Four Buns in the Oven

In a shrub in my yard—four cardinal eggs. Mama flurried off the nest when I came by with the lawnmower. I'll let them be from now on, hopefully will see some hatchlings in the near future. I am always blown away by what great nests birds build—larger sticks and twigs on the outside, smaller pine needs on the inside. Who told them how to do this?

Getting Stuff Done

"The secret of my incredible energy and efficiency in getting work done is a simple one," [Algonquin Round Table member Robert] Benchley wrote. "The psychological principle is this: anyone can do any amount of work, provided it isn't the work he is supposed to be doing at that moment."

He explained further (tongue in cheek): If you have several things you want to get done, just place them on a To-Do list immediately following the number one thing you are supposed to get done but don't really want to do. Soon, the several things will be accomplished.

Can I get a witness?

(cited in Willpower by Baumeister and Tierney, p. 253)