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February 1, 2000 by dkaye

I value the friend who for me finds time on his calendar, but I cherish the friend who for me does not consult his calendar. -Robert Brault
Friendship consists in forgetting what one gives, and remembering what one receives. -Dumas The Younger
Awards become corroded, friends gather no dust. - Jesse Owens
The only way to have a friend is to be one. -Ralph Waldo Emerson
What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies. -Aristotle
It is more shameful to distrust one’s friends than to be deceived by them. -Duc de la Rochefoucauld
Never Explain–your Friends do not need it and your Enemies will not believe you anyway. -Elbert Hubbard
Love is friendship set on fire. -French Proverb
Your heart understands what your head cannot yet conceive; trust your heart.
Many people will walk in and out of your life, but a friend will leave a footprint in your heart.
It is a fearful thing to love what death can touch.
It is important to our friends to believe that we are unreservedly frank with them, and important to friendship that we are not.
A hug is a great gift, one size fits all. It can be given for any occasion and it’s easy to exchange.
Everyone needs to be loved…especially when they do not deserve it.
The best relationship is one where your love for each other is greater than your need for each other.
If you were going to die soon and had only one phone call you could make, who would you call and what would you say? And why are you waiting?
Anger is a condition in which the tongue works faster than the mind.
Do not walk in front of me, I may not follow. Do not walk behind me, I may not lead. Walk beside me and be my friend.
Everyone hears what you say. Friends listen to what you say. Best friends listen to what you don’t say.
A real friend is one who walks in, when the rest of the world walks out.
When you are down and out something always turns up, and it is usually the noses of your friends.
Always remember the last thing you say to people each day. Because what if it happened to be the last thing you ever get to say to them?
Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering to fly.
Needing someone is like needing a parachute. If he isn’t there the first time you need him, chances are you won’t be needing him again.
Learn from the mistakes of others. You can’t live long enough to make them all yourself.
There are people who laugh to show their fine teeth; and there are those who cry to show their good hearts.
Your friend is the man who knows all about you and and still likes you.
Trust is like virginity. You lose it once and that’s it.
Champagne for my true friends and true pain for my sham friends!
You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation.
A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words.

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January 19, 2000 by dkaye

Decisions were made by going eeny-meeny-miney-mo.
Mistakes were corrected by simply exclaiming, do over!
Race issue meant arguing about who ran the fastest.
Money issues were handled by whoever was the banker in Monopoly.
Catching the fireflies could happily occupy an entire evening.
It wasn’t odd to have two or three best friends.
The net on a tennis court was the perfect height to play volleyball and rules didn’t matter.
Being old, referred to anyone over 20.
It was a big deal to finally be tall enough to ride the big people rides at the amusement park.
The worst thing you could catch from the opposite sex was cooties.
Having a weapon in school, meant being caught with a slingshot.
It was magic when dad would remove his thumb.
Abilities were discovered because of a double-dog-dare.
It was unbelievable that dodgeball wasn’t an Olympic event.
Spinning around, getting dizzy and falling down was cause for giggles.
Nobody was prettier than Mom.
No shopping trip was complete, unless a new toy was brought home.
Scrapes and bruises were kissed and made better.
Saturday morning cartoons weren’t 30-minute ads for action figures.
Getting a foot of snow was a dream come true.
The worst embarrassment was being picked last for a team.
Oly-oly-oxen-free made perfect sense.
Baseball cards in the spokes transformed any bike into a motorcycle.
Taking drugs meant orange-flavored chewable aspirin.
Older siblings were the worst tormentors, but also the fiercest protectors.
Ice cream was considered a basic food group.
Water balloons were the ultimate weapon.
War was a card game.

If you can remember most or all of these, then you have LIVED!!!!

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January 6, 2000 by dkaye

There are two kinds of people - those you know, and those to be known. Which do you want to be?

Interesting, but what exactly does that mean, you ask? This thought popped into my head about a year ago, and I have posed it to many a person encountered - friends, family, acquaintances, and yes, strangers. The perceptions vary as much as the individuals to whom it has been asked.

Think about the people you encountered today. Now, think about the statement again. Every morning, you get up (or, at least you hope you’re going to get up). You go about your daily routine, intermingling with people from all walks of life - some of which you know. You’ll recognize a face, smile and politely say “hello.” Do you even know or remember that person’s name? No? The clerk behind the register where you stop every morning for coffee and a newspaper. Do you know his/her name? No? Wow - nameless with a face - what a shame!!! Why not? These are the folks you deal with on a day-to-day basis - wouldn’t it be nice to at least know their names? Do they know yours?

This is exactly the intent of the statement. There are two kinds of people: 1) those whom you encounter daily, and know either very little or absolutely nothing about - but can recognize by face; and 2) those you do know who are within your circle of friends/acquaintances, or who intrigue you to the point of becoming better acquainted. masses Which do you want to go through life being â€“ the nameless face? Or someone remembered and greeted as you walk into a store, and occasionally passed along the street?

I once read an article about a professor’s teachings to his business-class students. One particular exam of his included a question requesting the names of staff members within the college whom the students encountered every day. All each student had to do was identify five of these people. To his dismay, he found they couldn’t answer the question without exerting a great degree of difficulty. They were able to recall the faces, but not the names.

The human race, in and of itself, is such an interesting species. What makes us fascinating is that we all have a story to tell; an experience to share. And, unless you take the time to get to know people, you’ll never discover the wonder of people. It only takes a second to say “hello,” and maybe a couple more to say “Hi, I’m Mary, how are you today?” That’s not to say you’re building a lifetime friendship here, but you’re stopping to let a person know they’re worthy of your time and effort. This applies to every one of us â€“ no matter the status on society’s ladder. In the flash of a second, a life can transform itself 180 degrees and, as such, makes us no better than our neighbor. And vice versa.