License Plate: Better Man
People, I really do believe, are like good cheese and fine wine in that we continue to improve with age.
Either that or we’re trying harder to get lucky.
You know, like Jack Nicholson in As Good As It Gets when Helen Hunt is about to walk out on him in the restaurant. He tells her, “You make me want to be a better man.”
It works, of course. But only because he means it.
Vivaldi
Born in Venice in 1678, Vivaldi became ordained at age 25 and was nicknamed il Prete Rosso (The Red Priest) for his red hair.
Vivaldi played the violin and his most famous work is The Four Seasons (1723).
He also wrote:
Bene, bene!
Poopsie
Sweetie-pie. Cuddle buns. Huggie bear. Love face. Sugar lips. Pumpkin. Honey bunny. Love machine. Sweet cheeks. Poopsie.
All of which is to say, “I love you.”
Awww…
Extraordinary
Before license plates were used to dispense wisdom, we had (and have) poetry, literature and song.
Here’s a little wisdom from the song Life Less Ordinary by Carbon Leaf:
“Live a life less ordinary. Live a life extraordinary with me. Live a life less sedentary. Live a life revolutionary with me.”
This license plate, you could say, is the tweet of those lyrics. But instead of 140 characters, it’s all summed up in 7.
Live a life less ordinary. Live a life eXTRAorDinaRY.
XTRADRY.
I can too
There are some nuggets of wisdom that stick with a person for a long, long time.
For me it’s the Golden Rule, always color outside the lines, and never ever mix beer and wine.
And a brilliant rule of thumb from Henry Ford, “Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you‘re right.”
Vishnu
Vishnu, the Supreme God in Hinduism, is the all-pervading essence of all beings.
Vishnu is the creator of all, the one who supports, sustains and protects the universe. Vishnu, it is said, saves mankind from the calamities resulting from our own foibles.
And he has 4 arms.
Cloud 9
Cloud 9 is a pretty great place to be.
Euphoric, blissful, happy. All good things.
And not far from 7th heaven.
Both of which, I’ve been told, have endless supplies of chocolate.
Seriously.
Late again
According to a November 2009 study by CareerBuilder, 16% of workers say they show up late to work once a week. That’s down from 20% in 2008.
The number 1 cause of tardiness? According to 32% of people: traffic.
The driver of this Corvette must be that 1 in 10 that’s late to work 2 or more times a week.
Fortunately for her, it seems her salary isn’t docked per incident. Unless she used to drive a Ferrari…
See ya mate
So long. Farewell. Auf Wiedersehen. Adios. Goodbye. Au revoir. Ciao. À bientôt. Namasté. Aloha. On the flip side.
See ya, mate.
Be love
A zillion things that have been said about love; but I think The Beatles pretty much summed it up for us:
All you need is love, all you need is love, All you need is love, love, love is all you need. All you need is love (all together now) All you need is love (everybody) All you need is love, love, love is all you need.
Be love. It really is all you need.
