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Posted in Faith Family and Friends, Family and Friends, General Comments, Philosophy, Quotes, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on May 19, 2026| 2 Comments »

Forty-two years ago (on this day) I met the woman who would end up being the love of my life…
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“42” is the answer to the ultimate question of meaning for life, the universe, and everything.   (According to the supercomputer named “Deep Thought” in Douglas Adams’ book:  “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy“
It is also:
Light refracts at ~42° (that’s an angle measurement for red light, not a temperature) to make a rainbow
There are 42 gallons in a barrel of oil
In ASCII, 42 is “*” — the asterisk is the wildcard symbol for “anything”
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And looking forward to another “42“…
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Figuring Out Your Own Meaning

Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged , , , , on November 29, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Everything has been figured out, except how to live.
    —    Jean-Paul Sartre
It is up to you to give life a meaning.
    —    Jean-Paul Sartre
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While Listening To A #DonTheCon Speech

Posted in Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on October 2, 2024| Leave a Comment »

My inference will be that you mean nothing at all.  That you employ words to no manner or purpose without any design or signification whatsoever.
    ―     George Berkeley
From: “Three Dialogues Between Hylas and Philonous“
[#DonTheCon says he wants to campaign on issues, but he never offers a “policy”.  He says he was to detain and deport “illegal” aliens, but never defines who is actually “illegal” or how he plans to accomplish this deportation or how he intends for us to pay for it.  As always, he is (as they say in Texas) “all hat and no cattle…”    —    kmab]
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Condemned To Give

Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged , , , , , , on May 31, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Man is condemned to be free;  because once thrown into the world, he is responsible for everything he does.  …It is up to you to give [life] a meaning.
    —     Jean-Paul Sartre
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Don’t Worry… Discover

Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged , , , , on April 10, 2024| Leave a Comment »

I don’t know whether the universe, with its countless galaxies, stars and planets, has a deeper meaning or not, but at the very least, it is clear that we humans who live on this earth face the task of making a happy life for ourselves.  Therefore, it is important to discover what will bring about the greatest degree of happiness.
    —     Dalai Lama
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Searching For Meaning As Well As The Path

Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged , , , , , on April 26, 2023| Leave a Comment »

There is meaning in every journey that is unknown to the traveler.
    ―     Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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Now, Here And Around

Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged , , , , , , on December 9, 2022| Leave a Comment »

The events of one’s life take place, take place.  How often have I used this expression, and how often have I stopped to think about what it means?  Events do indeed take place, they have meaning in relation to things around them.
    —     Navarre Scott Momaday
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“Tends To” Is Not Always

Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged , , , , , , , , , on June 22, 2022| Leave a Comment »

I don’t know that art can be understood in any final way, but a search for understanding tends to open one’s eyes rather than close them.
    —    Jasper Johns
From the interview:  “15 Questions“
Written by:  Belinda Luscombe
Appearing in:  Time Magazine;  dtd:  11/18 Oct. 2021
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Just The Same

Posted in Faith, Philosophy, Quotes, tagged , , , , , , on April 8, 2022| Leave a Comment »

I have no faith, only a suitcaseful of beliefs that sustain me.  Life’s meaning has always eluded me and I guess always will.  But I love it just the same.
    —    E. B. White
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And Speak To Me

Posted in Faith, Philosophy, Quotes, Science and Learning, tagged , , , , , , , on November 3, 2021| Leave a Comment »

One must travel, to learn.  Every day, now, old Scriptural phrases that never possessed any significance for me before, take to themselves a meaning.
    —     Mark Twain
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And The Same Goes For Blogs / Posts

Posted in Quotes, Reading, Writing, tagged , , , , , , on July 11, 2020| 2 Comments »

The only important thing in a book is the meaning that it has for you.
    ––    W. Somerset Maugham
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