tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-363513142024-03-27T11:40:59.096-05:00Many paths up the mountain......a journey...Bret Overholtzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13325788297487386988noreply@blogger.comBlogger988125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36351314.post-68654595309662367492024-03-27T11:40:00.003-05:002024-03-27T11:40:18.566-05:00Yep<blockquote><span style="font-family: verdana;">The last official act of any government is to loot the treasury. </span></blockquote><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">~George Washington</span></div>Bret Overholtzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13325788297487386988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36351314.post-75258721076544947662024-03-27T11:39:00.000-05:002024-03-27T11:39:05.819-05:00Simple, indeed<span style="font-family: verdana;"><blockquote>There are really just five simple lessons to life: </blockquote><blockquote>Be honest, work hard, have fun, be grateful, and pay it forward.</blockquote></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">~ Bruce Halle, Founder of Discount Tire</span></div>Bret Overholtzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13325788297487386988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36351314.post-19462487378833135032024-03-25T22:44:00.002-05:002024-03-25T22:44:46.245-05:00Old wisdom<p></p><blockquote><span style="font-family: verdana;">Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.</span></blockquote><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">~ Aristotle (384 - 322 BC)</span></p>Bret Overholtzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13325788297487386988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36351314.post-40197473084727809592024-03-24T20:45:00.004-05:002024-03-24T20:45:52.607-05:00What, indeed...<p></p><blockquote><span style="font-family: verdana;">What is it about sad songs and cowboys?</span></blockquote><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">~ Summer Higgins in <i>Yellowstone</i></span></p>Bret Overholtzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13325788297487386988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36351314.post-56519847493117212932024-03-22T16:13:00.004-05:002024-03-22T16:13:38.330-05:00The Transitive Theory of Your Destiny<span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><blockquote><span style="font-family: verdana;">Carefully watch your thoughts, for they become your words.</span> </blockquote><blockquote><span style="font-family: verdana;">Manage and watch your words, for they will become your actions. </span> </blockquote><blockquote><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Consider and judge your actions, for they have become your habits.</span> </div></blockquote><blockquote><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Acknowledge and watch your habits, for they shall become your values. </span> </div></blockquote><blockquote><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Understand and embrace your values, for they become your destiny. </span></div></blockquote><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">~ Mahatma Gandhi</span></div></div>Bret Overholtzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13325788297487386988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36351314.post-85849090030563451932024-03-06T21:21:00.003-06:002024-03-06T21:21:48.059-06:00Tree logic<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><blockquote><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Lloyd (discussing Tate): He has it, though.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Monica: Has what?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Lloyd: Toughness. You're either born a willow or born an oak - that all there is to it.</span></p></blockquote><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">~ from <i>Yellowstone</i></span></p>Bret Overholtzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13325788297487386988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36351314.post-66934244435225098132024-03-06T19:31:00.003-06:002024-03-06T19:31:37.840-06:00I need to get to boilin'...<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><blockquote><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">You know, when you boil it all down, </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">it's funny how little you need.</span></p></blockquote><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">~ Rip, in Yellowstone</span></p>Bret Overholtzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13325788297487386988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36351314.post-64164693070438298252024-03-06T09:10:00.003-06:002024-03-06T09:10:14.434-06:00Good advice<blockquote><span style="font-family: verdana;">Conquer yourself rather than the world. </span></blockquote><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">~ René Descartes (1596 - 1650)</span></div>Bret Overholtzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13325788297487386988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36351314.post-30227483899677705962024-03-06T08:42:00.003-06:002024-03-06T08:42:22.252-06:00Not bad<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Interviewer: What is your definition of happiness? </span></p><blockquote><span style="font-family: verdana;">A clear horizon;</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">nothing to worry about on your plate,</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">only things that are creative and not destructive.</span></div></blockquote><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">~ Alfred Hitchcock</span></div>Bret Overholtzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13325788297487386988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36351314.post-37717978915889579702024-03-03T22:48:00.005-06:002024-03-03T22:48:48.587-06:00Sharks and Minnows<span style="font-family: verdana;"><blockquote>There's sharks and minnows in this world, Jimmy, and if you don't know which one you are, then you ain't a fuckin' shark.</blockquote></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">~ Rip Wheeler, in <i>Yellowstone</i></span></div>Bret Overholtzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13325788297487386988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36351314.post-43181328349790828602024-03-03T22:22:00.000-06:002024-03-03T22:22:06.280-06:00Courage, indeed...<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><blockquote><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Everyone needs a dream, Dan.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">But dreams take courage.</span></p></blockquote><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">~ John Dutton, in <i>Yellowstone</i></span></p>Bret Overholtzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13325788297487386988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36351314.post-52107525241167252822024-03-03T21:50:00.005-06:002024-03-03T21:50:41.292-06:00Meditating on this lately<blockquote><span style="font-family: verdana;">A diseased and weak population is easier to control</span></blockquote><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">~ Ruth Ben-Ghiat</span></div>Bret Overholtzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13325788297487386988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36351314.post-45475071247283314332024-02-19T09:21:00.003-06:002024-02-19T09:21:30.405-06:00Simple thoughts<blockquote><span style="font-family: verdana;">Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.</span></blockquote><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">~ President Theodore Roosevelt </span></div>Bret Overholtzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13325788297487386988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36351314.post-44157196976883265802024-02-15T13:10:00.006-06:002024-02-15T13:10:41.197-06:00Soul<blockquote><span style="font-family: verdana;">Anybody can love the mountains, but it takes a soul to love the prairie.</span></blockquote><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">~ Willa Cather</span></div>Bret Overholtzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13325788297487386988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36351314.post-81749873058542731992024-02-14T21:28:00.003-06:002024-02-14T21:28:42.349-06:00So very sad<span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><blockquote><span style="font-family: verdana;">You can’t go to a SUPER BOWL PARADE, a bowling alley, to a restaurant, to work, to the mall, to a grocery store, to your church, to the movies or the bank. </span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">You can’t attend a concert, go to a dance class or go to see your doctor. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">You can’t ring a doorbell, use a leaf blower, hop in a car, pull down a driveway, bounce a ball, or ask the neighbor to keep it down. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">You can’t check out a farmer’s market or pick up a package at the post office or go to a Fourth of July parade, and you certainly can’t send your kids to school without worrying that someone will get shot. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">That someone you LOVE will get shot. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Or that YOU will get shot. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">This is where we are now. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">This is not normal. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">This upside down reality is being imposed upon us by those who equate firearms with freedom. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">This is anything BUT freedom. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">And. This. Is. Not. A. Reality. We. Have. To. Accept. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">I REFUSE TO ACCEPT THIS REALITY. </span></div></blockquote><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">~ Jo on Twitter</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><b>Context note</b> - today February 14, 2024 - after the KC Chiefs Super Bowl victory parade, a moron opened fire on the crowd, killing one and wounding 11 to 20 (numbers are not final at this time)</i></span></div>Bret Overholtzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13325788297487386988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36351314.post-46347386262131390302024-02-14T21:17:00.004-06:002024-02-14T21:17:23.586-06:00Food for thought...<span style="font-family: verdana;">What people think success is:</span><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Making lots of money </span></li></ul></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"> What success actually is:</span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Being healthy</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Having morals</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Not being a dick</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Being a good friend</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Owning your own time</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Being present with family</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Being authentic to yourself</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Working on something meaningful</span></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">~ Dan Go</span></div></div>Bret Overholtzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13325788297487386988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36351314.post-91118251258753141802024-02-14T06:34:00.000-06:002024-02-14T06:34:02.721-06:00Lessons to learn<span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><blockquote><span style="font-family: verdana;">The scientist has a lot of experience with ignorance and doubt and uncertainty, and this experience is of very great importance, I think.When a scientist doesn't know the answer to a problem, he is ignorant. When he has a hunch as to what the result is, he is uncertain. And when he is pretty darn sure of what the result is going to be, he is still in some doubt.</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"> We have found it of paramount importance that in order to progress we must recognize our ignorance and leave room for doubt. Scientific knowledge is a body of statements of varying degrees of certainty — some most unsure, some nearly sure, but none absolutely certain.</span></div></div></blockquote><div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">~ Richard Feynman</span></div></div></div>Bret Overholtzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13325788297487386988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36351314.post-90279215839817160642024-02-13T20:04:00.001-06:002024-02-13T20:09:27.488-06:00I'm gonna meditate on this for a few days...<ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Positivity is a CHOICE</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Happiness is a CHOICE</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Giving back is a CHOICE</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Being honest is a CHOICE</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Showing gratitude is a CHOICE</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Respecting yourself is a CHOICE</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Being kind to everyone is a CHOICE</span></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The older I get the more I see life is simply what we CHOOSE to make it. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">~ Tyler Todt</span></div>Bret Overholtzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13325788297487386988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36351314.post-77016519670492550512024-02-12T12:33:00.006-06:002024-02-12T12:33:49.170-06:00Ha!<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">If 'ifs' were fifths, then we'd all be drunk</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">~ heard on a sports TV show</span></p>Bret Overholtzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13325788297487386988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36351314.post-76750976979868015762024-02-11T21:21:00.001-06:002024-02-11T21:21:36.025-06:00Indeed<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><blockquote><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">No citizen has a right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">... what a disgrace it is for a man to grow old without seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable</span></p></blockquote><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">~ Socrates</span></p>Bret Overholtzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13325788297487386988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36351314.post-59688933312327818282024-02-11T09:13:00.001-06:002024-02-11T09:13:12.502-06:00Good advice<span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><blockquote><span style="font-family: verdana;">Do not use your energy to worry. </span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Use your energy to believe, to create, to learn, to think and to grow. </span></div></blockquote><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">~ Richard Feynman</span></div>Bret Overholtzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13325788297487386988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36351314.post-17066060616162764602024-02-06T21:54:00.001-06:002024-02-06T21:54:16.111-06:00True<p>If you are not too long,</p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;">I will wait here for you</p></blockquote></blockquote><p style="text-align: left;"></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;">all the days of my life.</p></blockquote><p></p><p>~ Oscar Wilde</p>Bret Overholtzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13325788297487386988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36351314.post-25079785349573395752024-02-04T22:46:00.002-06:002024-02-04T22:46:19.264-06:00Yep<span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><blockquote><span style="font-family: verdana;">I loved her against reason,</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">against promise, against peace,</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">against hope, against happiness,</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">against all discouragement </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">that could be.</span></div></blockquote><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">~ Charles Dickens, from <i>Great Expectations</i></span></div>Bret Overholtzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13325788297487386988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36351314.post-78847418015744039772024-02-03T20:12:00.002-06:002024-02-03T20:12:41.813-06:00As usual!<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Brenda: Are you drunk?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">George: [scoffs] Not nearly enough!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">~ from <i>Young Sheldon</i></span></p>Bret Overholtzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13325788297487386988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36351314.post-69159179824468483092024-01-29T13:29:00.003-06:002024-01-29T13:29:11.059-06:00<span style="font-family: verdana;"><blockquote>To appreciate the beauty of a snowflake, it is necessary to stand out in the cold. </blockquote></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"> ~ Unknown</span></div>Bret Overholtzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13325788297487386988noreply@blogger.com