Easter Holiday Quotes
"Easter says you can put truth in a grave, but it won't stay there."
- Clarence W. Hall
"My mom used to say that Greek Easter was later because then you get stuff cheaper."
- Amy Sedaris
"On Easter Day the veil between time and eternity thins to gossamer."
- Douglas Horton
"Easter tells us that life is to be interpreted not simply in terms of things but in terms of ideals."
- Charles M. Crowe
"A strangely reflective, even melancholy day. Is that because, unlike our cousins in the northern hemisphere, Easter is not associated with the energy and vitality of spring but with the more subdued spirit of autumn?"
- Hugh Mackay
Easter Holiday Poems
"Easter is not a time for groping through dusty, musty tomes or tombs to disprove spontaneous generation or even to prove life eternal. It is a day to fan the ashes of dead hope, a day to banish doubts and seek the slopes where the sun is rising, to revel in the faith which transports us out of ourselves and the dead past into the vast and inviting unknown."
- As quoted in the Lewiston Tribune
"The stars shall fade away, the sun himself
Grow dim with age, and Nature sink in years;
But thou shalt flourish in immortal youth,
Unhurt amid the war of elements,
The wreck of matter, and the crush of worlds."
- Joseph Addison
"For I remember it is Easter morn,
And life and love and peace are all new born."
- Alice Freeman Palmer
"See the land, her Easter keeping,
Rises as her Maker rose.
Seeds, so long in darkness sleeping,
Burst at last from winter snows.
Earth with heaven above rejoices..."
- Charles Kingsley
"I think of the garden after the rain;
And hope to my heart comes singing,
At morn the cherry-blooms will be white,
And the Easter bells be ringing!"
- Edna Dean Proctor, "Easter Bells"
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A yearly holiday cheer
With my blog posts thinning out this month due to the holidays, I wanted to be sure to still slip one in here regardless of this busy time of year. The holidays are usually celebrated with family, friends and other loved ones. This is my favorite time of year, as I get to buy gifts and bake cookies for those that appreciate the offerings.
It is also a time of year where things change. The year is almost over with a new one starting as quickly and fresh as the snow falling outside my window. A chill occasionally passes through my house this time of year, reminding me that winter is but a doorstep away. All the happy memories I hold in this house have a barrier against the cold as hard as plaster and wood, yet as fragile as a door left open.
We must cherish each moment that we have with those we love and take care those moments do not wane with a new year. Another year means another round of thanks and holiday cheer. I look forward and back in my life, trying to understand where I am in the current moment. I continually find that any day is a day for celebration, regardless of its meaning.
It is also a time of year where things change. The year is almost over with a new one starting as quickly and fresh as the snow falling outside my window. A chill occasionally passes through my house this time of year, reminding me that winter is but a doorstep away. All the happy memories I hold in this house have a barrier against the cold as hard as plaster and wood, yet as fragile as a door left open.
We must cherish each moment that we have with those we love and take care those moments do not wane with a new year. Another year means another round of thanks and holiday cheer. I look forward and back in my life, trying to understand where I am in the current moment. I continually find that any day is a day for celebration, regardless of its meaning.
The gift is in the giving
Each year our family gets together for Thanksgiving and exchanges names in a hat in preparation for Christmas day gift giving. Whomever name you select is the person you purchase gifts for. We often try to mix them up afterward to ensure someone gets a name they haven't had before, or themselves. It is done without anyone knowing who has each other in order to make it a little more interesting.
While shopping with my family in preparation for this time of gift giving, we stopped at the shoe isle of Wal-Mart and browsed their selection of slippers. I've wanted to purchase a nice comfortable pair of slippers for years now, but for some reason I never really got around to it. My mother said she would purchase them now and then give them to me later as a wrapped gift.
I thought it was a great idea, as it was something she could give me as a gift that I truly wanted. I thought about it a little bit more and realized it was also kind of silly. There is a sort of futility in knowing what you will be getting, especially when you are there to pick it out and then watch the person purchase it at the checkout. I would be real surprised upon open that gift!
After our family exchanges names we later will fill out gift wish lists. We give the lists to a family member that knows who has each name and doesn't participate in the selection process themselves. Throughout this whole ordeal we usually end up figuring out who had whose name. By the time presents are opened on Christmas day it really isn't much of a surprise.
Pointless, futile, inefficient? Of course not. Especially if you really want that item, it is a worthwhile experience.
This highlights a very important idea that we all understand, but sometimes have a hard time grasping. It is not the end result or the known elements of a process that are important, but the process itself and the unknown elements. I have a family that gets together to celebrate a very joyful time of year. The point of exchanging gifts is the experience in give something, whether it is a known item or a true surprise.
This is what I'd like to think I do every day for my career in the game industry as well. It is the very process of working with the community that inspires and empowers me with a sense of passion to move forward. I may know the community will have predictable questions when a game update is announced. The community may know exactly what they will be doing in the game after that update is released. They may likely know what my response to their questions will be, yet we all participate.
How we go about fulfilling those expectations is the exciting part. We all may know what is coming down the road, but we are excited anyway in experiencing that known expectation. We all share a passion and love for the game's we play and are more excited about the process, as redundant and known as it may be most of the time, than the end results or the final declaration of what we had waited for.
"Focus on the journey, not the destination. Joy is found not in finishing an activity but in doing it." - Greg Anderson
While shopping with my family in preparation for this time of gift giving, we stopped at the shoe isle of Wal-Mart and browsed their selection of slippers. I've wanted to purchase a nice comfortable pair of slippers for years now, but for some reason I never really got around to it. My mother said she would purchase them now and then give them to me later as a wrapped gift.
I thought it was a great idea, as it was something she could give me as a gift that I truly wanted. I thought about it a little bit more and realized it was also kind of silly. There is a sort of futility in knowing what you will be getting, especially when you are there to pick it out and then watch the person purchase it at the checkout. I would be real surprised upon open that gift!
After our family exchanges names we later will fill out gift wish lists. We give the lists to a family member that knows who has each name and doesn't participate in the selection process themselves. Throughout this whole ordeal we usually end up figuring out who had whose name. By the time presents are opened on Christmas day it really isn't much of a surprise.
Pointless, futile, inefficient? Of course not. Especially if you really want that item, it is a worthwhile experience.
This highlights a very important idea that we all understand, but sometimes have a hard time grasping. It is not the end result or the known elements of a process that are important, but the process itself and the unknown elements. I have a family that gets together to celebrate a very joyful time of year. The point of exchanging gifts is the experience in give something, whether it is a known item or a true surprise.
This is what I'd like to think I do every day for my career in the game industry as well. It is the very process of working with the community that inspires and empowers me with a sense of passion to move forward. I may know the community will have predictable questions when a game update is announced. The community may know exactly what they will be doing in the game after that update is released. They may likely know what my response to their questions will be, yet we all participate.
How we go about fulfilling those expectations is the exciting part. We all may know what is coming down the road, but we are excited anyway in experiencing that known expectation. We all share a passion and love for the game's we play and are more excited about the process, as redundant and known as it may be most of the time, than the end results or the final declaration of what we had waited for.
"Focus on the journey, not the destination. Joy is found not in finishing an activity but in doing it." - Greg Anderson
Black Friday shoppers beware!
Check prices everyone! Don't think a deal is a true deal without understanding what the prices of the products were before they were set for Black Friday, and what they may likely be afterward. Retailers will often mark up prices before marking them "down".
As an excellent example of how retailers will often sell you "deals" on this special day, I just received the Newegg newsletter for their Black Friday specials. Here are the prices of a few products from the System Performance Guide I update every week on Allakhazam that reflect Newegg average weekly prices:
http://www.allakhazam.com/wiki/System_Performance_Guide
I watch like a hawk these deals every week in order to give those looking to build or upgrade their computers the best possible deals they can get at the time. I've counted over a dozen deals actually marked up since this past Sunday! And I mean marked up for their Black Friday special specifically. You pay more on Black Friday in essence.
This will likely also occur at your local Brick & Mortar stores as well, such as Best Buy, Circuit City, and Fry's Electronics. When I purchased my very awesome 50" Plasma television two years ago at Best Buy, I scoped out the price a week ahead of time. It was $2,499 a week previous, but on Black Friday the "Early Bird" deal read "$1,699, marked down from $2,999!". Marked down? Hardly. Still a deal? You bet!
So just take care in not getting too excited this holiday season when seeing those "Marked down!", "On Special!", "50% off" tags. And as a Black Friday guru I haven't seen any crazy deals so far from store magazines. As excited as I get about this day, I'm spending this year instead with my family at home. The truth of the matter is, you often will find great deals if you just stay diligent throughout the year.
If you do go out shopping, check these sites first before braving the crowds and elements:
* http://slickdeals.net/
* http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/
* http://www.amazon.com/gp/goldbox/ref=cs_top_nav_gb27
* http://www.black-friday.net/
* http://bfads.net/Adscans
* http://www.theblackfriday.com/
As an excellent example of how retailers will often sell you "deals" on this special day, I just received the Newegg newsletter for their Black Friday specials. Here are the prices of a few products from the System Performance Guide I update every week on Allakhazam that reflect Newegg average weekly prices:
http://www.allakhazam.com/wiki/System_Performance_Guide
I watch like a hawk these deals every week in order to give those looking to build or upgrade their computers the best possible deals they can get at the time. I've counted over a dozen deals actually marked up since this past Sunday! And I mean marked up for their Black Friday special specifically. You pay more on Black Friday in essence.
This will likely also occur at your local Brick & Mortar stores as well, such as Best Buy, Circuit City, and Fry's Electronics. When I purchased my very awesome 50" Plasma television two years ago at Best Buy, I scoped out the price a week ahead of time. It was $2,499 a week previous, but on Black Friday the "Early Bird" deal read "$1,699, marked down from $2,999!". Marked down? Hardly. Still a deal? You bet!
So just take care in not getting too excited this holiday season when seeing those "Marked down!", "On Special!", "50% off" tags. And as a Black Friday guru I haven't seen any crazy deals so far from store magazines. As excited as I get about this day, I'm spending this year instead with my family at home. The truth of the matter is, you often will find great deals if you just stay diligent throughout the year.
If you do go out shopping, check these sites first before braving the crowds and elements:
* http://slickdeals.net/
* http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/
* http://www.amazon.com/gp/goldbox/ref=cs_top_nav_gb27
* http://www.black-friday.net/
* http://bfads.net/Adscans
* http://www.theblackfriday.com/
A cool, creepy, crawly Halloween evening
Tonight is the night
When dead leaves fly
Like witches on switches
Across the sky,
When elf and sprite
Flit through the night
On a moony sheen.
Tonight is the night
When leaves make a sound
Like a gnome in his home
Under the ground,
When spooks and trolls
Creep out of holes
Mossy and green.
Tonight is the night
When pumpkins stare
Through sheaves and leaves
Everywhere,
When ghouls and ghost
And goblin host
Dance round their queen.
It's Halloween.
- Harry Behn
When dead leaves fly
Like witches on switches
Across the sky,
When elf and sprite
Flit through the night
On a moony sheen.
Tonight is the night
When leaves make a sound
Like a gnome in his home
Under the ground,
When spooks and trolls
Creep out of holes
Mossy and green.
Tonight is the night
When pumpkins stare
Through sheaves and leaves
Everywhere,
When ghouls and ghost
And goblin host
Dance round their queen.
It's Halloween.
- Harry Behn
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