The new real estate trend

A curse against those who wish you harm

"Evil to him who thinks evil."
- Edward III (1312-1377)

perspective

"As long as you know rejection is coming, it doesn't impact you as much."
-  John Paul DeJoria, whose tequila company is valued at $10 billion

drip drip drip

"The truth comes out over time."
- Ben Bradlee

happy dejection

"It's much better to be miserable with money than without."
- Bette Midler

burned

Notice no asterisk*. I was billed for a reasonable clearly stated $20 delivery charge online, but which ballooned to $80 when FedEx arrived at the door. I did not select express shipping. When I politely asked for a rebate, I was lectured as though I was dim for not reading the very fine print, Who does? The online interface needs to be more like Amazon, which is crystal clear and so far fail proof.

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Update: Went to the top and issue resolved amicably. The product is great, just order fulfillment needs to be fixed. Until then we will buy in retail outlets.

plus naps

Einstein reportedly slept for at least 10 hours per day – nearly one and a half times as much as the average American today (6.8 hours).

I am ...

"No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy."
- Roman General Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix (c. 138 BC – 78 BC)

get hammered

“Live the full life of the mind, exhilarated by new ideas, intoxicated by the Romance of the unusual.”

- Ernest Hemingway

on stamina

"You don't get tired when you do what you love doing."
- Trevor Noah on fitting in Stand Up with a full time tv job.

wilderness

"The first great thing is to find yourself and for that you need solitude and contemplation - at least sometimes. I can tell you deliverance will not come from the rushing noisy centers of civilization. It will come from the lonely places."
- Fridtjof Nansen

adversity virtues

"If you don't go through all of that shit, you don't have nothing to talk about when you make it."
- Kevin Hart

In memory of Adam West

A prior posting here.

0.01%

"One million people control Seven billion."
- Vivienne Westwood on the world

know your market

"95% of the fish are in 5% of the water."

"Captain of Cool"

"I read history. I write history. I intend to make history."
- Attributed to JFK

which is probably what she wanted

"You don't marry the sexiest woman alive to take her home to make meatballs."
-  Joe DiMaggio on Marilyn Monroe 

shining brow

"The most important building of the last 150 years."

vocational advice

"Don't be a comedian unless you have to be."
- Dana Carvey

on privilege

"You were born on third base and think you hit a triple"

an Ottawa treatment program

Patients can receive up to three bottles of wine or the equivalent amount of beer daily.