The Squiggly Sign

“I suppose I would still prefer to sit under a tree with a picnic basket rather than under a gas pump, but signs and comic strips are interesting as subject matter."
Roy Lichtenstein 1923-1997


First you go down, then you go up, then veer right (as you go down again), then make a left, then right and you’re good to go.

Short-cut

“There are short-cuts to happiness, and dancing is one of them.”
Vicki Baum 1888-1960

And a conga line is a short-cut to dancing.

The Golden Age

“The people who live in a golden age usually go around complaining
how yellow everything looks”
Randall Jarrell 1914-1965

Are we in a golden age now? Just might be.

The Average Man

“The average man is more interested in a woman who is interested in him
than he is in a woman with beautiful legs.”
Marlene Dietrich 1901-1992

Not that there’s anything wrong with a beautiful leg.

Butter Dish

"Eat butter first, and eat it last, and live till a hundred years be past."
Old Dutch proverb

And then drop dead of a heart attack.

 

Early to Rise

“Rise early. It is the early bird that catches the worm. Don't be fooled by this absurd saw; I once knew a man who tried it. He got up at sunrise and a horse bit him.”
Mark Twain 1835-1910

I got up early and the early bird did get the worm. The early worm should have slept in.

Become One

“Knowing trees, I understand the meaning of patience. ”
Hal Borland 1900-1978

Sit down, wait a while and you too will become one with nature.