This is a blog written on the thoughts of a retired gentleman. From the sublime to the ridiculous, random thoughts - things seen, heard about and read. I have grown fond of this gentleman, and a lot of what he stands for. The blog has been separated into various categories, and will be updated on a regular basis.
“Success means doing the best we can with what we have. Success is the doing, not the getting; in the trying, not the triumph. Success is a personal standard, reaching for the highest that is in us, becoming all that we can be.”
Zig Ziglar
Love is not a sentimental, gushy thing, but a dedicated commitment to one another. Always desiring the best for each other, especially in situations where ‘hurt’ may have been caused.
Xenos is the Greek word for stronger, and scopos isthe Greek meaning to look closely at. This is where we get our terms Telescope and Microscope from.
“Common sense is the net sum of all prejudice learnt before the age of 18″ - Einstein
All great truths go through three phases
- as self evident, “I really knew that all along” or “Didn’t I say that long ago?”
The ‘Dunghill’ from which many a ‘lock’ has chewed.
Help one person at a time, and always start with the person nearest you.” - Mother Teresa.
Rubor, Tumour, Calor, Dolor.
Means:
Your BIG nose (nothing personal) Big Toe for example. This mantra is taught to trainee doctors.
The distance to the horizon in miles is 1.17 times the aquare root of the height of the ‘eye in feet’. Example 10 feet up equals the square root of 10 X 1.17 which is approximately 14 miles.
So the higher the lookout (’eye’), the sooner we spot land, thus the lookout in a sailing ship (’Crows Nest’) Deck - 4 miles - Mast Top - 14 miles.