Ad astra!
To the stars!
Friday, September 26, 2014
Friday, September 12, 2014
Dictonary of American Proverbs
I'm going to see what I can find in A Dictionary of American Proverbs by Wolfgang Mieder, Stewart A. Kingsbury, and Kelsie G. Harder.
ACT.
Act as it were impossible to fail.
To act is easy, but to understand is hard.
Think — then act.
ACTION
A good relief for grief is action.
Action is the basis of success.
Action without study is fatal; study without action is fatal.
Action without thought is like shooting without aim.
Actions speak louder than words.
It is only in action that you have the power to grow.
Hope inspires action, the true way to success.
Active minds that think and study, like swift brooks, are seldom muddy.
ADVANTAGE
Take advantage of the little opportunities, and you won't need to wait for the big one.
AFRAID
Be not afraid; be only afraid of standing still.
Don't be afraid of opposition; remember, a kite rises against the wind.
AGAIN
If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.
ALWAYS
Always in a hurry, always behind.
AMBITION
Ambition knows no obstacles.
ANYTHING
He who never made a mistake never made anything.
APPLES
Sour green apples sometimes turn into pretty nice pie.
ART
The art of writing is the art of applying the seat of the pants to the seat of the chair.
ARTIST
Every artist was first an amateur.
ATTEMPT
A bold attempt is half success.
The first attempt is the most difficult.
ATTITUDE
An optimistic attitude is half of success.
ACT.
Act as it were impossible to fail.
To act is easy, but to understand is hard.
Think — then act.
ACTION
A good relief for grief is action.
Action is the basis of success.
Action without study is fatal; study without action is fatal.
Action without thought is like shooting without aim.
Actions speak louder than words.
It is only in action that you have the power to grow.
Hope inspires action, the true way to success.
Active minds that think and study, like swift brooks, are seldom muddy.
ADVANTAGE
Take advantage of the little opportunities, and you won't need to wait for the big one.
AFRAID
Be not afraid; be only afraid of standing still.
Don't be afraid of opposition; remember, a kite rises against the wind.
AGAIN
If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.
ALWAYS
Always in a hurry, always behind.
AMBITION
Ambition knows no obstacles.
ANYTHING
He who never made a mistake never made anything.
APPLES
Sour green apples sometimes turn into pretty nice pie.
ART
The art of writing is the art of applying the seat of the pants to the seat of the chair.
ARTIST
Every artist was first an amateur.
ATTEMPT
A bold attempt is half success.
The first attempt is the most difficult.
ATTITUDE
An optimistic attitude is half of success.
Friday, August 22, 2014
Random Growth Mindset Cats
Each time you reload the page, there is a new random cat:
There is a 400-pixel-wide version (what you see above) and in a 200-pixel-wide version (what you see in the sidebar). Here is a link to the javascripts.
There is a 400-pixel-wide version (what you see above) and in a 200-pixel-wide version (what you see in the sidebar). Here is a link to the javascripts.
You can also get the raw table with the graphics to select your own and/or to add more.
You can also make your own javascripts with Randy Hoyt's wonderful script-builder at RotateContent.com. Just put your content into an HTML table and the tool creates the script for you.
You can also make your own javascripts with Randy Hoyt's wonderful script-builder at RotateContent.com. Just put your content into an HTML table and the tool creates the script for you.
Scripts for the Random Cats
I made these widgets with Randy Hoyt's wonderful RotateContent.com.
Here is the 200-pixel-wide version (good for blog sidebars):
And here is the 400-pixel-wide version:
There is also an iframe version that you can use in Canvas or similar environment that does not allow direct use of javascripts; you can adjust the height variable as needed; I have only created an iframe version of the 400-pixel-wide widget:
If you are using an old http version of the script:
In order to make the scripts run in an https environment (complying with new mixed content rules), as of May 28 2016 I am hosting the javascript in an https space and I am also hosting all the images in an https space. You will just need to change
http://www.mythfolklore.net/scripts/
to:
https://widgets.lauragibbs.net/gmcats/
The old version will continue to run, but you will see that it displays an alert about needing to switch to https, and I won't be updating it with new pictures. I will only be updating the https version from now on.
Here is the 200-pixel-wide version (good for blog sidebars):
And here is the 400-pixel-wide version:
There is also an iframe version that you can use in Canvas or similar environment that does not allow direct use of javascripts; you can adjust the height variable as needed; I have only created an iframe version of the 400-pixel-wide widget:
If you are using an old http version of the script:
In order to make the scripts run in an https environment (complying with new mixed content rules), as of May 28 2016 I am hosting the javascript in an https space and I am also hosting all the images in an https space. You will just need to change
http://www.mythfolklore.net/scripts/
to:
https://widgets.lauragibbs.net/gmcats/
The old version will continue to run, but you will see that it displays an alert about needing to switch to https, and I won't be updating it with new pictures. I will only be updating the https version from now on.
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