Quote of the Day

To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace." -- George Washington

Quote of the Day

"If Algeria introduced a resolution declaring that the earth was flat and that Israel had flattened it, it would pass [in the UN] by a vote of 164 to 13 with 26 abstentions." -- Abba Eban

Quotes of the Day

"No one consistently can predict anything, especially investors. Prices, not investors predict the future." -- John Henry, Red Sox principal owner

"I get knocked down, but I get up again." -- Chumbawamba

Quote of the Day

"If you will it, it is no legend." -- Theodor Herzl

Current Weight - 170 lbs.

Lost 4.2 lbs. first week back at Weight Watchers.

Goal this week: lose at least 1 lb.

24 lbs. to go towards goal weight...

Quote of the Day

"The final goal of the resistance is to wipe this entity off the face of the earth. This goal necessistates the development of the capabilities of the resistance, until this entity is wiped out." -- Hamas representative in Lebanaon Osama Hamdan speaking in 2006, attempting to justify suicide bombings on buses in Israel.

Steps to Success

1. Good decisions.

How to get to good decisions:

2. Experience.

How to get experience:

3. Bad decisions.

Nothing tastes as good as being thin feels.

Current Weight: 175 lbs.

Weight Watchers Goal: Reattain my lifetime membership goal weight of 146 lbs.

Quote of the Day

"If you set out to be liked, you would be prepared to compromise on anything at any time, and you would achieve nothing." -- Margaret Thatcher

Quote of the Day

"Every crisis is an opportunity if managed properly." -- Robert Kraft

Go Pats

Back on the FranklinCovey Planner system

Shabbat Shalom!

Set three new one year goals

Quote of the Day

"The truth is if Israel were to put down its arms there would be no more Israel. If the Arabs were to put down their arms there would be no more war." -- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Quotes of the Day

"Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" -- Ronald Reagan

"Don't point a gun at someone unless you're willing to pull the trigger." -- George Shultz

Defiance

One of the best films I have seen in a very long time.

Quote of the Day

"The highway's jammed with broken heroes on a last chance power drive." -- Bruce Springsteen

Quote of the Day

"Where there is Torah, it sustains the world." -- Rav Ovadia Yosef

Quote of the Day

"I never let my schooling interfere with my education." -- Mark Twain

Quote of the Day

"Sally, you've never seen a street like Sesame Street. Everything happens here. You're gonna love it!" -- Gordon (played by Matt Robinson): The very first words ever spoken on Sesame Street 40 years ago this month.

Quote of the Day

"When I was growing up in Cuba, Luis Tiant was my idol. Now, I'm 36 and he's 37." -- Hall of Famer, Red Sox killer in the 1975 World Series, and eventual Red Sox first baseman Tony Perez

If you try to please everyone, you please no one.