Incorrigible Observer - Cheney U - "I felt better after I did it"

Carbon Neutral

cvining — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 18:32:54 +0000

Carbon Neutral cvining Sat, 06/06/2009 - 11:32

Idiots are hard to find

cvining — Sat, 12 Aug 2023 22:00:59 +0000

Idiots are hard to find cvining Sat, 08/12/2023 - 15:00

Coco: But idiots are hard to find, I should think.

Baron Philippe de La Tour-La Tour: Oh no, not in the scientific world.

Topaze [1933]

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0024684/quotes?item=qt0226833

Banjo

cvining — Mon, 17 Jul 2023 19:03:28 +0000

Banjo cvining Mon, 07/17/2023 - 12:03

A gentleman is someone who knows how to play the banjo and doesn't.

Mark Twain

Penis and a brain

cvining — Sun, 25 Jun 2023 20:02:57 +0000

Penis and a brain cvining Sun, 06/25/2023 - 13:02

God gives us a penis and a brain, and only enough blood to run one at a time

Robin Williams

Sweat

cvining — Mon, 05 Jun 2023 19:22:30 +0000

Sweat cvining Mon, 06/05/2023 - 12:22

Horses sweat. Men perspire. Women glow.

Lol, when I said something about a sweaty summer day. I was glowing thru my tshirt.

Theron Marcus Vining

Said to his daughter one sweaty summer day when she was "glowing" through her t-shirt

Camus and chess

cvining — Tue, 02 May 2023 19:54:32 +0000

Camus and chess cvining Tue, 05/02/2023 - 12:54

I remembered how Albert Camus talks about the concept of resistance. The idea is that if you see that you cannot win, do everything in your power to resist. And that memory gave me the determination I needed.

Ding Liren, World Chess Champion 2023-

https://english.elpais.com/sports/2023-05-02/ding-liren-world-chess-cha…

Insignificant

cvining — Tue, 14 Feb 2023 02:51:15 +0000

Insignificant cvining Mon, 02/13/2023 - 18:51

To play a wrong note is insignificant; to play without passion is inexcusable.

Ludwig van Beethoven

Congress denounces "all forms" of socialism, which implies denouncing Social Security too

cvining — Fri, 03 Feb 2023 19:59:21 +0000

Congress denounces "all forms" of socialism, which implies denouncing Social Security too cvining Fri, 02/03/2023 - 11:59

Schroedinger on Quantum Mechanics

cvining — Wed, 11 Jan 2023 17:16:20 +0000

Schroedinger on Quantum Mechanics cvining Wed, 01/11/2023 - 09:16

I don't like it and I'm sorry I had anything to do with it.

Erwin Schrödinger

The moon

cvining — Wed, 11 Jan 2023 17:14:35 +0000

The moon cvining Wed, 01/11/2023 - 09:14

Do you really believe the moon is only there when you look at it?

Albert Einstein, physicist, Nobel laureate (1879-1955)