A Thought for Wednesday

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

A Thought for Wednesday

"I love deadlines. I love the whooshing sound they make as they fly by."

--Douglas Adams, quoted In yesterday's Writer's Almanac

Not that I'm thinking about any particular deadline.

Mar 12, 2008 12:00:22 AM | Berkeley

3 Comments

That's one of my favorite quotes.

Posted by: Rob | Wednesday, March 12, 2008 at 03:46 AM

Wednesday is the first sweet blush of spring following the frozen dead landscape that is Monday.

Posted by: Dr Ralph | Wednesday, March 12, 2008 at 07:49 AM

Yeah, that is a good one. I've been listening to that broadcast from NPR too. I get the podcast and listen at my leisure. I hate to say it but that little device has had a big impact on me. I wouldn't even bother with something like Writer's Almanac if I had to turn on the radio at specific time. I'm never around to do it.

Posted by: jb | Thursday, March 13, 2008 at 08:42 PM

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