Tag Archives: Mark Twain

Life Is a Daring Adventure

Posted on April 20, 2026 by mitchteemley

Angel’s Landing, Zion National Park (shaleewanders.com) Thought for the Week Security is an illusion. Life is an adventure. It’s not about avoiding risks, but about taking the right ones for the right reasons.  “Why not go out on a limb? … Continue reading →

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The Problem With People

Posted on March 30, 2026 by mitchteemley

Photo by Vitor Fontes Thought for the Week The problem with people is that they’re just people. And the best way to deal with them is to remember that. If you forgive them for that (and yourself in the bargain), … Continue reading →

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50 Years Ago This Month

Posted on June 26, 2024 by mitchteemley

Movies That Have Moved Me As a kid, I loved the Three Stooges, and then, as I acquired a smidge of subtlety, moved on to Laurel & Hardy and Charlie Chaplin. Mark Twain mentored me as an aspiring writer (my … Continue reading →

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Popular Idea, Unpopular Word

Posted on June 19, 2024 by mitchteemley

“Sins often masquerade as virtues. And pride is the cleverest chameleon of all.” ~The Wishing Map “There is a charm about the forbidden that makes it unspeakably desirable.” ~Mark Twain               (Sinner) “They won’t let me in, Lord, because I am … Continue reading →

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A Note to My Virtuous Friends

Posted on January 24, 2024 by mitchteemley

“To do good is noble, but to teach others to do good is nobler…and much less trouble.” ~Mark Twain Many of us who are writers and teachers hope, I suspect, to affirm our own nobility by telling others how to … Continue reading →

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If I Could Just Fix Everyone

Posted on June 12, 2023 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week “To be good is noble, but to teach others to be good is nobler, and less trouble.” ~Mark Twain “Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am … Continue reading →

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Fifty Shades of Me

Posted on March 30, 2023 by mitchteemley

Me at 20-something vs. Me at a smidge past 20-something (OK, so, maybe two or three smidges) The grey started showing when I was in my late thirties, and advanced alarmingly quickly. Still, others noticed before I did. I was … Continue reading →

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I Forgive You for Not Being Perfect, Dad

Posted on January 10, 2023 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir Mark Twain famously said, “When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have him around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much … Continue reading →

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Strange but True

Posted on May 2, 2022 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week In response to the assertion that occurrences in the natural world are random, Albert Einstein replied, “That nonsense is not merely nonsense, it is objectionable nonsense.” Are random events actually the result of some complex intentionality; … Continue reading →

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Taking Risks

Posted on April 12, 2021 by mitchteemley

Angel’s Landing, Zion National Park (shaleewanders.com) Thought for the Week Wisdom lies not in avoiding risks, but in taking them for the right reasons.  “Why not go out on a limb? That’s where the fruit is.” ~Mark Twain ∴

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