You never get a second chance to make a first impression.

Author Unknown

A thousand words will not leave so deep an impression as one deed.

Henrik Ibsen

Anything that endures over time sacrifices its ability to make an impression.

Robert Musil

Sometimes I feel:

• sad

• hurt

• alone

• angry

• unsure

• incomplete

I do not ever:

• hate

• despise

• regret

• gossip

• betray

• assume

I do:

• forgive

• forget

• honor

• love

• live

• hope

I wish I could:

• help

• heal

• fix

• respond

The drawings are the hilarious icing on the blogcake. Of particular note is the reference to the “neurotic German shepherd mix” (apt).

Hyperbole and a Half: Dogs Don’t Understand Basic Concepts Like Moving.

It’s really NOT him, it’s YOU - CNN.com.

When widely followed public figures feel free to say anything, without any fact-checking, we have a problem. It becomes impossible for a democracy to think intelligently about big issues — deficit reduction, health care, taxes, energy/climate — let alone act on them.

via Too Good to Check - NYTimes.com.

Here’s a home network diagram I created (click for full size):

When your heart has been broken in twain,
Feeling nothing but sorrow and pain,
Be a bump on a log,
Stuff it all in your blog.
Really, who wants to hear you complain?