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Optimist With Realism Prints
Decorate your space with prints that embody optimism fused with realism. Brighten your walls with inspiring designs that reflect a hopeful yet pragmatic perspective.
"Of course this'll be a great year. The data, sales projections, customer surveys, and my mom all think so."
Road Forks in the Road: No Way and Yes Way.
'Oh for heaven's sake, you're a cow. Just eat grass and be happy.'
"I feel like that I've been given a unique oppurtunity to speak out on issues."
Optimist
One man's obstacle is another man's stepping stone.
Six Thinking Hats
"This year I resolve to embrace change."
'Actually, my mom was the first to notice he'd lost that new boyfriend smell!'
'The good news is that from now on I belong to a very rare species. There aren't many personnel managers who create their own pink slip.'
Always expect the best
"Well, so much for my lucky hat! I've worn it to five interviews and not ONE callback!"
"I hate weddings. They make me feel a momentary lapse of cynicism."
'Wow, that is a really big goal!'
Doug reasoned that things could be worse...but just how much worse...he wasn't sure??
"Oh, don't mind us... We just want to make sure it's really dead."
"The bad news is that we've had to cut most of the services. . . The good news is that we can now tell people in 23 languages what we don't do anymore!"
'Well, looking on the bright side, there's only 10 of them.'
Flower growing from a bomb.
Ahhh, spring baseball.
Today is the first day of the rest of your life. That's a relief! How much can they expect out of your on your first day?
Man replaces tank sign with deer sign
Inbox and Outbox
Dear Sadie, I'm just an aging Baby-Boomer who still believes in America, and sees all the good around me, but I don't understand why we've become so mean. How can I feel good about us again? Signed, Marlemarion. Great question. There's an easy answer as to how you can feel better about the world. Change your name to something normal! I just don't agree with the @#$% premise that we've gotten mean.
'Every day son, I feel on top of the World!'
Tom's last day.
"Well, this must be as big as I'm supposed to get."
Research -Development - Wishful Thinking
Car insurance, breakdown cover, mobile insurance, home insurance, camera insurance... - 'Life insurance, health insurance, professional indemnity, and tax insurance.' - 'Let the bad times roll... heh, heh!'
"Road construction used to bother me. But compared to all the craziness going on in the world, I'll take this any day."
'The key is not to take yourself too seriously: You have to be able to laugh at yourself...'
Do-over
Lent is a real drag this year. - 'Why? What did you give up?' - 'Hope.' - 'I gave up chocolate. Guess what?1' - 'What?' - 'I've made my ideal weight! Yay!'
Just Because it's Tuesday
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