"Reading is the nourishment that lets you do interesting work." - Jennifer Egan


Regular reading "primes the pump." It's an old phrase that will probably leave our language soon, because no one goes to a well to pump water any more. I've used a pump a few times. At a park one time there was a pump with a small bucket on a chain. A little sign asked people to make sure and put some water in the bucket before leaving. This would allow them to prime the pump, or prepare the pump, for the next user.


The whole idea behind priming is this: something has to go into the pump before anything will come out. When it comes to reading, regular intake insures an interesting flow. It stirs the creative juices, informs the mind, and expands the capacity of the reader. 

In the past few days I baked four loaves of French bread, two loaves of German Bauernbrot, a batch of German breakfast rolls, and three regular homemade loaves.  Not to mention pizza last night. I like doing it, because it's out of my normal routine, and success or failure is readily apparent. It's very relaxing, therapeutic, and yes . . . fattening.

A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
 — Michael Hill

The poem is the device through which the ordinary world is seen in a new way—engaging, compelling, even beautiful.
— Ted Kooser

Just discovered Click.to app yesterday. What a great find! I am now able to copy from anywhere and paste directly into Facebook, Twitter, Word, Tumblr, Blogger (I used Click.to for this post.), Evernote, etc. A little pop-up shows when you select text, and you click on the icon of your choice and the text is posted where you want.

He has no hope that never had a fear.
— William Cowper, Poet

When a blind man carries a lame man, both go forward. 
— Swedish Proverb

‎"What thought can think, another thought can mend." 
— Robert Southwell

“A happy marriage is the union of two good forgivers.”
— Ruth Bell Graham

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‎"Sympathy is no substitute for action."
— David Livingstone