Tag Archives: Douglas Adams

Now Back to Work!

Posted on December 27, 2023 by mitchteemley

Face it, with the holiday weekend past and the end of the year not yet here, we have no choice but to pretend we’re working. “I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.” ~Douglas … Continue reading →

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The Way You See…

Posted on August 22, 2022 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week “The way you see the world is how you live it.” ~J.R. Rim “See first, think later, then test. But always see first. Otherwise, you will only see what you were expecting.” ~Douglas Adams “When we … Continue reading →

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Politics

Posted on February 28, 2019 by mitchteemley

Given the current rather bizarre state of politics in my country (“current” meaning any day of any year), it seems like a good time for this: “Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly, … Continue reading →

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Get it Write!

Posted on October 26, 2017 by mitchteemley

(And a kitten dies every time someone uses “there” for “their.”)      “My spelling is Wobbly. It’s good spelling but it Wobbles, and the letters get in the wrong places.” ~A.A. Milne “A synonym is a word you use … Continue reading →

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Politics

Posted on February 4, 2017 by mitchteemley

“Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedies.” ~Groucho Marx   “He knows nothing, and he thinks he knows everything. That points clearly to      a political career.” ~George Bernard … Continue reading →

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