A Final Vacation

Friends,

I am taking one final vacation for the summer with my family to the hills of Virginia.

Posting will begin again on Friday morning.

I am sorry for the inconvenience.

N.J.

Daily Thought: The Bicep

"Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will."

- Mahatma Gandhi, Indian spiritual leader


"We acquire the strength we have overcome."

- Ralph Waldo Emerson, American poet


"He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions."

- J.F. Clarke, author

Why Tiger is the Best

Daily Thought: The Sign

"First we form habits, then they form us. Conquer your bad habits or they will conquer you."

- Rob Gilbert, American professor


"Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing."

- Vince Lombardi, legendary football coach


"Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are."

- Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, French politician

5 Rules to Live By from...Warren Buffett

"I don't look to jump over 7-foot bars: I look around for 1-foot bars that I can step over. "


"If past history was all there was to the game, the richest people would be librarians."


"It's better to hang out with people better than you. Pick out associates whose behavior is better than yours and you'll drift in that direction."


"Rule No.1: Never lose money. Rule No.2: Never forget rule No.1."


"We simply attempt to be fearful when others are greedy and to be greedy only when others are fearful."

Daily Thought: The Mind

"Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact."

- William James, American psychologist


"Your own mind is a sacred enclosure into which nothing harmful can enter except by your permission."

- Ralph Waldo Emerson, American poet


"The real voyage of discovery consists not in making new landscapes but in having new eyes."

- Marcel Proust, French novelist

Daily Thought: The Gang

"My suggestion would be to walk away from the 90% who don't and join the 10% who do."

- Jim Rohn, motivational speaker


"Keep away from those who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you believe that you too can become great."

- Mark Twain, American novelist


"Life is partly what we make it, and partly what it is made by the friends we choose."

- Tennessee Williams, American playwright

Daily Thought: The Photographer

"If you focus on results, you will never change. If you focus on change, you will get results."

- Jack Dixon, American author


"Visualize this thing you want. See it, feel it, believe in it. Make your mental blueprint and begin."

- Robert Collier, American author


"The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus."

- Bruce Lee, American actor and martial artist

Home

Friends,

I have returned home from a long and relaxing vacation at the beach.

Regular posting will resume immediately.

N.J.


"There's nothing half so pleasant as coming home again."

- Margaret Elizabeth Sangster, American poet