SUNRISE - July 29, 2011

"The dreams of the broken are mightier than the wishes of the dead."  ~Dodinsky

SUNRISE - July 28, 2011

The race is not always to the swift, but to those who keep on running.  ~Author unknown, in reference to Ecclesiastes 9:11, "I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favor to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all."

SUNRISE - July 27, 2011

July 27, 2011 Sunrise 6:05 a.m.

 

 "Stubbornly persist, and you will find that the limits of your stubbornness go well beyond the stubbornness of your limits."

- Robert Brault

SUNRISE - July 26, 2011

July 27, 2011 Sunrise 6:00 a.m.

"Success consists of doing the common things of life uncommonly well."

- Unknown

SUNRISE - July 22, 2011

July 22, 2011 Sunrise 5:58 a.m.

"To comprehend a man's life, it is necessary to know not merely what he does but also what he purposely leaves undone. There is a limit to the work that can be got out of a human body or a human brain, and he is a wise man who wastes no energy on pursuits for which he is not fitted; and he is till wiser who, from among the things that he can do well, chooses and resolutely follows the best." - John Hall Gladstone

SUNRISE - July 21, 2011

July 21, 2011 Sunrise 5:58 a.m.

"He lives long that lives well; and time misspent is not lived but lost." - Thomas Fuller

SUNRISE - July 20, 2011

   

 

 

It's not the things we do in life that we regret on our death bed, it is the things we do not. - Randy Pausch,

SUNRISE - July 17, 2011

July 17, 2011 Sunrise 5:55 a.m.

"Time is all you have and you may find one day that you have less than you think."  —  Randy Pausch 

Our grandson Kyan and the beautiful custom quilt  lovingly made by Lise.


As with all kids, he is most fascinated by the box.  

Somewhere in those last two sentences I think there just may be multiple lessons for all of us.


rlw

SUNRISE - July 16, 2011

July 16, 2011 Sunrise 5:55 a.m.

   “I have long ago lost my belief in immortality – also my interest in it.” – Mark Twain

   Today's harvest from the garden.  A pumpkin.  A cucumber.  Two onions.  Nine miniature strawberries.  Need recipe.

rlw

SUNRISE - July 15, 2011

July 15, 2011 Sunrise 5:54 a.m.

...just in case I tend to be filled with self-importance and think that the 'things' I have filled my life with will have much importance once I am gone vs. any personal legacy left for those that live beyond ... I am reminded:










I met a traveler from an antique land


Who said: Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in the desert. Near them, on the sand,
Half sunk, a shatter'd visage lies, whose frown
And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command




Tell that its sculptor well those passions read
Which yet survive, stamp'd on these lifeless things,
The hand that mocked them and the heart that fed.
And on the pedestal these words appear:


"My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:
Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!" 
Nothing beside remains. 
Round the decay Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare,



The lone and level sands stretch far away...

SUNRISE - July 14, 2011

July 14, 2011 Sunrise 5: 54 a.m.

"There is no way to happiness.  Happiness is the way."

SUNRISE - July 13, 2011

July 13, 2011  Sunrise 5:53 a.m.

“Be wiser than other people if you can; but don't tell them about it.” - Lord Chesterfield

SUNRISE - July 12, 2011

July 12, 2011  Sunrise 5:52 am

“Life is short. Time is fleeting. Realize the Self. Purity of the heart is the gateway to God. Aspire. Renounce. Meditate. Be good; do good. Be kind; be compassionate. Inquire, know Thyself.” - Swami Sivananda

SUNRISE - July 11, 2011

July 11, 2011 Sunrise 5:52

 “Not everything that counts can be counted and not everything that can be counted counts.” -  Einstein

SUNRISE - July 9, 2011

July 9, 2011 Sunrise 5:50 a.m.

"It's never to late to become who you could have been."  - George Herbert


A new song performed live each month.  White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane  last month and Spirit in the Sky - Norman Greenbaum


rlw

SUNRISE - July 4, 2011

“Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.” AE

July 4, 2011 Sunrise 5:47 am

"If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough."  AE

SUNRISE - July 3, 2011

July 3, 2011 Sunrise 5:46 am

“Most people never run far enough on their first wind, to find out if they've got a second. Give your dreams all you've got, and you'll be amazed at the energy that comes out of you.” - William James

SUNRISE June 19, 2011

June 19, 2011 Sunrise 5:41 am
Open-Mic night 6-18-11 'White Rabbit'

"That which the dream shows is the shadow of such wisdom as exists in man, even if during his waking state he may know nothing about it.... We do not know it because we are fooling away our time with outward and perishing things, and are asleep in regard to that which is real within ourself."  ~ Paracelsus


Played two songs last night at open mic-night.  Not the best of me, but I did it, got beyond my mind wandering errors and got back to where I belonged (thank you JoJo/Beatles) kept the rhythm as that was the most important part and finished well...and then I had a large beer.  So far I am on my goal to learn and present one new song a month...

 1000 years ago or was it yesterday?

Other than today, tomorrow and Tuesday being the longest days left of the year - yep, days will start getting shorter Wednesday- the best thing about today is of course Father's Day.  Got three calls and a text (son #2 at work) from my children, so a satisfied man, I am.


rlw

SUNRISE - June 18, 2011

June 18, 2011 Sunrise 5:41 am
Inside the Venetian in Las Vegas

“Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.” - Epicurus

Am experiencing pre-show concerns.  Playing at open-mic night in a few hours...no more practice today will make me any better than I am...hoping it is good enough.

I think I am a tiny bit better than when I started my final practice...so, off we go.  Will post clip if passable.

I only need 1,000 more hours of practice to calm down some.  Have four songs down (mostly).  Will start working on the next new ones tomorrow if I get through tonight satisfactorily.  Love the new song.

rlw

SUNRISE June 16, 2011

June 16, 2011 Sunrise 5:41 am

"The road to success is dotted with many tempting parking places."  ~Author Unknown


"When the world says, "Give up,"
Hope whispers, "Try it one more time."
~Author Unknown