"It's only as hard as you make it."
Two ladies ask pool cleaner if his job is hard. He replies: "it's only as hard as you make it."
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darth vader is just like us
"I like to balance the mind and body and be in total harmony with the dark side." "Are you blind, umpire? If that's a strike, my light saber is a lollipop I'm about to feed to you." "You make me feel like a natural woman..." "He could .... go... all ... the .....WAY! Touchdown!" "And representing the Empire in the inaugural break dancing competition at the 2024 olympics..."
RIP Pavel Kushnir: The lonely death of a jailed Russian pianist who opposed war
excerpt from tribute to Pavel: “The greatest tragedy of Pavel’s life is that only now are we beginning to realise what a wonderful artist, writer and thinker he was. We simply did not know him. This reminds us that the perverse ‘selection process’ of law enforcement leads to the most remarkable and fearless people being thrown into prison, often the best people in a sick nation,” the letter said. “We bow to those heroes and visionaries who, in their desperate loneliness, sacrifice themselves for humanity and pay the ultimate price,” the letter continued. A video of Kushnir performing Rachmaninov, a composer Vladimir Putin is known to favour, was added to the text. frankk comment I hope he landed in a better place that deserves him. I copied the top 3 articles, pasted below in order of quality. If you're short on time, Pick a 4 min. piano performance of his from here, Pavel Kushnir playlist on YouTub e and read the first article "facing down death". I ...
Frivolous: you don't see him doing this in the movies
"Hey Bob! Long time no see! Your gardening tip worked like a charm! My tomatoes taste A M A Z I N G this year." You know that should go in the compost bin don't you? Don't make me use this thing on you. "Yes, honey, I mailed the check, and no, I didn't force toss the baby. He levitated on his own."
5/5 star rating Thermarest sleeping pad (and sitting pad, which I use for meditation for hours everyday)
I posted a 5/5 star rating for the company Thermarest and their sleeping pad, a product I've been using for decades, on their website at the product page. It's important to give feedback and show appreciation for good things, good people, good products, good companies that stand behind their quality products and honor their warranty. That's mudita as a brahmavihara, not a narrow and weirdly specific thing about non jealousy at other people's success and happiness, but rejoicing whole heartedly whenever we encounter skillful actions, whether it's in ourself, others, in past, present. https://www.thermarest.com/sleeping-pads/camp-and-comfort/basecamp-sleeping-pad/basecamp.html F frank 5 out of 5 star rating 09/06/24 I've been using basecamp and earlier generations of this for decades. Love them! Review by Anonymous User I have 3 different version of this product, spanning decades, all are still functional. I also have several thermarest portable seat cushions,...