Cotidie Revelations

Cotidie is a Latin word meaning “daily.” I responded to a challenge to "jot down one share-able thought" every day for 40 days, then reflect on what those thoughts suggested about me. The 40 days ended yesterday.

My initial response to my list is I am media-oriented with diverse interests. More contemplation is required as I delve into what this list suggests about me.

2/25... TBBT quote - "Two grown men walking around with a hobbit's dagger? Wouldn't we look foolish?" Why is that so wrong?

2/26... Houses are like children; they always need something.

2/27... "To look at a thing is quite different from seeing a thing." wrote Oscar Wilde.

2/28... Commercials and advertisements may offer a more accurate portrayal of our history and culture than could be found in in any book written, since are we not reflections of what we want and need.

3/1... "When your opponent's sittin' there holding all aces, there's only one thing left to do: Kick over the table." and "You look like the day they fixed the electricity at the death house." Robin and the 7 Hoods is a great film.

3/2... Do we really have any privacy anymore?

3/3... Is life a jigsaw puzzle or a crazy quilt? 

3/4... I wonder if the word "friend" has a really accurate definition?

3/5... Learning how to be retired is a new kind of stress.

3/6... Hollywood seems to be remaking old movies and television shows; is there no new talent?

3/7... I hate yard work, so why do I own almost 2 acres?

3/8... "The fluidity of memory" from the writers' commentary of Leverage "The Rashomon Job"

3/9... Quilting is like painting with fabric.

3/10... Today's closet is yesterday's attic.

3/11... "If you had to give up one modern-day convenience, what would it be?" Omaha Steaks' Conversation Card #28. I've been thinking about this for two days - still no definite answer.

3/12... I work harder when pushed by a time limit.

3/13... Who would want to be immortal? What a curse!

3/14... "I don't know if it's the truth, but I do know it's a fact." Love at Large (1990) Tom Berenger to Elizabeth Perkins

3/15... Green beer?! Still sounds too yucky to imbibe. Give me a Jameson's.

3/16... Retirement is like high school - lots of doors to open!

3/17... Who should get my wine glass collection when I die?

3/18... “She was pleased to have him come and never sorry to see him go.” Dorothy Parker

3/19... Who is today's Oscar Wilde?

3/20... To my utter astonishment Cowboys & Aliens is an entertaining, thought-provoking film.

3/21... I found my 1973 letter from H. Allen Smith, Part Owner of Texas!!!!

3/22... "When in doubt, floor it!" - Richard Dean Anderson to Johnny Carson

3/23... I cherish sunshine, azure skies fluffed with clouds moved by balmy breezes of sandy ocean-scented air.

3/24… We need another word that bridges the chasm between "friend" and "acquaintance." Buddy? Pal? Nope, still not quite right.

3/25... This time last year, I was tramping the red hills of Sedona!

3/26... The  Beach Boys need a musical in the vein of Mamma Mia!, Jersey Boys or Across the Universe.

3/27... Satisfaction is a new sink with a great faucet!

3/28... Poul Anderson's Xanth series is still delightfully piquant.

3/29... I seem really shallow to me; so many people really piss me off!

3/30...  Happiness is my house after the cleaning lady has been here...it smells wonderful!

3/31… We should be able to die with dignity, not be denied that privilege by laws and conventions requiring physicians to keep "alive" people who are rationale but no longer want to live with excruciating pain. That is not "living!" 

4/1... "'Happily ever after' is really just another way of saying 'new beginning.'" In Plain Sight 

4/2... I miss my sister Ellen.

4/3... The Earth moves through space at more than 18 miles per second. No wonder almost everyone is in a hurry.

4/4... I adore Scrabble! It makes me feel intelligent and stupid, simultaneously.

4/5... The brighter the flame burns, the faster the candle dies.