HOLD ON

photo by banoootah_qtr

Had a doozy week, how 'bout you?  It's time for a classic Throw Back Friday, "it's going to be okay," 90's anthem.  I feel better already!



                                  
 

Principle in the type:  "Optimist:  Someone who figures that taking a step backward after taking a step forward is not a disaster, it's a cha-cha."   Robert Brault.    

                                                                          Happy Weekend, Peeps and Peepettes! 

RONCY

photo by kate gabrielle

Love story to the umpth degree.  Storybook.      Nancy Reagan:  " 'I've had quite a life, when you stop and think about it," she once told a Vanity Fair reporter. "I'm very lucky. Especially with Ronnie -- I was the happiest girl in the world when I became we." '  link          Ronald Reagan to Nancy:  " 'I more than love you, I'm not whole without you. You are life itself to me. When you are gone, I'm waiting for you to return so I can start living again.' "   link

Principle in the type:  "There is a great power in a strong partnership.  True partners can achieve more than the sum of each acting alone."     Russell M. Nelson  

CARBS FOR THE WIN

photo by Tom Ray

What?  National Cereal Day was yesterday?  Cereal would go out of business without my family.   Cereal trivia in honor:   Cap'n Crunch's full name is Horatio Magellan Crunch.         story           

Principle in the type:  "Choose your love.  Love your choice."      Thomas S. Monson

COMING TO A FORK IN THE FAIRWAY

photo by Uri Tours

When the Ann Landers advice column suggested not washing one's golf balls in one's kitchen sink, hoopla erupted.  "We routinely wash fruits and vegetables in the kitchen sink, and they have dirt and chemicals on them. . . . Get over it!" said one reader.  Another, "everyone uses the ball washers at each tee or wets a towel and wipes them," not a big deal.  It went on and on from there.  The point is I think - make your reasoned decision, and do it!        story                  

Principle in the type:  "We wait and we question, we work the angles and list the pros and cons, while we move one step up and two back toward actually taking actions.  We delude ourselves that we are doing our due diligence when mostly we are just treading water in a perfectly heated pool of laziness, comfort and fear.  You can't study the map forever.  At some point it's time to start walking; there is only so much daylight."        Rob Lowe

SPECIAL VOTER'S EDITION

photo by Michael Dougherty

Holy Moly.  Well, I doubt this will make you or I feel any better about the state of Things:




                                  

Principle in the type:  "Sometimes the most needed things . . are things we tend to take for granted . . . and the reality of truths and right and wrong . . . "    Dallin H. Oaks  

                                                                                        Enjoy the weekend, Peeps.

CALLING ALL CLEVERNESS

photo by Neon Tommy

Carol Burnett, who was given a lifetime achievement award from the Screen Actors Guild in January, would tweak today's television shows if she had her way.  "Some of the sitcoms I see make me feel like they might be being written by teenage boys in the locker room.  I'd like to see cleverness back," said Burnett.   You can't knock good ol'fashioned cleverness.     news 
                  

Principle in the type:  "They say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself."      Andy Warhol

WINNING

photo by Disney / ABC Television Group

About the Oscars, I made a couple correct predictions.  (I know stuff.)  
Other than that?  I'm kind of on board with the Kevin Hart "Let's not let this negative issue of diversity beat us," speech.  Go ahead.  Be whatever color you are, do your best, share your talents, help society, and keep your head up.  Everybody hang in there.  We got this.        news           

Principle in the type:  "There must be purpose. We are here to accomplish something, to bless society with our talents and our learning. There can be fun, yes. But there must be recognition of the fact that life is serious, that the risks are great, but that you can overcome them if you will discipline yourselves . . ."      Gordon B Hinckley