27 December 2008

My brother the philosopher

I recently learned this phrase from my brother Steve (aka JoJo): "It is what it is." I love it. It reminds me to not fight what I can't control. (As a control freak, this is not an easy task.)

Speaking of JoJo, he helped put out a big fire at a Taco Bell in Fargo. He isn't one of the speakers in the video but you can kind of see him. Names are stenciled on firefighters butts. Look for Thompson.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hello M,

unfortunately the link doesn't work.

I like your new widget. And todays word is one of the most beautiful German words. ;)


Wishing you all the best for 2009!

~moe~ said...

"It is what it is." That's good. It's like my dad's favorite phrase, "It's like, yet different." Or "It's only my opinion but..."