Random quip "In Plain Sight"

Quotes I like recently ....

I've collected quotes that I love for a long time now but recently I came across some new ones that have been rather inspiring so I thought I'd share. Then I decided to put a pin in that for a bit and go with this instead. I'm still learning and getting my head around "blogging", so please bare with me and my learning curve. Feel free to let me know what you think.

I discovered USA Networks' 'In Plain Sight' last season but I am enjoying this season even more. Each episode seems to have a whitty quips of dialog, something to ponder or think deeply about hidden in them. Tonight is the summer season finale but I recommend catching repeats if you can or checking out the website. These are just a few of my favs from recent episodes. Such as ...

Marshall - "Everyone has failures in life. Ultimately all of us fail. The Aquaducts of Rome will eventually fail. But who we are, the standards by which we're measured, lies in our response to those failures. My dad used to tell me, 'You don't fail until you quit.' I know its a cliche but its the best I got right now and its true."

Norman: "I'm sorry, I can't go from a guy who's never wrong to a guy who's never been right once. I'm just not that flexible."

Marshall: "(Some people) can't accept that Failure is a part of life. The most important part. It's the part that teaches us things and the part that hurts."

Brandi: "What does your loved one say is your greatest asset? And don't say my chest."

Marshall: "You want me to sugar-coat it or you want the truth?"
Brandi - "Can you sugar-coat the truth?"
Marshall - "I suppose not"

Mary - (Thinking to herself) "People talk too much. People think too much. We're all village idiots enamored with our shadows, oblivious to the setting sun."

"Families are like puzzles, they fit together in a certain way, and when one of the pieces are missing it throws everything off."

Mary - "I yearn for blind devotion - unthinking, unwavering - a cause, a thing, a principle worthy of absolute loyalty. A truth self-medicating, a love unabating, something - anything - to which I relinquish all personal responsibility. Semper Fi, 'Til Death Do Us Part', In Nomine Patris, Let's Go Mets. To the true believers, the lucky few, of thee I sing."

Peter - "Before I got sober, my life was a series of self-implosions. Everytime I got within sight of something I really wanted, I'd throw a landmine in my own path to make sure I never achieved it. And I just thing you need someone to help you avoid your own landmines. To help you believe you deserve some of those things you really want."

Mary - "I once dated a man who taught Quantam Physics. I learned two things that night.
The first being... if you ask a Quantam Physicist to explain how gravity works? Not, what it is? Not, how it behaves but how it works? He will first - talk himself in circles then wind up crying and finally sometime... between the entree and dessert, call you a b*tch and leave.

The second revelation came as I sat at the bar in morose solitude, pondering the cantilever relationship between the bartenders gut and lower extremities. and this important so pay attention!! Before the Big Bang. Before time itself. Before matter, energy or velocity, there existed a single immeasureable state called yearning. This is the special force that on a day before there were days ablitterated nothing into everything. It is the unseen strings tying planets to stars. It is the maddening want we feel from first breath to last light. "

Update #48, July 27th

Monday, July 27, 2009

#48 Update, July 27th
Sorry for not getting this posted earlier, Mom here has had a few health issues, I'm fine. Sean is beginning to toss a ball overhanded with both his right and left hands which is great. Dr. Patrick is really working on strengthening those arms & hands. He has 1 lb weights on each arm as well to help strengthen those muscles. As a treat each day Paul has been taking him out in his Hummer for rides. It is hard to think about turning it in since the lease is up the 22nd of August, that will be a very sad day indeed. He had talked to us before surgery about turning it in instead of purchasing it and getting another truck. It is just hard to deal with right now. The other day I asked him while he was in the bathroom if he needed any help, or was it alright if I went back to the kitchen. He said "Who are you talking to?" back to me which is a good indicator that the brain is processing more and more with real time situations which is GREAT! He is working on coordination and getting the right body part to work when needed. Crossing his arms to the opposite side of the person in front of him is hard but getting better. He is able to put his socks and shoes on next comes tying them. He can take his shirt off and on as well. We are reminded constantly what miracles our bodies are and how they work especially when relearning comes into play. He always works hard and still loves to nap. :o) He and Delaney play ball a lot more now and she will cuddle him as well as pull on his shorts to follow her and do what she wants done. All of his therapist are pleased with his hard work and continued progress. He will laugh at "Two and a half men" and occasionally at other things, he doesn't comment on items often. I asked him what he wanted for lunch, he looked at me and said "What are my choices?" I told him I wasn't giving him any choices. I just wanted to know what he wanted, I normally would give him 2 or 3 choices. Of course he said "BBQ", which we didn't have available; but we did get him BBQ for dinner that night. Progress for sure. Thank you as always for your prayers and warm thoughts we feel them and as always appreciate them. All our warmth, love and prayers.
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Update #47, July 11th, 2009

Saturday, July 11, 2009

#47 Update, July 11th
Sean has improved a lot this week with the new physical therapist. They have been working on the strength in is right hand, right arm and shoulder especially. He is able to pull up his socks, put on his shoe and needs help to tie them but he has come a long way. He is working on dressing himself which is a nice step to see him make. It will still be a little while until he can completely feed himself, that will come with strengthening his hands and arms. He is talking more in sentences instead of just yes and no which is encouraging. His memory is coming back bit by bit. Thank you to those of you that have sent him cards, he looks at them and I think it helps to stimulate his brain to remember who you are and how he knows you. This week is the first week he has looked at his scars with any interest. We have talked about them several times and may talk about them even more but that is ok. He has the long vertical one from the heart surgery with 2 small circles where the drain tubes came out then the stomach tube circle and the horizontal scar on his left side from when they took the fluid off the back of his heart and the circle below it from the drain. Everyday he gets stronger slow but sure.
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Update #46, July 3rd

Friday, July 3, 2009

#46 Update, July 3rd
This is a 2 week update, sorry I got behind. Life happens while we are making other plans. Sean is reading more, writing more and actually drew a picture the other day, it is on the refrigerator. The new physical therapist doctor came to evaluate him Thursday. He is getting stronger everyday but the muscles in his right shoulder, arm and hand are weak. This new therapist is going to work specifically on those weak muscles and his coordination 3 times a week instead of the twice a week he was getting. He may be reintroduced to a computer soon. The goal is to introduce him to things that he can successfully achieve. Challenging him is fine but frustrating him too much is counter productive. He is beginning to engage in a conversation sometimes rather than just answering questions asked of him. We went to a Deli and grocery store the other day and asked if he wanted to go and he did. The outing was very nice for him not too long as his endurance is still not up to speed. He is staying up more and more but when he wants to sleep in or take a nap it is good for him to do so. He is beginning to feel more comfortable being out in public which is great, he said he would like to see the cousins up in Denver. We are working on some plans for him to see the cousins soon.
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