Archive | October, 2008

29 October 2008 ~ 0 Comments

Desperate Anyone?

I found this quote while researching the post I wrote yesterday, Desperation is Not Attractive – Even in Fundraising Appeal Letters
“It is characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things.”
~ Henry David Thoreau (1817 – 1862)

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10 October 2008 ~ 0 Comments

B is for Birthday

Quick note of thanks to those who have already sent email birthday wishes and notes on my Facebook page.  Today I’ve been fairly lazy… I ate cookies left over from last night for breakfast and lunch, watched the first two episodes of Torchwood from the first season DVD Troy gave me.
Speaking of cookies…

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02 October 2008 ~ 0 Comments

Concentration

“Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun’s rays do not burn until brought to a focus.”
~ Alexander Graham Bell
Thanks to Jay Stockwell for including this quote in today’s Associate Programs newsletter. Photo credit: Dave Gough

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