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Everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it. – Andy Warhol

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They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself. – Andy Warhol

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Don’t be satisfied with stories, how things have gone with others. Unfold your own myth. – Rumi

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Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself. – Rumi

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Vacations

Trip to West Palm Beach/Spring Training

Went down to West Palm Beach to watch the World Champion Washington Nationals play a couple of spring training games. And also do some touristy things in the area. Good time all around.

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Films

Two Popes

I liked this one. A serious story, well told.

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Films

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Like all Terrentio movies, this one was both great and terrible at the same time. I’ll take it though. Not many lively movies these days. And great music.

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Films

Parasite

I thought this movie was – at best – pretty good. At best. A great example of PC and rich guilt IMO.

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Poetry

If

by Emily Dickinson

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Other

RJ Clinic

Played tennis at the clinic. I really need to make some changes, but unfortunately, I don’t know what to change. I simply don’t try hard enough. Telling myself to try hard doesn’t work. So what do I do?

This might be something to think about.

6. You Settle for Less

Being content with what you have in life can be a good thing, but it can also lead to a lack of motivation. If you’re content and feel like you’ve settled in life, you aren’t going to be motivated to try new things. You believe you’ve gotten everything you can, so what would be the point of working for anything else?

If you want to improve your motivation, you need to realize you can have more in life. It’s good to be content with what you have, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be striving for something better.

link to article.

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Gardening

Planted Two Winterberries

I planted two Winterberry bushes in the backyard today. I really need to buy some dynamite to make holes back there. I literally have to get out an ax to cut through all the roots.

Winterberries are native to Minnesota but will grow here. They want partial shade, so they should be good in our backyard. The female is a Winter Red, the male a Southern Gentleman. Apparently these two are a good pair since the Gentleman blooms late.

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Films

1917

Went to see Sam Mendes’ 1917 today. Overall, I’d say it was rather gripping. The “one-shot” camera working seemed to really put the viewer inside the movie, and the first hour or so was pretty intense.

On the other hand. The whole thing seemed a bit far-fetched. Why would the British send only two men on such an important mission? I know they said they would travel faster than a larger group, but why would they send several groups? Why wouldn’t they use the airplanes? The whole thing seemed highly implausible to me.

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Republicans are men of narrow vision, who are afraid of the future. – Jimmy Carter

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Too many of us now tend to worship self indulgence and consumption. – Jimmy Carter

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Unless both sides win, no agreement can be permanent. – Jimmy Carter