Which came first the mathematician or God?

Mathematics is the alphabet with which God has written the universe.

~ Galileo

What you don't know is that the great man is dining on Chinese take-out while reading at the table and did you happen to notice his elbow is on the table?

Thanksgiving

"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle."

~ Plato (428BC -347 BC)

Serendipity, thanks for the reminder

"If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid." ~ Epictetus

You know the Greeks didn't write obituaries. They only asked one question after a man died: "Did he have passion?".

Eleanor Roosevelt

"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent."

~Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962)

Sticks and stones...

"Yes, well I'm polymerized tree sap and you're an inorganic adhesive so whatever verbal projectile you launch in my direction is reflected back off of me, returning to it's original trajectory, and adheres to you."

~The Big Bang Theory

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Braggart

"There's a tribe in Papua New Guinea in which if a hunter overly boasts about his success, they kill him, and then drive away evil spirits with a drum made out of his skin. Superstitious nonsense, of course, but one could see their motive."

~The Big Bang Theory

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It's not an original thought, but certainly one I like to entertain in the theatre of the mind.

Who wants pie?

When one is a curmudgeon and reveres the lifestyle as I do, social occasions are frequently evaded. I have gotten fairly proficient at truthful, yet diplomatic excuse making, but that is for another post.

So, I go out to the local coffee shop for a coffee and a slice of pie. It's $10 including tip. Soon they start to recognize me, I'm becoming a 'regular.' Damn. Then it dawns on me, that pie at $5 a slice is $30 for the whole damn thing!

So, my curmudgeon lifestyle leads me to isolation which leads me to consuming whole pies. Damn, it's a downward spiral.

So, who wants pie?