Quirky thoughts from an old man.
“The keys to happiness are high hopes and low expectations.” This maxim has been revised many times over the 20 years or so I have been writing this blog. I like this new version and I like the idea of thinking about what makes people happy. Other versions of the key to happiness The photo …
When asking someone to do a task for the first time you’re expectations should be low even if your explanation is perfect. I took this photo of a “Mountain Unicycle” today in the Phoenix Mountain Reserve.
The key to happiness is low expectations. The keys of a life are even more prosaic. These are the keys that I found in Jack’s desk and workshop when we cleared out his possessions after his death two years ago. Jack was my Father-in-Law and we had an erratic relationship. He lived an amazing life …
The key to happiness is low expectations.
This from the sports page of the Swarthmore College newspaper. They are a division three school in sports and this headline perfectly expresses the key to happiness. The Key to Happiness is Low Expectations
“Speak your mind without fear. You may be surprised by who agrees with you” Simon Cabbage Key, Florida Have I been here? Gene and I spent a night at Cabbage Key. The Dollar Bill Bar is unique.
For many years I have used the tag line: “The key to happiness is low expectations.” Proof back to 2006 However there was a crack in the cleverness of the saying that caused the aircraft maintenance amendment in 2009 and now, after lots of thought it is being totally revised. The new improved tag line: …
1. Low expectations. 2. Complete honesty is over-rated. 3. Find pleasure in small things. Supplied by Arnie Siegel
Cromulent Adjective: Perfectly adequate. Example: The hotel room at the Motel 6 was cromulent. This word was made up for an episode of The Simpsons in 1966. It must have filled a need and has become an acceptable word listed in the Webster’s Dictionary among other sources. “The key to happiness is expecting cromulence.” A …
“If you want to know America–if you want to see it for what it was and what it is–you need to look at Indian history and at the Indian present.” “It has always bothered me that the very idea of paying attention to or knowing Indian history is tinged with the soft compassion of the …