tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25091529806162630402024-02-20T19:22:55.146-06:00Suka's Just Sayin'Sukahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16009318011921074536noreply@blogger.comBlogger162125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2509152980616263040.post-87645489564730423112013-01-05T22:09:00.003-06:002013-01-06T03:39:48.241-06:00Epilogue to Suka's Blog on this 12th Day of Christmasand Eve of Ephiphany.As contraries are known by contraries, so is the delight of presence best known by the torments of absence.~~ Alcibiades, prominent Athenian Statesman, Orator, and General, 450–404 BC
What matters isn’t being applauded when you arrive – for that is common – but being missed when you leave.~~ Baltasar Gracián y Morales, SJ, Spanish Jesuit and Baroque Prose Writer, 1601 - 1658
.Suka waiting at theSukahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16009318011921074536noreply@blogger.com66tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2509152980616263040.post-26858658248546875222012-10-30T22:33:00.001-05:002013-01-06T03:35:00.336-06:00In Loving Memory Of My Sweet Silly Suka.There is honor in being a dog.
~~ Aristotle, Ancient Greek Philosopher and Polymath, student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great,
384 BC – 322 BC.No louder shrieks to pitying heaven are cast,
When husbands or lap-dogs breathe their last.
~~ Alexander Pope, English Poet, 1688 - 1744.You think dogs will not be in heaven? I tell you, they will be there long before any of us.~~ Robert LouisSukahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16009318011921074536noreply@blogger.com103tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2509152980616263040.post-5564050145571574722012-10-28T15:53:00.005-05:002012-10-28T15:56:12.901-05:00A Failing Heart Creates A Broken Heart.The heart has reasons that reason cannot know.~~ Blaise Pascal, French Mathematician, Physicist, Inventor, Writer, and Christian Philosopher, 1623 - 1662
.It is not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.~~ Epictetus, Greek Sage and Stoic Philosopher, born a slave, AD 55 – AD 135
What the...? Who are you? And why is this photo askew?So the Kung Fu Bunnies sent a witch to Sukahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16009318011921074536noreply@blogger.com60tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2509152980616263040.post-68854323177496540562012-10-11T18:20:00.004-05:002012-10-11T18:20:44.501-05:00Color Me Black & White10.11.12There are times when fear is good. It must keep its watchful place at the heart’s controls.
~~ Aeschylus, first of three Ancient Greek Tragedian and often described as the Father of Tragedy, 525/524 BC – 456/455 BC.Keep your fears to yourself but share your courage with others.
~~ Robert Louis Stevenson, Scottish Novelist, Poet, Essayist, and Travel Writer, 1850 - 1894Hey everybody! I am so Sukahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16009318011921074536noreply@blogger.com44tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2509152980616263040.post-54942637010886176042012-09-25T21:02:00.001-05:002012-09-27T11:45:28.304-05:00Awards Galore Some More!For it is in giving that we receive.
~~ St. Francis of Assisi (born Giovanni Francesco di Bernardone), Italian Catholic Friar and Preacher, founder of the men’s Franciscan Order, the women’s Order of St. Clare, and the lay Third Order of Saint Francis, 1181 – 1226.Each day provides its own gifts.
~~ Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor from AD 161 - AD 180 (co-Emperor from AD 161 – AD 169), last of Sukahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16009318011921074536noreply@blogger.com52tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2509152980616263040.post-57914194050234277222012-09-12T09:56:00.015-05:002012-09-12T13:04:40.976-05:00C'est la vie...and death
God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well.
~~ Voltaire (born François-Marie Arouet), French Enlightenment Writer, Historian, and Philosopher,
AD 1694 – AD 1778
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The art of living well and the art of dying well are one.
~~ Epicurus, Ancient Greek Philosopher as well as the founder of the School of Philosophy called Epicureanism,
341 BC – 270 BC
WeSukahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16009318011921074536noreply@blogger.com38tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2509152980616263040.post-22456158634177742982012-08-27T13:03:00.037-05:002012-08-27T18:43:56.120-05:00The Song of the Sirens
Man must be arched and buttressed from within, else the temple wavers to the dust.
~~ Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, Roman Emperor (and co-Emperor for eight years), the last of the Five Good Emperors, and considered one of the most important Stoic Philosophers, AD 161 – AD 180
Choose rather to be strong of soul than strong of body.
~~ Pythagoras, Ionian Greek Philosopher, Mathematician, and Sukahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16009318011921074536noreply@blogger.com35tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2509152980616263040.post-56599324447133028232012-08-20T17:24:00.002-05:002012-08-20T17:28:35.943-05:00The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly08/20/12No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.~~ from “The Lion and the Mouse,” a fable by Aesop, a Fabulist (Story Teller) credited with a number of fables now collectively known as Aesop’s Fables, 650 BC – 564 BC.Kindness begets kindness evermore.~~ from “Ajax,” a Greek tragedy written by Sophocles, one of three Ancient Greek Tragedians, 497/496 BC – 406/405 BCI am extremely humbled Sukahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16009318011921074536noreply@blogger.com35tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2509152980616263040.post-65045023999472911582012-08-10T23:35:00.003-05:002012-08-11T00:20:56.511-05:00Request for Power of the Paws and Prayers, Please! 08/10/12. Live in rooms full of light
Avoid heavy food
Be moderate in the drinking of wine
Take massage, baths, exercise, and gymnastics
Fight insomnia with gentle rocking or the sound of running water
Change surroundings and take long journeys
Strictly avoid frightening ideas
Indulge in cheerful conversation and amusements
Listen to music.~~ Aulus Cornelius Celsus, one of the greatest Roman medical Sukahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16009318011921074536noreply@blogger.com51tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2509152980616263040.post-30564681256268219812012-07-04T19:10:00.006-05:002012-07-05T02:50:09.951-05:00Celebrating America’s Independence! 4th of July 1776-2012!America! America!
God shed his grace on thee
And crown thy good with brotherhood
From sea to shining sea!~~Lyrics from "America the Beautiful" by Katherine Lee Bates
Poem written in 1895, originally entitled "Pikes Peak," then turned into the song "America the Beautiful" in 1910 with melody by Samuel A. Ward
Happy Independence Day! I hope everyone is celebrating this pawsome holiday and honoringSukahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16009318011921074536noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2509152980616263040.post-73111308709528193242012-06-27T22:46:00.000-05:002012-06-28T09:54:49.707-05:00I Might As Well Be Walkin' On The Sun.To do nothing is sometimes a good remedy.
~~ Hippocrates of Cos (or Hippokrates of Kos), Ancient Greek Physician, considered one of the most outstanding figures in the history of medicine and referred to as the Father of Western Medicine, 460 BC – 370 BC
Nature acts without masters.~~ Hippocrates of Cos (or Hippokrates of Kos), Ancient Greek Physician, considered one of the most outstanding Sukahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16009318011921074536noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2509152980616263040.post-89471483059840961942012-06-20T19:52:00.001-05:002012-06-27T21:20:12.231-05:00Let The Sun Shine In! In Celebration of Summer Solstice 2012.May the sun shine all day long,
everything go right and nothing wrong.
May those you love bring love back to you,
and may all the wishes you wish come true!~~ Irish Blessing
These things I warmly wish for you:
Someone to love, Some work to do,
A bit o’sun, a bit o’cheer,
And a Guardian Angel always near.~~ Irish Blessing
The Sun is one of the many things I love {snow will always be first!}. AndSukahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16009318011921074536noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2509152980616263040.post-35859937145181450432012-06-12T16:14:00.001-05:002012-06-12T19:16:53.083-05:00New Header, Award, and A ChallengeDignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them.~~ Aristotle, Greek Philosopher and Polymath, a student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great, 384 BC – 322 BC
It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds.~~ Aesop, Fabulist (or story teller) credited with Aesop’s Fables, which are still taught as moral lessons, 620 BC – 564 BC
Notice anything different on my blog? Sukahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16009318011921074536noreply@blogger.com29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2509152980616263040.post-26850260874652126332012-06-07T17:56:00.004-05:002012-06-07T22:57:40.651-05:00Presenting Venus!Venus favors the bold.~~ Ovid {Publius Ovidius Naso}, Roman Poet, traditionally ranked alongside Virgil and Horace as one of the three Canonic Poets of Latin literature, 43 BC – AD 17/18
The smallest children are nearest to God, as the smallest planets are nearest the sun.~~ Jean Paul Richter {Johann Paul Friedrich Richter}, German Romantic Writer, Novelist, and Humorist, 1763-1825
As many of youSukahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16009318011921074536noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2509152980616263040.post-3700557429224124122012-05-28T19:00:00.001-05:002012-05-28T19:01:05.795-05:00Happy Memorial Day 2012 And they who for their country die shall fill an honored grave, for glory lights the soldier's tomb, and beauty weeps the brave.~~ Joseph Rodman Drake, Early American Poet, 1795 - 1820
. Peace to each manly soul that sleepeth;
Rest to each faithful eye that weepeth...~~ Thomas Moore, Irish Poet, Singer, Songwriter, and Entertainer, 1779 - 1852
. They are dead; but they live in each Patriot's Sukahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16009318011921074536noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2509152980616263040.post-24600783551490857872012-05-20T21:05:00.004-05:002012-05-20T21:10:12.867-05:00Suka Sneaking Snacks Everything that happens happens as it should, and if you observe carefully, you will find this to be so.~~ Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor from 161-180 AD and the last of the “Five Good Emperors," and is also considered one of the most important Stoic Philosophers, 121 AD – 180 AD
That is true wisdom, to know how to alter one's mind when occasion demands it.~~ Terence (Publius Terentius Afer), Sukahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16009318011921074536noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2509152980616263040.post-55849304768591002262012-05-02T13:58:00.002-05:002012-05-02T14:01:09.704-05:00Happy May Day!.He was as fresh as the month of May.~~ from The Canterbury Tales (believed started in early 1380s) by Geoffrey Chaucer
The Humours of May Day
What Frolicks are here
So droll and so queer
How joyful appeareth the day
E'en Bunter and Bawd
Unite to applaud
And celebrate first of the May.~~ Anonymous, circa 1770.I ran as fast as I could to wish you all a Happy May Day!
But I am a day late and a Sukahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16009318011921074536noreply@blogger.com42tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2509152980616263040.post-8412950736583979662012-04-08T15:28:00.022-05:002012-04-08T17:20:51.942-05:00Have A Blessed Easter!.
Well pleaseth me the sweet time of Easter
That maketh the leaf and the flower come out.
~~ Bertran de Born, Baron from the Limousin in France, one of the major Occitan Troubadours of the 12th century, 1140s – 1215
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Spring bursts to-day, For Christ is risen and all the earth's at play.
~~ Christina G. Rossetti, English Poet, 1830 - 1894
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Now let the heavens be joyful,
Let earth her song Sukahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16009318011921074536noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2509152980616263040.post-33028966593719300312012-02-12T20:22:00.017-06:002012-02-13T00:05:41.848-06:00We Interrupt Our Regulary Scheduled Program... 02.12.2012.
Since love grows within you, so beauty grows. For love is the beauty of the soul.
~~ Saint Augustine, Bishop of Hippo Regius, Latin Philosopher and Ancient Roman Christian Theologian from Roman Africa, 354 AD – 430 AD
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Love rules the court, the camp, the grove, And men below, and saints above: For love is heaven, and heaven is love.
~~ Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet, Scottish Historical Sukahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16009318011921074536noreply@blogger.com47tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2509152980616263040.post-25304332759557246152012-01-21T17:33:00.024-06:002012-01-21T21:34:10.883-06:00Mishmash 01.21.2012.
Happiness depends upon ourselves.
~~ Aristotle, Greek Philosopher and Polymath, a Student of Plato and a Teacher of Alexander the Great,
384 BC – 222 BC
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The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts: therefore, guard accordingly, and take care that you entertain no notions unsuitable to virtue and reasonable nature.
~~ Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor, last of the “Sukahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16009318011921074536noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2509152980616263040.post-50629574501005792282012-01-08T18:27:00.015-06:002012-01-09T07:37:32.488-06:00Severe Snow Withdrawal.
Being a man, ne'er ask the gods for a life set free from grief, but ask for courage that endureth long.
~~ Menander of Athens, Greek Dramatist and best known representative of Athenian New Comedy, 342 BC – 292 BC
I wish I might a rose-bud grow
And thou wouldst cull me from the bower.
To place me on that breast of snow
Where I should bloom a wintry flower.
- [Roses]
~~ Dionysius of Chalcus, Sukahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16009318011921074536noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2509152980616263040.post-85475711689603395972012-01-01T15:27:00.024-06:002012-01-03T06:40:05.373-06:00Time For Some 2012! Happy New Year!!.
Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.
~~ Seneca, Roman Stoic Philosopher, Statesman, Dramatist, and in one work Humorist, of the Silver Age of Latin Literature, 4 BC – 65 AD
The beginning is the most important part of the work.
~~ Plato, Classical Greek Philosopher, Mathematician, Writer of Philosophical Dialogues, and Founder of the Academy in Athens (the first Sukahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16009318011921074536noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2509152980616263040.post-50063920094771973022011-12-25T02:40:00.007-06:002011-12-25T04:45:12.138-06:00A Very Merry Christmas To All!
Love came down at Christmas; love all lovely, love divine;
love was born at Christmas, stars and angels gave the sign.
~~ Christina G. Rossetti, English Poet, 1830 – 1894
Christmas is the day that holds all time together.
~~ Alexander Smith, Scottish Poet and Essayist, 1830 - 1867
And from a child's perspective of what Christmas is really about, we have Linus Van Pelt, from "A Charlie Brown Sukahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16009318011921074536noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2509152980616263040.post-14750593805667748432011-12-18T13:05:00.019-06:002011-12-18T19:03:23.077-06:00The Dogfather
You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength. ~~ Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor (last of the "Five Good Emperors"), Stoic Philosopher, 121 – 180 AD
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Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others. ~~ Plato, Classical Greek Philosopher, Mathematician, Student of Socrates, Writer of Philosophical Dialogues, and FounderSukahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16009318011921074536noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2509152980616263040.post-4317292617244069342011-12-03T13:29:00.023-06:002011-12-03T17:51:45.417-06:00The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week -- For My Peeps
The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark. ~~ Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (a.k.a. Michelangelo ), Italian Renaissance Painter, Sculptor, Architect, Poet, and Engineer, 1475 – 1564
Two weeks ago a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week occurred. Not for me, but for my peepsSukahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16009318011921074536noreply@blogger.com36