Points to Ponder

1. The Women's Petition Against Coffee, 1674

Coffee leads men to trifle away their time, scald their chops, and spend their money, all for a little base, black, thick, nasty, bitter, stinking nauseous puddle water.


2. The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing at the right time, but also to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

2 more Thoughts...

The only service a friend can really render is to keep up your courage by holding up to you a mirror in which you can see a noble image of yourself.
- George Bernard Shaw

The road to happiness lies in two simple principles: find what it is that interests you and that you can do well, and when you find it, put your whole soul into it...every bit of energy and ambition and natural ability you have.
- John D. Rockefeller III

Spring Thought

Life is sometimes like a walk through a cow-pasture. One has to watch their step. But every spring, those pretty purple posies pop up in the midst of all the cow pies, providing a real lift to the spirit. I guess my thought is simply this. Focus on the crocus!

The Weather

"If you watch a game, it's fun. If you play at it, it's recreation. If you work at it, it's golf." - Bob Hope

From the Old Farmer's Almanac

April and May will be much warmer than normal from southwest Ontario to Toronto, with unseasonably hot temperatures in early to mid-May. Temperatures will be near normal elsewhere. Rainfall will be slightly above normal in the west and below normal elsewhere.

Summer will be slightly cooler and drier than normal, on average, with the hottest temperatures in mid- August.

September and October will be cooler than normal, on average, with precipitation near normal in the east and below normal in the west.