Horseradish

So, I really do have some posts in the works, just not taking the time for them right now. Higher priorities I suppose. In the meantime, here are some words of wisdom for your day. I recently read (in about 30 minutes) Horseradish: Bitter Truths You Can’t Avoid by Lemony Snicket. If you've never read Mr. Snicket, well, you should. But only if you can appreciate really weird humor and unfortunate events of the highest magnitude. Anyway, his latest book is one comprised of random quotes and sayings, a few tidbits on life, if you will. Below are my favorites. Enjoy!

*An old cowboy song celebrates home on the range, where deer and antelope play, but anyone who has seen deer and antelope knows that when they are frolicking they scarcely look where they are flinging their hooves, which is why cowboys have been pummeled almost to extinction.

*Just because something is traditional is no reason to do it, of course. Piracy, for example, is a tradition that has been carried on for hundreds of years, but that doesn’t mean we should all attack ships and steal their gold.

*There are those who say that life is like a book, with chapters for each event in your life and a limited number of pages on which you can spend your time. But I prefer to think that a book is like a life, particularly a good one, which is well worth staying up all night to finish.

*Waiting is one of life’s hardships.

*There are some who say that sitting at home reading is the equivalent of travel, because the experiences described in the book are more or less the same as the experiences one might have on a voyage, and there are those who say that there is no substitute for venturing out into the world. My own opinion is that it is best to travel extensively but to read the entire time, hardly glancing up to look out of the window of the airplane, train, or hired camel.

*Love can change a person the way a parent can change a baby – awkwardly, and often with a great deal of mess.

*It is so rare in this world to meet a trustworthy person who truly wants to help you, and finding such a person can make you feel warm and safe, even if you are in the middle of a windy valley high up in the mountains.

*Taking one’s chances is like taking a bath, because sometimes you end up feeling comfortable and warm, and sometimes there is something terrible lurking around that you cannot see until it is too late and you can do nothing else but scream and cling to a plastic duck.