Storms make trees take deeper roots. ~ Dolly Parton

Oh, Google, get your algorithm together...

I saw a set of alcohol markers on Amazon. Imagine my surprise to discover they're not just rubber stamps that say "Mine."

So... In the E. Jean Carroll rape compensation case, Trump's lawyers are having to test for COVID. Will they be drinking bleach or shoving a light bulb up their asses? Have they no faith in their client?

Happiness is not a goal; it is a by-product of a life well lived. ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

It's sad when someone you know becomes someone you knew. ~ Henry Rollins

The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter. ~ Mark Twain

A fool always finds a greater fool to admire him. ~ Nicolas Boileau

Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens. ~ J.R.R. Tolkien

We're all a little weird. And life is weird. And when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them and fall into mutually satisfying weirdness—and call it love—true love. ~ Robert Fulghum

Civilized nations build libraries; lands that have lost their soul, close them down. ~ Toby Forward

Happiness is not a goal; it is a by-product. ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

A professional is a person who can do his best at a time when he doesn't particularly feel like it. ~ Alistair Cooke

Years ago, my mother used to say to me, she'd say, 'In this world, Elwood, you can be oh so smart, or oh so pleasant.' Well, for years I was smart... I recommend pleasant. You may quote me. ~ Elwood P. Dowd

t never ceases to amaze me: we all love ourselves more than other people, but care more about their opinion than our own. ~ Marcus Aurelius

WOW! I've won the Loew's Rewards like eight times today! How lucky am I?

I will not be a common man. I will stir the smooth sands of monotony. I do not crave security. I wish to hazard my soul to opportunity. ~ Peter O'Toole

Okay... this amused me. I asked Google's AI to write a poem about backing up your computer:
https://asknick.com/aitests/240109_googchat.php

When dealing with people, let us remember we are not dealing with creatures of logic. We are dealing with creatures of emotion, creatures bustling with prejudices and motivated by pride and vanity. ~ Dale Carnegie

When I was a kid I stole everything that began with the letter A. A car, a jacket, a.... ~ Rocky Graziano