Hire young people while they still know everything.

I found this on the internet:

A mind is like a parachute, it works best when it's open.

And added my own input:

A mind is like a parachute

It works best when it is packed properly

Only then will it open.

A reprise from someone who read the above quote:

If a person opens their mind too much, their brains will fall out!

You can find many great and humorous quotes made by famous people at the Dr. Gabriel Robins site.

The Forest

As the leaves turn bright orange and red

They begin to fall to the forest floor, dead

Soon to be covered with a layer of snow

Giving the forests a wondrous glow

Creatures underground and in the trees above

Do they know the meaning of love?

As they nest for a hard winter's due

Are they certain spring will renew

Or do they wonder what fate tomorrow will hold

As they wait patiently throughout the cold

Then when the earth returns to life in the spring

Is it about the love of life that the birds do sing?

DB

Something I wrote a long time ago.

When the shores of the earth become one

And the sun no longer shines for man

The angel will have fallen to the earth

Dissolving into dust to form a new land

And its spirit will have risen

To light the heavens once again

Then they would say, it is done

DB

These words and some really great lyrics can be found on a couple of Gabriel Bondage albums. If you can still find them. "Another Trip To Earth" & "Fallen Angel"

I remember a time when I was having somewhat of a discussion (argument) with my 15 year old son about his below average grades and his excessive time spent on his computer, I asked him what he was learning from his time on the computer and he blurted out “ I know a lot about things I don’t know!”... It would be nice if he were to take a break from his computer now and then. Then maybe he might discover first hand the things he thought he knew so much about!

Friends

Friends may come and friends may go.

The best of them are the ones you still know.

Though some may be gone, they will never part.

You keep them close within your heart.

And the friends who still call, chat or write.

Just to say hi and see if you're all right.

These are the friends you must hold on to.

Through thick and thin they'll see you through.

And because you’re a good friend to them as well.

Where upon hard times they shall not dwell.

When they need someone to listen, they can count on you.

Because sometimes all it takes is a patient ear to help a friend through.

DB