Genius

This is attributed to Albert Einstein.

There is no substantive evidence that Einstein made this statement.

Nonetheless, it does give pause for thought.

Fisherman's Quartet

I first read this little ditty when I was in college.  I hand-printed it on a 3x5 index card, added a fish picture, and gave it to my dad.  He tucked it into a corner of a door on the old Hoosier cabinet in the basement.

More from Col. Potter

          "I want to see everybody smiling."

Dandelion Wishes

You may make a wish and blow the seeds off the dandelion flower in the hopes that your wish comes true. Just as many people make wishes while blowing out the candles on their birthday cake, blowing the seeds of a dandelion is another way to make a wish that you hope will come true.

Dandelions, being the color of gold, can be used to predict one's wealth. When the flower is held beneath the chin, a golden glow indicates that you will be rich.

Another bit of folklore is that the number of seeds remaining after blowing the seed head are how many years you have left to live.

Donut Dreams

Last night I dreamed that I still worked at the Library. We received 6-7 new interlibrary loan requests for .......

DONUTS!!!

I guess there was a donut shop in the Library (or the College).

The requests were for a variety of donuts: cinnamon, glazed, blueberry, cream-filled, etc. So I prepared boxes containing a half-dozen donuts and mailed them off. (I had to answer "no" to one request because we had run out of the specific variety that they wanted.)

Sometime later I thought "Wait a minute. I just gave away free donuts. What was I thinking?"

So I resolved the next time the Library received ILL requests for donuts I would respond "No, not on shelf."

Guns and Freedom