Tag: Life

Life is and is not…

Life is 10 percent what you make it, and 90 percent how you take it. Belarusian-American pianist and composer Irving Berlin was born on this day in 1888 (died 1989) You’ve heard me say this before. We can’t control what happens to us, only how we respond to it. Darn it. It’s one of those …

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Just the way you are

The good ole days weren’t always good, and tomorrow ain’t as bad as it seems. American singer-songwriter and pianist, Billy Joel was born on this day in 1949. It’s graduation season. All across the country, and perhaps around the world, bright eyed college and high school students are sitting through speeches they aren’t listening to …

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