I read this quote in my daily “Quotes of the Day” and found it rather humorous so I thought I’d pass it along.

The shortest distance between two points is under construction.  – Noelie Altito

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I am a creature of habits.  It never ceases to amaze me how we are programmed to respond to our senses.  For me, there are many instances where a certain song will trigger certain memories (some good, some not-so-good).

Today was an example of that.  For those living here in Portland, we had a little gift early this morning – rain which, after a long and hot period, is a welcomed part of the summer.

Rain has always been one huge “trigger” for me and unlike many folks who complain about the rain, I personally am quite fond of the falling precipitation.  There’s a unique smell of rain that I absolutely love and along the lines of music triggers – in the case of rain, it often leads to an urge to listen to jazz.

So, today was a jazz day … and a lovely one at that.

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I have a new “favorite” activity.

I’ve come to absolutely enjoy deleting things.  It’s liberating to trash the things that are just taking up space.  Of course, the term “delete” refers to the digital baggage of life but the same goes for the physical things in life.

My new guilty pleasure is getting rid of things I don’t want or need.

I think I’m going to walk upstairs now and throw something else in the Goodwill pile.  Sound exciting, huh?

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