Sunday Squibs

 

They say the poor are often happier than the well-off, but there are few among the poor who wouldn’t risk that unhappiness. 

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Brave is the soldier going into battle. Braver still the surgical patient, knowing they’ll be cut; knowing there’ll be pain that pills at first will cover no better than a tin shield against the dragon’s fire. 

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Life is a trade off. I eat salad at supper so I can have ice cream before bed. 

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What does that patch of ground look like between killing a person we don’t agree with and just writing them off completely. 

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If suffering is the school of life, the person with a high pain tolerance may be stuck in first grade. 

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A narcissist is a deaf blind slug aware only of insults to his comfort. 

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I know it’s been a productive day when I’m eager to write my diary. 

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It’s always satisfying when “The penny drops”. Unless it drops through the hole in your safety net. 

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Make pizzas

Serve beers

You’ll be loved 

By your peers

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You know you're using too many big words when people open Google Translate while you're talking. 

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