“You lose your curiosity when you stop learning.”~Katherine Johnson American mathematician Katherine Johnson was born on this day in 1918.
Random Quote for August 25, 2021
“It's great when you know somebody and they keep surprising you.”~Tim Burton American film director, producer, writer, and artist Tim Burton was born on this day in 1958.
Random Quote for August 24, 2021
“As a little girl, I didn't like stories about little girls. I liked stories about dragons and beasts and princes and princesses and fear and terror and the Four Musketeers and almost anything other than nice little girls making moral decisions about whether to tell the teacher about what the other little girl did or … Continue reading Random Quote for August 24, 2021
Random Quote for August 23, 2021
“The most important thing, the thing that unites all of us, is that we can INSPIRE and CHALLENGE one another TO BE BETTER.”~Kobe Bryant American professional basketball player Kobe Bryant was born on this day in 1978.
Rebuilding the Dream, Pt 47
Friday, August 13, 2021, marked the first anniversary of the start of the Cameron Peak Fire. The fire raged for 112 days before authorities finally declared it fully contained, on December 2, 2020. In the end, the fire destroyed 469 structures, including 220 outbuildings and 42 primary residences. Our little community, which was part of … Continue reading Rebuilding the Dream, Pt 47
Random Quote for August 21, 2021
“Perfect happiness is a beautiful sunset, the giggle of a grandchild, the first snowfall. It's the little things that make happy moments, not the grand events. Joy comes in sips, not gulps.”~Sharon Draper American children's writer and professional educator Sharon Draper was born on this day in 1948.
Random Quote for August 20, 2021
“The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.”~H. P. Lovecraft American writer of weird, science, fantasy, and horror fiction H. P. Lovecraft was born on this day in 1890.
Random Quote for August 19, 2021
“The strength of a civilization is not measured by its ability to fight wars, but rather by its ability to prevent them.”~Gene Roddenberry American television screenwriter, producer, and creator of the Star Trek franchise Gene Roddenberry was born on this day in 1921.
Random Quote for August 18, 2021
“Let us be the ancestors our descendants will thank.”~Winona LaDuke American economist, environmentalist, writer and industrial hemp grower Winona LaDuke was born on this day in 1959.
Random Quote for August 17, 2021
“It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things.”~Elinor Smith Pioneering American aviator Elinor Smith was born on this day in 1911.
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