmas eve eve walk through downtown Lexington. I’ve photographed this church before, but not from this angle. I then … Continued
december 28, 2014
“Believe in a love that is being stored up for you like an inheritance, and have faith that in this love there is a strength and a blessing so large that you can travel as far as you wish without … Continued
december 27, 2014
“All religions are like different cars all moving in the same direction. People who don’t see it have no light in their hearts.” ~ Ajahn Chah This is pretty much what things looked like around my house today. … Continued
december 26, 2014
“Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.” ~ Dalai Lama If the Dalai Lama is to be believed, then my own actions have today indeed brought me happiness in the form of one … Continued
december 25, 2014
“The beginning of love is to let those we love be perfectly themselves, and not to twist them to fit our own image. Otherwise we love only the reflection of ourselves we find in them.” ~ Thomas Merton … Continued
december 24, 2014
“One small positive thought in the morning can change your whole day.” ~ Unknown Me and the folks were headed to The Smokies for Christmas. We made this trip several years ago for the holiday and had a … Continued
december 23, 2014
“Responsibility: the ability to choose your response. How other people behave is their karma; how you react is yours.” ~ Timber Hawkeye If you’re in Central Kentucky and you own a Toyota, you owe it to yourself, and … Continued
december 22, 2014
“A bit of fragrance always clings to the hand that gives roses.” ~ Chinese proverb I met my friend Ann Howington through the National Digital Newspaper Program. She came to Kentucky from Texas to learn about digitizing newspapers. For some … Continued