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    Monday, October 19, 2009

    It's Been Said

    Expectations are premeditated disappointments.

    -George Moore

    I'm sure someone said it before George, but he's where I heard it. It was a warning about going into relationships with expectations about how the other person should treat you or what they should do for you.

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    Sunday, August 23, 2009

    It's Been Said

    Whatever you are, be a good one.

    -Abraham Lincoln

    I love my job, but I am not nor do I want to be defined by it. I'd much rather be a good friend, a good Christian, a good husband, a good father. Sure, I want to be a good computer guy, too, but I'd rather be all those other things.

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    Thursday, May 08, 2008

    It's Been Said

    Make it a good day!

    -SooAnn

    I got that at the bottom of an email from my friend SooAnn a couple of weeks ago. I think the email was about setting up pictures for contacts on her Blackberry, I'm not sure. What struck me was that it wasn't "have a good day" or "hope your day's good," it was "(implied 'you') make it a good day." I determine how my day will be based on my actions and reactions. It's kind of a Carpe Diem kind of thing, and makes you want to march around your prep school's yard and stand on your desk.

    It's a good reminder.

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    Sunday, April 13, 2008

    It's Been Said

    I'm sure most of you know the story of Job or have, at least, heard of "the patience of Job." On top of the hardest time he's ever gone through, he's receiving really bad advice from his so-called friends. I can just imagine that he's had just about enough of their idiocy when he says the following:

    Doubtless you are the people, and wisdom will die with you!

    Job 12:2 (NIV)


    It's one of my favorite insults - not only in the Bible, but just in general. It's "Ooh, la la, Mr. Smartypants" and "Look at the big brain on Brad!" all wrapped up in one.

    It cracks me up every time.

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    Monday, March 10, 2008

    It's Been Said

    It's Been Said

    This is Bucky from Get Fuzzy.

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    Thursday, January 17, 2008

    It's Been Said

    Good enough is never good enough.

    -A.B. Guthrie


    That's supposed to be an inspirational phrase - do better if you can! - but I've always found it to be kind of depressing. I know I'm taking it wrong when I read it as "no matter how good you do something, it could always be done better," but that's how it always strikes me. It comes from the same place that knowing there is always someone better at doing the thing you do best. In a world of 6 billion people, that seems like the only logical solution, so I like to think of myself as a "realist." To most folks, realism sounds like pessimism, and is often even confused with fatalism, and there isn't much you can do to change their mind about how you come across to them.

    I think maybe it breaks down something like this:
    • Optimism: "I could get really awesome at this!"
    • Pessimism: "I'll never be able to do any better."
    • Realism: "I'll never be the best at this in the world, but with work I could at least be better than I am right now."

    I'm shooting for realist, but maybe there's some truth to other's assessments about where I fall. Guthrie was specifically talking about writing, and it's often been said that good editing makes great writing, so the idea is that you keep working on it and reworking it until you get it right.

    I think maybe I need a good editor.

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    Tuesday, August 21, 2007

    It's Been Said


    "God writes a lot of comedy - the trouble is He's stuck with so many bad actors who don't know how to play funny."


    - Garrison Keillor

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    Tuesday, July 10, 2007

    It's Been Said

    You can't unscramble an egg.


    -Bev Moore



    If you get fried eggs of a certain sort (like, over-easy, say), you can kind of scramble them on your plate. But if you get scrambled eggs, that's pretty much what you're getting.

    We can't undo things that we've done, we can only go on from where we are.

    I'm sure others have said this line before Bev did, but she's the one I've heard it from most frequently most recently.

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    Tuesday, January 09, 2007

    It's Been Said

    We live and die by the choices we make.

    -David Lingle


    A boss I use to have used to say this to me all the time - usually after I'd made a less-than-good decision. Sure, it's a variation on "you've made your bed, now lie in it," but for some reason, this one sticks in my head and I think about it at least once a week.

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    Friday, September 15, 2006

    It's Been Said

    Talking is just IM without the keyboard.

    - My friend Carolyn

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    Monday, November 14, 2005

    It's Been Said

    From last week's episode of Smallville:

    I thought I was the last son of Krypton, but you people keep popping up.

    -Clark Kent


    Maybe it's just me, but that's an hilarious line.

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    Sunday, August 28, 2005

    It's Been Said

    I read this in a book at Barnes and Noble today, but don't know who said it:
    My friends say I have intimacy issues, but they don't really know me that well.

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    Wednesday, June 15, 2005

    It's Been Said

    I like living in the past - it's so predictable.

    -Satchel, from Get Fuzzy

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    Friday, March 25, 2005

    It's Been Said

    Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves.

    -J. M. Barrie




    (With a nod to HP.)

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    Tuesday, March 01, 2005

    It's Been Said

    But I've realized that I need to work harder at the conversations and the one-on-one, because people don't generally exist in e-mail.

    -Cynical Tyrant

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    Wednesday, January 26, 2005

    It's Been Said

    "Triple dog dare" means nothing to a cat.

    -from Overcompensating

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    Tuesday, February 24, 2004

    One-Upper

    You know the type, right? You say "I just bought a 2.5 Ghz computer with an 80 Gb hard drive" and his immediate response is "Yeah, I bought a 3.1 Ghz computer last week that has dual 120 Gb hard drives in it." These people can be found in all areas of life, not just computer-related stuff.

    Well, the guys over at Penny Arcade (Disclaimer: they frequently use bad language, so I don't recommend it) have come up with a phrase that describes this sort of person perfectly. Here's the paragraph:

    You have probably been to LAN parties where - when relating some marvelous thing you had done - there is always somebody who has to say they did what you did, only way better and it was super cool. That person suffers from TCC, the condition known as Two Clown Complex. It is derived thusly: imagine that you will have a clown at your birthday party. Should this joyous event be overheard by a person in the throes of TCC, they must declare that they will have not one but two clowns, in addition to a bouncy castle.
    Two Clown Complex. My new favorite way to refer to a one-upper.

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    Tuesday, January 20, 2004

    Good Advice

    This little tidbit from rightwingnews.com:

    Here's an important hint; just because you hear a voice in your head doesn't mean you have to do what they say. In fact, if you're hearing voices in your head, I'd say it's pretty safe NOT to do what they're telling you. I mean how many times have you heard someone say, "I gave $100 to charity because the voice in my head told me to do it" or "The voice in my head demanded that I get off of welfare and get a job, so I had to obey"? The only person I can ever think of who actually did something postive because of the voices in her head was Joan of Arc and in the end she was burned at the stake and ended up saving France of all places, so it wasn't like it was all wine & roses for her either.

    So take it from someone who has a degree in psychology; don't listen to the voices!

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    Sunday, November 23, 2003

    My Buddy Steve

    A couple of selections from Steve Martin's latest book, "The Pleasure of My Company." I don't know that I can recommend the book whole-heartedly, but these quotes really struck me.

    She had destroyed whatever was between us by making a profound gaffe: she met me.
    And this:

    But instead of answering, she smiled, then laughed and put her hand on mine, and said, "Oh, you don't have to make conversation, I already like you."
    I love a well-written phrase. I wish I could create more of them.

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