Tag Archives: fear

The Only Thing We Have to Fear

Quote of the Day: “Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts…perhaps the fear of a loss of power.”     John Steinbeck TB read this article yesterday and I found it enlightening. It caught my eye because it referenced Stephen Colbert’s Rally to … Continue reading

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TB’s Anti-Dentite Manifesto

Quote of the Day: “Some tortures are physical, and some are mental, But the one that is both, is dental.” –Ogden Nash I hate those kitten posters tacked by the window or even worse on the ceiling that say things … Continue reading

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The Irrational Fears List

Quote of the Day: “Snakes. Why did it have to be snakes?” Indiana Jones Sparing you the gruesome details, TB’s had a hard start to the New Year. Oh, it’s nothing major, mainly just the fact that I’m still barking … Continue reading

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Needles

Quote of the Day: “As a child I was more afraid of tetanus shots than, for example, Dracula.” –Dave Barry I cannot recall the first time I had to get a shot. I do recall the screams of terror emanating … Continue reading

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Woke Last Night to the Sound of Thunder

Quote of the Day: “We can never have enough of nature. We must be refreshed by the sight of inexhaustible vigor, vast and titanic features, the sea-coast with its wrecks, the wilderness with its living and its decaying trees, the … Continue reading

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