Thought for the day....

..........Thought for the day:

Lifes' journey is not to arrive safely at the grave

in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in

sideways, totally worn out, shouting "Holy Shit, what

a ride.."

I AM NOT THERE

Do not stand at my grave and weep;
I am not there. I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow,
I am the diamond glints on snow,
I am the sunlight on ripened grain,
I am the gentle autumn's rain.

When you awaken in the morning's hush,
I am the swift uplifting rush,
Of quiet birds circled flight
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry. I am not there. I did not die.

-Robert Hepburn (In Memory of Norbert C. Gessner)

Exactly,Rev-Tony Bourdain once said "Your body is not a temple,it's an amusement park!".

'I told you I was ill'

Spike Milligan RIP

in a week + many of our kidneys will be overworked chemical processing plants...

"The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again, who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause; who at best, knows the triumph of high achievement; and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat."
-Theodore Roosevelt, "Citizen in a Republic", April 23, 1910

"Life's first duty is to assume a pose ...

... what the second one is, no one has yet discovered."

-- Oscar Wilde

On 2004-09-14 09:31, Satan's Sin wrote:

"Life's first duty is to assume a pose ...

... what the second one is, no one has yet discovered."

-- Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde is one of the wittiest human beings that ever lived. The problem with quoting him is that there are so many great ones to choose from (several years worth if you limit it to one a day). Here's a sampling:

Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.

America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between.

Arguments are to be avoided; they are always vulgar and often convincing.

I am not young enough to know everything.

I think that God in creating Man somewhat overestimated his ability.

One can survive everything, nowadays, except death, and live down everything except a good reputation.

Work is the curse of the drinking classes.

Scandal is gossip made tedious by morality.

To get back my youth I would do anything in the world, except take exercise, get up early, or be respectable.

Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.

Life is far too important a thing ever to talk seriously about.

"In matters of grave importance, style, not sincerity, is the vital thing."

"If at first you don't succeed, just call it version one."

"When choosing between two evils, I always like to try the one I've never tried before."

• Mae West

"Never refuse to do a kindness unless the act would work great injury to yourself, and never refuse to take a drink-- under any circumstances." - Mark Twain

"AAAAAARRRRRRRR"

-Bamboo Ben

"Ever notice that 'what the hell' is always the right thing to do?"

-- Marilyn Monroe

Words Satan's Sin certainly lives by!

"It was a woman who drove me to drink and I never had the decency to write her and thank her"

~ W.C. Fields ~

"Failure taught me that failure isn't the end unless you give up!" --Jim Carrey

Life is far too important a thing ever to talk seriously about.

UT. Score!

Duct tape is like the force. It has a light side, a dark side, and it holds the universe together. ~Carl Zwanzig

I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn't arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I'm going to be happy in it.
Groucho Marx

[ Edited by: Tiki-Toa on 2004-09-15 03:33 ]

Hey Rev, that thought sounds a bit like the ride Ivan is about to give our Gulf coast Ohana. Hopefully there won't be a "Grave" part to the ride.

Groucho Marx
http://www.audioautographs.com/tiki/gala.mp3

Don the Beachcomber's Rule Number One: "Enjoy life and spend every penny I make."

TC Members' Rule Number One: "Enjoy life and spend every penny I make on tiki."

[ Edited by: Kailuageoff on 2004-09-15 13:14 ]

I feel sorry for people who don't drink, because when they wake up in the morning, that's the best they're gonna feel all day.

-Frank Sinatra

I am most decidedly an optimist at heart, but I always see the glass as half empty- that way I'm always thinking about what my next tiki drink is going be.

[ Edited by: Urban Tiki on 2004-09-16 06:57 ]

[ Edited by: Urban Tiki on 2004-09-16 07:08 ]