Cats are Regal

"Like a graceful vase, a cat, even when motionless, seems to flow."

George Wil ~ Puitzer Prize Winning Author

Be Kind to One Another

It's the birthday of actress, playwright, and novelist Alice Childress (books by this author), born in Charleston, South Carolina (1916). Childress was primarily a playwright, and her plays included Trouble in Mind (1955), Wedding Band (1966), and Wine in the Wilderness (1969). But she's best known for her novels A Hero Ain't Nothin' but a Sandwich (1973) and A Short Walk (1979).

Childress said, "Life is just a short walk from the cradle to the grave, and it sure behooves us to be kind to one another along the way."

Love IS the Answer

"It matters not who you love,
where you love, why you love,
when you love, or how you love,
It matters only that You love."

John Lennon

Choose Love

In any moment of your life,
you are choosing between love
and something else.

Manners Are a Girl's Best Friend

Today is the birthday of manners maven Emily Post (books by this author), born Emily Price in Baltimore, Maryland (1873). She started writing to support herself and her two sons; her marriage had broken up in 1905 when her husband lost his fortune in a stock panic and it came out that he had been having affairs with a series of showgirls. Post wrote articles about architecture and interior design, and published several novels. One day, an editor suggested that she write an etiquette manual, because her novels were full of observations about etiquette. She thought etiquette manuals were awful, so she set out to write one that was more about treating people decently rather than just following rules. The result was her book Etiquette in Society, in Business, in Politics and at Home (1922), and she wrote about etiquette for the rest of her life.

Emily Post, who said, "Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others. If you have that awareness, you have good manners, no matter what fork you use."

Uncertainties

At any point in one's life, Phyll, the greater the uncertainties they face, the greater their chances of hitting a major, life-changing "home run."

Rock the Casbah,
    The Universe

Love Conquers All

At this point in history we have a choice
to make to either walk a path of love
or be crippled by our hate.

Stevie Wonder, A time For Love