Continue reading]]> Throughout the week I scoop up all manner of goodness from my Tweetstream. Things that amaze, soothe, and make me think. Things that are beautiful. Always inspiring! Enjoy!

@zakaraya “When you know better you do better.” ~ Oprah Winfrey

@WebDesignerDepot Out of this World Coral Photography (via @AmazingPics)

@zakaraya “Reality leaves a lot to the imagination.” ~ John Lennon

@Tamavista “Be careful what you pretend to be because you are what you pretend to be.” ~ Vonnegut

@deuhlig ‘Man with golden arm’ saves 2 million babies in half a century of donating rare type of blood
[SEO: Imagine living your entire life knowing you are singlehandedly saving millions of babies’ lives because you were blessed with a rare blood factor and doctors figured out how to use it. Incredible story!]

@zakaraya “Life is extraordinarily fair. It’s just not centered on you.” ~ Lynn Marie Sager

@Ellen_Brown “Humor is… despair refusing to take itself seriously.” ~ Arland Ussher

@LisaKiftTherapy Margaret Moth: Wow, this was one fascinating woman (CNN.com)
[SEO: Story of photojournalist Margaret Moth, who lived life entirely on her own terms, and let nothing hold her back.]

@PromiseToMe “The best things in life aren’t things.” ~ Art Buchwald

@Tamavista “What you have become is the price you paid to get what you used to want.” ~ Mignon

@mashable Thousands Watch as Molly the Owl’s Babies Hatch on Ustream [VIDEO] #therapy for the mind.
[SEO: As of this morning, Molly and McGee (her mate) have hatched three owlets, Max, Pattison, and Austin, with two eggs to go — one due to hatch today, and another on Sunday. Fascinating to watch this completely in the wild owl family develop. Carlos, the man who built the owl box and runs the video, announces a schedule of times he will speak to school children in their classrooms live. Toggle the screen to full size to avoid reading the unfortunate constant spam in the Twitter stream.]

@rcinstitute “Wisdom Wednesday: wisdom is knowing that a good sense of humor is worth its weight in psychotherapists.”

Continue reading]]> My loyalties remain firmly grounded in UCLA, but a win against USC is a win for everyone else. When unranked University of Washington beats (soon to not be) #3USC in football, it’s time to party! (Some things just need to end.)

ETA: Yes, it’s unseemly to gloat but … UCLA beat Kansas State 23-9. Just saying.

Continue reading]]> Roger Federer had a really bad day.

You see someone who is so consistently flawless, for years, then it’s shocking to see him struggle and actually lose a five set match. The odds were really good that del Potro would lose, having a 0-6 past record with Federer. Roger helped him out with 11 double faults.

Congrats to del Potro! Great match.

Continue reading]]> The US Open Tennis Women’s Championship last night was definitely a Storybook Ending. It was a hard-fought match, without any histrionics or anybody cursing or breaking anything. Both Kim and Danish No. 9 seed Caroline Wozniacki played their hearts out. I believe it’s good for the sport to occasionally not have the Williams sisters play each other in the final of every Grand Slam. It’s just too boring and predictable.

As for Serena, I wonder if she is capable of seeing the irony in the T-shirt she was wearing earlier last week, which said, “You can’t have a dynasty without the nasty!”

Indeed.