Cryptoquote Spoiler – 10/22/21

“All of us, at certain moments of our lives, need to take advice and receive help from other people.”   —   Alexis Carel

(Medical science owes a great debt to Dr. Carrel.  In particular in advancing vascular surgery.  Today’s Cryptoquote shorted him an R in his name, but we’ve had him here before.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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Cryptoquote Spoiler – 10/21/21

“Wear gratitude like a cloak, and it will feed every corner of your life.”   —   Rumi

(I know that life can be tough – tougher for some, more than others – but we should be grateful for every single breath we take.  I don’t think that we are alone in the universe, but the kind of life that we know is such a rare thing of beauty.  None of us should take it for granted.  Nor this fragile planet that has given us this life.  Be grateful for every little thing that you have, folks.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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Happy birthday to Charlie Lowell of Jars of Clay!

Cryptoquote Spoiler – 10/20/21

“I think self-awareness is probably the most important thing toward being a champion.”   —   Billie Jean King

(All of us should have a good idea of our strengths and weaknesses.  And, also our thoughts, ethics and emotions.  Like Dirty Harry said in “Magnum Force”:  “A man’s got to know his limitations.”  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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Happy birthday to Daniel Tichenor, of Cage the Elephant!

Cryptoquote Spoiler – 10/19/21

“If you take care of the small things, the big things take care of themselves.”   —   Emily Dickinson

(This sounds better in theory, than in practice.  But I do tend to address the small things first.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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Happy birthday to Karl Wallinger, of World Party!

Cryptoquote Spoiler – 10/18/21

“I like to sit around the pool, listen to music, barbecue, grill, stuff like that.  Just the guy next door, I guess.”   —   Dale Earnhardt Jr.

(Isn’t barbecuing and grilling the same thing?  It is where I come from!  How about you folks from down South?  What do you say?  This was a pretty quick solve for me.  The hardest part was coming up with the author.  First Dale Earnhardt quote at the Cryptoquote!  So, we welcome Dale Jr. to the Cryptoquote Club today!  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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Sunday Cryptoquote Spoiler – 10/17/21

“Loyalty is in most people only a ruse used by self-interest to attract confidences.”   —   La Rochefoucauld

(What a bizarre thing for a 17th Century moralist to say about loyalty!  I’ve always considered loyalty a great virtue.  Maybe, he had grown a little jaded?  Maybe, the quote has lost a little something in translation???  Be well and do good, friends.)   —    YUR

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Cryptoquote Spoiler – 10/16/21

“The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear.”   —   Rumi

(Great quote, but we already had it back in February of 2020.  We keep saying we’re not fond of these re-runs, but somebody obviously isn’t listening to us!  LOL!  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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Happy birthday to Flea, of Red Hot Chili Peppers!

Cryptoquote Spoiler – 10/15/21

“You look ridiculous if you dance.  You look ridiculous if you don’t dance.  So you might as well dance.”   —   Gertrude Stein

(Then, I guess I really don’t have any excuse for not dancing tonight.  I’m definitely the self-conscious type, with no sense of rhythm.  But, I can do the white man’s overbite thing!  If Gertie can do it, so can I.  Wish me luck, guys.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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(Happy birthday to Richard Carpenter, of The Carpenters!)

Cryptoquote Spoiler – 10/14/21

“One always has time enough if one will apply it well.”   —   Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

(I guess that’s my problem then.  I don’t apply my time well.  Between regular email, Nextdoor.com, Facebook, and this blog I can hardly find the time to do any of the things I really should be doing.  Something’s gotta give!  First time we’ve had Goethe’s entire name!  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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Happy birthday to Thomas Dolby!

Cryptoquote Spoiler – 10/13/21

“Put your heart, mind and soul into even your smallest task.  This is the secret of success.”   —   Swam Sivananda

(Hey!  My Mom always said:  Anything worth doing . . . is worth doing well.  Words to live by, no matter how you say it.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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