Consider the postage stamp:
its usefulness consists in
the ability to stick to one
thing till it gets there.
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-Josh Billings
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- I like words, images, graphic design, well-turned phrases, doodling, humor and profundity. These are found in every quarter and I'm always on the hunt. I was rescued (in November, 1974) from guilt and a stubborn irrational belief in an impersonal chance universe (with the accompanying hopelessness). I'm now convinced that nothing is more obvious or worthy of our attention than our Creator and the one true ancient path. Only Jesus has the words of everlasting life. Like John Newton "I once was lost but now am found, was blind but now I see."
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6 comments:
whoa! how did you find that quote? this is an amazing idea, finding integrity in these little paper stickers we love so much.
my friend mike found your blog through mine recently. he was raving about it the other night when i saw him at a bar with some friends. he's a graphic designer. check out his work at:
www.lookingiswrong.com
mike's website
dear good postage stamps! i want to be like one.
is it terribly irreverent of me to say "minus apostrophe"?
very good call annie. how observant of you and careless of me. and i was just explaining to someone (recently) how the possessive of "it" is an exception to the rule (regarding apostrophes) because of the contraction of "it is."
"consider the postage stamp..." Between giggles, may I never forget the lesson. And I'm assuming that in the original post, you had the apostrophe added, and since have corrrected it? It's correct as it is, is it not?
it's been cured of its grammatical ailment.
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