Category Archives: attention

Nov 04 0 comments
attention, Elbert Hubbard, failure, running

>A Failure Is A Man Who Has

>This quote jumped out at me today as being the perfect example of 21st century failure, and I mean that in both a good and a bad way.

In the good way, we are taught that we should learn (cash in on) from our mistakes. That is a universal lesson, easy to grasp, hard to implement.

In the bad way we have the obsession with confessional celebrities from Brittney to Lindsay to Paris to Jon to any number of knuckleheaded politicians who figure out a way to cash in on their stupidity or bad judgment. But it isn’t just the public figures that get sucked into the ‘stumble but make sure you get publicity’ mentality. We do it with our own confessions of failures and shortcomings.

Think about this quote. It is meant to be somewhat facetious, a sarcastic slap in the face to the idea of taking credit for something you probably shouldn’t be too proud of. I don’t mean that we shouldn’t extol the virtue of those who have overcome adversity, but overcoming is defined by the amount of publicity you get, it’s defined by the true redemption you exhibit.

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Quote by Elbert Hubbard, 1856-1915, American Philosopher – interesting notes: He died on the Lusitania cruise ship when it was torpedoed by the Germans during WWI. L. Ron Hubbard, the founder of Scientology, was his nephew.


Oct 21 0 comments
attention, John Churton Collins

>The World, Like An Accomplished Hostess

>Sometimes you wish no attention was paid from the very beginning.

Perhaps a good lesson can be learned here. Instead of hoping a boy is not in a balloon we can hope a soldier is not in war, a child is not in poverty, an abused spouse is not in danger, a daughter is not in mental illness, a friend is not in disease.

Let’s pay attention and hope for those other ‘nots’ instead of the knots of a buffoon.

Drawing by Marty Coleman of
The Napkin Dad Daily blog.

Quote by John Churton Collins, 1848-1908, English literary critic


May 03 0 comments
attention, H. L. Mencken, marriage, woman

>No Matter How Happily

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The operative word here is ‘nice’. Nice means giving a compliment,
a bit of attention, a kindness. It doesn’t mean manipulating, trying
to steal affections, trying to disrupt something or trying to conquer.

Quote by H. L. Mencken
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Don’t forget, my Napkin Drawing exhibition is up from now until June 6th.
If you are in the Tulsa/Oklahoma area you should come check it out. Tell
me when you are going to come by and I will come have a cup of coffee
with you if I can! Of course you can come to the opening reception as well on
May 14th, 6-8p

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