Six Months of Thoughts and Sayings

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The following are random thoughts and sayings I posted onTwitterand/or

Facebookfrom October 2011 to April 2012. Okay, well, thats seven

months, but whos counting? To my knowledge, I made these 159 sayings

up or put a new twist on an old saying. Please sit back, relax, and enjoy the

write! If you can figure out what they all mean, youre doing better than me.

Thoughts and Sayings (April 2012)

Encouraging Words

1. When I was younger, I had health and time but no money. As an adult, I have health

and money but no time. When Im old, I will have money and time but not health.

2. I have 24 hours, 2 hands, and 1 brain at my disposal every day. Thats a lot to manage

at the same time.

3. Coercion will get you anywhere. Of course, you may not likewhere it takes you.

4. Success blossoms when others cultivate it.

5. Its easy to pretend that everything is roses, but its hard to

hide the wounds when the thorns cut deep.

Twisted Words

6. Im so plugged in that my feet are in the holes and my heads

in the ground.

7. Inspiration is like lightning. Once it strikes, it quickly bolts.

8. Divided, we Fall. United, we Spring.

9. Why are football (soccer) clubs united?

Why cant one be divided?

10. Someone told me my singing is so

cheesy that it sounds nothing like that

famous opera singer Pepperoni.

In Its Own Write

11. Writing: The ability to put something

back on the page where it belongs.

12. Write is a combination of rite and wit. To do it well takes discipline and whim.

13. Forcing a writer to become a plotter is de-pantsing.
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Holidays & Events

14. This years April Fools Day is now

on Friday, the 13th of April, so that you

can make people look like fools andgivethem bad luck.

15. Easter is in April. When is Wester?

16. Completing the monstrousIRS Form

1040to file U.S. taxes is a reminder why

those who file in the Cayman Islands or

the Bahamas do.

17. Theres been some kind of mix up. The taxman showed up on my deathbed, and I

cheated the Grim Reaper.

Random Musings

18. Today is a good day. I woke up, got the kids off to school, made some coffee, and am

now sitting down to work with no interruptions. *knock, knock* Oh, sorry, be right back.

Someones at the door.

19. I cant decide whos tougher theIron Lady

orIron Man.

20. Waiting in traffic for a dignitary to pass is

such a royal pain.

21. Nothing is hot; everything is hot. All

deadlines are imposed.

22. Have gum, will travel. Except to Singapore.

23. Good night to all, and to all night good.

Thoughts and Sayings (March 2012)

Encouraging Words

1. When you overestimate your abilities, you end up feeling shortchanged.

2. Im swimming in the sea of life when Id rather be on the shore sipping on a drink and

watching the sunset.
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3. Im writing my pice de rsistance. Ive struggled with it

for so long that it will never stop fighting with me.

4. Im determined to get something done today. Does

drinking coffee count?

5. The tongue is mightier than the pen.

6. Seize the day! If you do, be prepared for a struggle.

7. If your dream has become a nightmare, its time for a

new one.

8. The best way to attract real friends is to be real.

Twisted Words

9. Why cant "good afternoon" be "good beforeevening"?

10. Says the cream puff to the chocolate clair: "Wow, this place is desserted."

11. Warning: Ultraviolent rays can kill you.

12. Aerodramatic: The art of crying at the speed of flight.

13. Im not sure if Im more sardonic or sarcastic. Perhaps sardoncastic.

14. Dont take wood for granite.

15. Overheard at a meeting of contortionists: "Be flexible!"

16. Never suggest a health condition is grave to someone who is terminally ill.

Holidays & Events

17. Happy St. Patricks Day! Since youre in the green,

I get the gold.

18. Beware the Ides of March," said the soothsayer to

Julius Caesar. His English was impeccable.

19. Beware, beware the Ides of March! Psstwhats

an Ides?

20. Heading into Super Tuesday, the polls showed that

the new iPad is leading by a wide margin.

21. Happy Cinco de Marzo! Oh, wait, sorry. Ill be back in a couple of months.

22. I forgot that yesterday was Leap Year and marched right past it.


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Random Musings

23. European chocolates are delicious but too delectable to eat like candy.

24. Why arent there any books with the opening sentence, "It was a bright and calm

morning?"

25. A guy walks into a bar. It was metal. It hurt.

26. My bed is calling. For some reason, its saying,

"You have reached a non-working number. Please hang

up and try again."

27. Thank you for paying attention to me. However, my

medium of exchange is cash.

28. You have reached a real person. If you feel youve reached me in error and prefer an

automated system, contact 800-SPAM-BOT.

29. When food is revolting, does it rebel against you?

Intra-galactic Sophomoric Humor

30. Uranus is the most joked about planet in the solar

system.

31. Earth stands between Mars and Venus to keep them

from fighting.

32. The moon always moons the earth at night so that it

wont get caught.

33. The planetoid Makemake has a satellite called "Dodo."

Thoughts and Sayings (February 2012)

Encouraging Words

1. From morning to evening I toil, and from evening to morning I rest. Neer shall the

twain meet unless fate takes away the rest.

2. Whenever I burn the midnight oil, all I have left the next day are fumes.

3. Oh how I hate to get up in the morning, oh how I hate to get out of bed. I think Ill

pretend its evening instead.

4. Why climb a mountain when you can level it?
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5. Mornings are like dreams. Sometimes you never want

them to end, and sometimes theyre simply nightmares.

6. Dont bite the hand that doesnt feed you either.

7. I hired myself to manage my personal affairs. The pay

is lousy, but I have a great boss.

8. I fired myself from managing my own affairs. I was

taking the job too personally.

9. The worlds going to hell in a hand basket but doesnt

have enough material to finish weaving it.

10. Im so far behind that its going to take me awhile to get less farther behind.

11. The slash and burn method works whenever you have piles of work to do and theyre

all hot.

12. I just got back from a bike ride. It gave me a chance to catch up with my thoughts.

Walking was too slow.

13. Its more fun to be the younger sibling when you

get older.

Twisted Words

14. A hippopotamus that criticizes another is being

hippocritical.

15. Passive aggressive is how an aggressive individual describes a passive person whohas finally had enough of them.

16. I dropped a bombshell, but it was a dud.

17. If lettuce has a head, wheres the body?

18. Im exhausted. Thats great if youre a muffler, but not if

youre a snorer.

19. That sound bite took a chunk out of my ear.

20. Saying something when everyone is asleep is a great way tobe heard. Its just too bad no one is around to listen to what you

have to say.

21. Light cant travel. It doesnt have suitcases or a passport.
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22. I try to embrace my differences, but theyre always arguing with each other. Most of

the time I have to separate them.

23. I rid myself of the negative energy

but now have none left.

Holidays & Events

24. Love is patient, love is kind, but you

better buy red roses or youre going to be

in a heap of trouble.

25. A romantic ditty to tell your loved

one onValentines Day: Your teeth are

like a flock of sheep just shorn, coming

up from the washing.

26. The Squat Heard Round the World The New York Giants beat theNew EnglandPatriotsin the Superbowl by an unwanted touchdown.

27. DoesPunxsutawney Philmake you want to run and hide or leave you scared of your

own shadow?

Random Musings

28. I have a hangover from a heavy bout of writing and imbibing the fruits of my labor.

29. FascinatingOscartidbit: No one named Oscar has ever won an Oscar.

30. I cant understand why real life keeps me from spending time online with my

imaginary friends.

31. Facebook should let you friend yourself and Twitter should let you follow yourself so

you can receive updates on how youre doing.

32. Somebody should write a book called A Pair of

Normal Bromances about some average

Frankensteins Monsters who share a strong fraternal

bond.

33. I wonder what my mind is thinking right now.

34.Rovioshould partner withWarner Bros.to

produce a game called Tweety Birds whereangry

yellow birdspeltSylvester the Catwith 140 character

tweets.

35. Name the Wat is a fun game to play in Thailand

where you nickname a temple, or wat, whenever
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you see one. My favorite temples are Wat Dowedonow and Wat Areyoudoin.

36. If a movie is boring, heres a trick to make it more interesting. Pick one character and

count how many times they do one thing on screen.Sarah Jessica Parkerbrushed aside

her hair no less than 16 times (not counting scratching head lice) in I Dont Know How

She Does It. Watching her was very entertaining.

Thoughts and Sayings (January 2012)

Encouraging Words

1. When I was younger, I didnt want to go to sleep

because I wasnt tired. Now that Im older, Im tired but

wont go to sleep.

2. Being the short one in a relationship does not make

you less of a person.

3. I try to catch inspiration whenever it crosses my mind,

but it is much too fleeting.

4. A loser wins when a winner loses.

5. You cant put me in a box because my head is too big.

6. I think my brain power can be used as an energy-saving device.

7. I exercise before dinner to make room for more calories.

8. Measure as many times as it takes to get a consensus and then cut. If no agreement is

reached, let it rot.

9. Fair is a four-letter word.

Twisted Words

10. While a constitutional sounds painful, its a great

way to get the ideas out and the thoughts flowing.

11. Im on a liquid diet to turn my keg-sized stomachinto six-pack abs.

12. My son plays on the computer so much that it

makes me want to screen.

13. I ran into Trouble. He said to tell you hello.
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14. I cant keep my id from fighting with my ego

and superego. It must be cerebral rivalry.

15. If you pay for something in Thailand, you baht

it.

16. If you lose something profound, does it becomeprolost?

17. These thoughts and sayings may be insightful or

inciteful depending on your disposition.

Random Musings

18. In Asia, its okay to impose on someone but rude

not to accommodate. In the West, its rude to impose on someone and okay not to

accommodate.

19. Im taking a social media break to write a book. What a novel concept.

20. The automatedprayer request program has malfunctioned. Youre going to have to do

it manually.

21. Wine is fine but puts me down every time.

22. Im preparing to render my treasure unto Caesar. Too bad Caesar doesnt accept

payment in moth and rust.

Thoughts and Sayings (December 2011)

Encouraging Words

1. Fight for your right; on the other hand, appreciate whats left.

2. Theres no one else above you unless an airplane is

flying over.

3. Failure isnt an option, but crying is.

4. You leave me breathless every time we climb

together to new heights.

5. Being an armchair quarterback does not make you

ready to throw a touchdown.

6. Modern life has advanced so fast that I can hardly

keep up.
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Twisted Words

7. A trail lawyer is someone whos lost in the wilderness

but litigates a new path.

8. Savor fashion by tasting it.

9. Those who complain of squished grapes are merely

wining.

10. Lets see if were going to see some sights.

Holidays & Events

11. Somewhere on the way to the mall and the post office, Christmas went from being a

holiday celebration to an annual ritual.

12. I asked Santa for an iPhone 4S, but all he gave me was an

apple. Im trying to figure out where the communicationbreakdown occurred.

13. Virtually every media site publishes their Best of 2011 lists

weeks before the year ends. Poor December is left out in the cold.

Random Musings

14. I would have more time if life were measured in teraseconds.

15. Muscle is fickle; fat sticks around forever.

16. A Chinese wife told her husband that she loved him as far as East is from West; her

American husband said that he loved her as far as West is from East.

17. The in-laws have landed.

19. Some kids collect sports cards. Mine collects credit cards.

20. When the stock market goes up, my blood pressure goes down.

Thoughts and Sayings (November 2011)

Encouraging Words

1. Let your light shine, but dont be a klieg light.

2. Do you spend more timeor money?

3. Like a knife, are you on the cutting edge or flat and dull?
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4. Why die for something when you can live for

something else?

5. Although you may get better with age like fine wine, a

bottle of wine will spoil after you open it.

Twisted Words

6. I enjoy having you around but prefer you a-flat.

7. Dont fiddle around with playing someone like a fiddle.

8. You can put the Dole on a banana, but you cant put a banana on the dole.

Holidays & Events

9. The only turkey I want over for Thanksgiving should be on my dinner table.

Random Musings

10. A Monday in the office is better than a

day in the grave.

11. Dont let the messenger shoot!

12. Its like two birds killing me with one

stone.

Thoughts and Sayings (October 2011)

Encouraging Words

1. If the chemistry and biology are good, sociology is sure to follow.

2. Your body is a temple, not a stadium.

3. Worrying will not add an hour to your life, but exercise can.

4. Reach for the sky, because if you shoot for the moon you might see stars.

5. Its hard to fit in when everyone is so different.

Twisted Words

6. Dont get even. Get even better.

7. Fried! I said to the chicken.
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Holidays & Events

8. The most common type of ship is friendship, but an increasingly rare kind is a

dictatorship.

9. I am somewhere between 1 and 99 percent, but Im still figuring out how to Occupy

my time.

Random Musings

10. Why does the dentist, after poking and prodding your mouth with a sharp tool, scold

you when they draw blood?

11. Editors should help writers find their voice rather than inserting theirs.

12. If a cat has nine lives, how many lives does a big cat have?

13. If some are followers and some are following, who is leading?

M.G. Edwards is a writer of books and stories in the mystery,

thriller and science fiction-fantasy genres. He also writes travel

adventures. He is author ofKilimanjaro: One Mans Quest to Go

Over the Hill, a non-fiction account of his attempt to summit

Mount Kilimanjaro, Africas highest mountain available from

Amazon.comand otherbooksellers. He lives in Bangkok, Thailand

with his wife Jing and son Alex.

For more books or stories by M.G. Edwards, visit his web site at

www.mgedwards.comor his blog,World Adventurers. Contact him

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