Author Archives: Gary

About Gary

I write and maintain code for various websites as both a professional and a hobbyist developer, and have used computer technology for most of my life.

15-Done

Siesta

It does not matter what we expect from life, but rather what life expects from us. We are being questioned by life – daily & hourly. Take the responsibility to find the right answers to its problems and fulfill the tasks which it sets for each individual.

Viktor Frankl

Lift up your eyes upon the day breaking for you, give birth again to the dream. Each new hour holds new chances for new beginnings.

Angelou

14-Folk

Intention

Walhalla by Max Bruckner (1836-1918)

Half of those who die in combat enter Valhalla, while the other half are chosen to reside in Fólkvangr.

Folkvangr by Frostwalkers

Excellence is never an accident. It is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, and intelligent execution.

Aristotle

13-Grip

Oaring

Stroke!

One has to accept pain as a condition of existence. One has to court doubt and darkness as the cost of existence. One needs a will stubborn in conflict, but apt always to the total acceptance of living and dying.

The Shoes of the Fisherman by Morris L. West,

12-Tuff

Situationists

Constant A. Nieuwenhuys (1920-2005)

I, myself, have killed 6 people. All random, no way to trace them to me. Let me tell you, there’s nothin’ like it. It’s a great feeling. Yeah, I know, you’re thinking, Aw, he’s a comedian. He’s just sayin’ that stuff. Good. That’s exactly what I want you to think.

George Carlin

There are three things which are real: God, human folly, and laughter. Since the first two pass our comprehension, we must do what we can with the third.

Aubrey Menen

11-Fold

Perception

Open Sea

FIVE STAR DAY! Create something. that makes you feel good about yourself. It will prompt you to do the work necessary to reach your goal.

The timeless in you is aware of life’s timelessness. And knows that yesterday is but today’s memory and tomorrow is today’s dream.

Kahlil Gibran

… days of silence there in the desert were wearisome. –The Alchemist