June 2009
9 posts
Riverside park one of my favorite places in ypsi!
May 2009
5 posts
April 2009
6 posts
March 2009
11 posts
“In the name of God, stop a moment, cease your work, look around you.”
– Leo Tolstoy
To an excellent teacher who changed my life, and... →
English and literature were always my strongest subjects throughout high school. I was a book worm (and still am really), and as I look back I realize that one teacher in particular has truly left a great impact on my life and many, many others. This article is about the beautiful life lead by Mrs. Steingas and the legacy she leaves behind. I am one of these students who has been changed by...
An awesome quote
A lady’s imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony, in a moment.
-Jane Austen (Pride & Prejudice)
I love this quote…women really haven’t changed much in the 200 years or so since Austen wrote this :)
February 2009
15 posts
This is so cool! It's a fish with a transparrent... →
Love Jesus and Be Nice to People
“Jesus replied: ” ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.” Matthew 22:37-39
I love this verse, it’s probably one of my favorites. I heard a speaker at a Junior High Summer Camp a few years ago sum it up as...
“I got into a car accident yesterday. The guy was making a big deal out of it,...”
– Creed (from The Office)
“With a stop light, green means ‘go’ and yellow means ‘slow...”
– Mitch Hedberg
Quote of the Day
Listening, not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery. - Dr. Joyce Brothers
This reminds me of the verse in James that says “My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry.” (James 1:19). Definitley a good rule to live by, and something I need to be better at.
Word of the Day
(noun) Skellyton What you become if you stay on a diet of lemons and water for 3 days.
Source: The Office Addictionary Word of the Day
After 75 Year Absence, Beavers Return to the... →
Thanks to Daniel for finding this sweet article. I’m glad to see wildlife returning!
orangelights:
Wildlife officials are celebrating the sighting of a beaver in the Detroit River for the first time in decades, signaling that efforts to clean up the waterway are paying off. Officials believe this…
Another great Office quote
Michael (reading Jim's customer evaluation): Jim Halpert is smudge and arrogant
Jim: I think you mean "smug"
Michael: arrogance...
Jim: Michael, I just...
Michael: And there's our smudgeness!
January 2009
10 posts
“In nature there’s something called the food chain. It’s where the shark eats...”
– Michael Scott (The Office)
