Tuesday, January 31, 2023

A monk decides to meditate alone.

 














"A monk decides to meditate alone. Away from his monastery, he takes a boat and goes to the middle of the lake, closes his eyes and begins to meditate.
After a few hours of unperturbed silence, he suddenly feels the blow of another boat hitting his.
With his eyes still closed, he feels his anger rising and, when he opens his eyes, he is ready to shout at the boatman who dared to disturb his meditation.
But when he opened his eyes, he saw that it was an empty boat, not tied up, floating in the middle of the lake…
At that moment, the monk achieves self-realization and understands that anger is within him; it simply needs to hit an external object to provoke it.
After that, whenever he meets someone who irritates or provokes his anger, he remembers: “The other person is just an empty boat. Anger is inside me.“
~Thich Nhat Hanh









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Monday, January 30, 2023

Billy Graham for a chauffeur


 












Before he died, Billy Graham was returning to Charlotte after a speaking engagement and when his plane arrived there was a limousine waiting to transport him to his home. As he prepared to get into the limo, he stopped and spoke to the driver .
"You know," he said, "I am 87 years old and I have never driven a limousine. Would you mind if I drove it for a while?"
The driver said, "No problem. Be my guest!" Billy gets into the driver's seat and they head off down the highway. A short distance away sat a rookie State Trooper operating his first speed trap.
The long black limo went by him doing 70 in a 55 mph zone. The trooper pulled out and easily caught the limo and he got out of his patrol car to begin the procedure.
The young trooper walked up to the driver's door and when the glass was rolled down, he was surprised to see who was driving.
He immediately excused himself and went back to his car and called his supervisor. He told the supervisor, "I know we are supposed to enforce the law, but I also know that important people are given certain courtesies. I need to know what I should do because I have stopped a very important person."
The supervisor asked, "Is it the governor?" The young trooper said, "No, he's more important than that." The supervisor said, "Oh, so it's the president." The young trooper said, "No, he's even more important than that."
The supervisor finally asked, "Well then, who is it?"
The young trooper said, "I think it's Jesus, because he's got Billy Graham for a chauffeur!"


























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HAVE A GOOD ONE. J.T.


Wednesday, January 25, 2023

WISDOM JOKES TRAVEL WISDOM JOKES TRAVEL WISDOM JOKES TRAVEL

 



Today's Quotes...  “There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.”

“When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.”
“We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future.”
“Remember, remember always, that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from immigrants and revolutionists.”
“Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth.”
“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”
― Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Canada Time.... From the "Sudbury Then and Now" page.
Dan and Betty Brown. Betty and Dan Brown return from the trap line, Lake Penage/Panache (March 1948)
Source: “Fur - The Trade That Put Upper Canada on the Map” by Ralph Bice
I had the chance to meet the Browns many years ago.




These photos are from the 30's. I had the chance to spend a few afternoons with the Browns in the 60's.. So many stories...
What a blessing...

















This camp was just a few miles from the Brown's Camp.. Great memories.... Have A Great Day... Joe Todd...

Joe Todd at Lake Penage in 60's
































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Monday, December 05, 2022

“Life changes in the instant. The ordinary instant.” #Wisdom #Jokes & #Travel At My Quality Time Blog... Mingus Mill Great Smoky Mountains

 


Today's Quotes::: 

"Memory fades, memory adjusts, memory conforms to what we think we remember."
“Character — the willingness to accept responsibility for one's own life — is the source from which self-respect springs.”
"We are well advised to keep on nodding terms with the people we used to be, whether we find them attractive company or not."
“You have to pick the places you don't walk away from.”
"We tell ourselves stories in order to live."
― Joan Didion
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Have A Great day.......
Joe Todd




















Monday, November 28, 2022

"BEFORE PLASTIC WRAP, ELMERS GLUE, AND PAPER TOWELS, WHAT DID YOU DO ?" #Wisdom #Jokes & #Travel At My Quality Time Blog.. Ohio Ceramic Museum & Heritage Center

 


"THE FLOUR SACK”

IN THAT LONG AGO TIME WHEN THINGS WERE SAVED,
WHEN ROADS WERE GRAVELED AND BARRELS WERE STAVED,
WHEN WORN-OUT CLOTHING WAS USED AS RAGS,
AND THERE WERE NO PLASTIC WRAP OR BAGS,
AND THE WELL AND THE PUMP WERE WAY OUT BACK,
A VERSITILE ITEM, WAS THE FLOUR SACK.
PILLSBURY'S BEST, MOTHER'S AND GOLD MEDAL, TOO
STAMPED THEIR NAMES PROUDLY IN PURPLE AND BLUE.
THE STRING SEWN ON TOP WAS PULLED AND KEPT;
THE FLOUR EMPTIED AND SPILLS WERE SWEPT.
THE BAG WAS FOLDED AND STORED IN A SACK
THAT DURABLE, PRACTICAL FLOUR SACK.
THE SACK COULD BE FILLED WITH FEATHERS AND DOWN,
FOR A PILLOW, OR T'WOULD MAKE A NICE SLEEPING GOWN.
IT COULD CARRY A BOOK AND BE A SCHOOL BAG,
OR BECOME A MAIL SACK SLUNG OVER A NAG.
IT MADE A VERY CONVENIENT PACK,
THAT ADAPTABLE, COTTON FLOUR SACK.
BLEACHED AND SEWN, IT WAS DUTIFULLY WORN
AS BIBS, DIAPERS, OR KERCHIEF ADORNED.
IT WAS MADE INTO SKIRTS, BLOUSES AND SLIPS.
AND MOM BRAIDED RUGS FROM ONE HUNDRED STRIPS
SHE MADE RUFFLED CURTAINS FOR THE HOUSE OR SHACK,
FROM THAT HUMBLE BUT TREASURED FLOUR SACK!
AS A STRAINER FOR MILK OR APPLE JUICE,
TO WAVE MEN IN, IT WAS A VERY GOOD USE,
AS A SLING FOR A SPRAINED WRIST OR A BREAK,
TO HELP MOTHER ROLL UP A JELLY CAKE,
AS A WINDOW SHADE OR TO STUFF A CRACK,
WE USED A STURDY, COMMON FLOUR SACK!
AS DISH TOWELS, EMBROIDERED OR NOT,
THEY COVERED UP DOUGH, HELPED PASS PANS SO HOT,
TIED UP DISHES FOR NEIGHBORS IN NEED,
AND FOR MEN OUT IN THE FIELD TO SEED.
THEY DRIED DISHES FROM PAN, NOT RACK
THAT ABSORBENT, HANDY FLOUR SACK!
WE POLISHED AND CLEANED STOVE AND TABLE,
SCOURED AND SCRUBBED FROM CELLAR TO GABLE,
WE DUSTED THE BUREAU AND OAK BED POST,
MADE COSTUMES FOR OCTOBER (A SCARY GHOST)
AND A PARACHUTE FOR A CAT NAMED JACK.
FROM THAT LOWLY, USEFUL OLD FLOUR SACK!
SO NOW MY FRIENDS, WHEN THEY ASK YOU
AS CURIOUS YOUNGSTERS OFTEN DO, "BEFORE PLASTIC WRAP, ELMERS GLUE,
AND PAPER TOWELS, WHAT DID YOU DO ?"

TELL THEM LOUDLY AND WITH PRIDE DON'T LACK,
"GRANDMOTHER HAD THAT WONDERFUL FLOUR SACK!"
*Pictured- All of the dresses were made from Flour Sacks.







































History:

The people of the Woodland Indian cultures (from 800 B.C.E.) were the first people in South East Ohio to make pottery for storing and cooking food. Known to archeologists as the Adena, Hopewell and Late Woodland cultures, each group developed its own distinct pot shapes and decorations. European settlers later colonized the area and established small backyard potteries, known as Bluebird Potteries. The potteries operated out of small sheds and thus their openings were an annual spring event, just like the return of the bluebirds. With the onset of the industrial revolution, pottery manufacture became mechanized. Mass production of slip cast wares became common. The Art Pottery movement (1880-1940’s) began as a response to the standardization of mass production. Many fine, collectible, individually made Art Pottery pieces were created until about 1950 when the industry again returned to production of large volume commercial pottery. The collection of the National Ceramic Museum and Heritage Center contains many fine examples of Art Pottery and other pieces that date from the 1880’s to the present. Today, the region is still home to many excellent pottery manufacturers, producing high quality wares for discriminating buyers. Many fine artists, ceramic sculptors and potters also choose to live in the area and create their art works. The region is known as a global center for the production of pottery and ceramic arts.


































Have A Great Day....

Sunday, November 27, 2022

#Wisdom #Jokes & #Travel At My Quality Time Blog,,, "In life, it's not where you go, it's who you travel with." Charles M. Schulz... Punta Cana....... #Wisdom #Jokes & #Travel At My Quality Time Blog

 

Today's Thoughts... “Sometimes I lie awake at night, and I ask, 'Where have I gone wrong'.....Then a voice says to me, 'This is going to take more than one night.”

“What's the good of living if you don't try a few things?”
“All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.”
“Learn from yesterday, live for today, look to tomorrow, rest this afternoon.”
“Be yourself. No one can say you're doing it wrong.”
"In life, it's not where you go, it's who you travel with."
"Life is like a ten speed bicycle. Most of us have gears we never use."
― Charles M. Schulz








































































Punta Cana, the easternmost tip of the Dominican Republic, abuts the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. It's a region known for its 32km stretch of beaches and clear waters. The Bávaro area and Punta Cana combine to form what's known as La Costa del Coco, or the Coconut Coast, an area of lavish, all-inclusive resorts. It's popular for zip-lining, windsurfing, kayaking and sailing.














Have A Great Day..... Joe Todd