Quick Quips – Page 5

Language is

2019-09-14 by Michael

Language is wine upon the lips.
~ Virgina Woolf

On a morning walk my wife Jennifer said “I read something irritating. They said they were elderly.” I asked “How old were they?” She replied,”Late 60s, 67 and 69.” To which I started to laugh. We’re 62. We are elderly.

Or are we? We are old. But elderly? That has a connotation of being fragile with diminished capacity. We feel pretty vital.

What do you think is meant by elderly?

Time Spent Walking

2019-08-23 by Michael

Time spent walking is utterly free. It’s time you would have spent dead.
~ Alan Durning on the benefits of exercise
Not found in wherever I got it, but you can check here and here.

Car Statement

2019-08-10 by Michael

Got enough? No boredom at a stop light.

Interlibrary Loan Will Change You

2019-08-09 by Michael

As Austin Kleon says, Interlibrary loan will change your life.

Frankly, I’ll still working my way through the Multnomah County Library collection. But, if they don’t have what you need, then an interlibrary loan is for you.