Judy Holzwart
@l8te4lunch.bsky.social
Language nerd at heart, keeping the mind sharp. I use Duolingo and Memrise. At one time I had nine languages in rotation, but am now just keeping my studies to seven. I never expect to become fluent in the languages but, that's okay. Not bad for seventy
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
January 15, 2026 at 7:41 PM
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
A failure is not always a mistake, it may simply be the best one can do under the circumstances. The real mistake is to stop trying.
... B. F. Skinner
... B. F. Skinner
January 14, 2026 at 4:49 PM
A failure is not always a mistake, it may simply be the best one can do under the circumstances. The real mistake is to stop trying.
... B. F. Skinner
... B. F. Skinner
Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.
..... Will Rogers
..... Will Rogers
January 9, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.
..... Will Rogers
..... Will Rogers
Loneliness expresses the pain of being alone and solitude expresses the glory of being alone.
... Paul Tillich
... Paul Tillich
January 8, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Loneliness expresses the pain of being alone and solitude expresses the glory of being alone.
... Paul Tillich
... Paul Tillich
Loving my Christmas present from my sister.
December 26, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Loving my Christmas present from my sister.
I should have my butt kicked for coming to Costco three days before Christmas. 😜
December 23, 2025 at 4:36 PM
I should have my butt kicked for coming to Costco three days before Christmas. 😜
If I were given the opportunity to present a gift to the next generation, it would be the ability for each individual to learn to laugh at himself.
..... Charles M. Schulz
..... Charles M. Schulz
December 23, 2025 at 4:33 PM
If I were given the opportunity to present a gift to the next generation, it would be the ability for each individual to learn to laugh at himself.
..... Charles M. Schulz
..... Charles M. Schulz
Today's nonsense post:
This is how I like to eat my two favorite pies:
1. Cherry pie, eaten hot.
2. Apple pie, eaten cold.
I have no idea how this got started. Carry on.
This is how I like to eat my two favorite pies:
1. Cherry pie, eaten hot.
2. Apple pie, eaten cold.
I have no idea how this got started. Carry on.
December 23, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Today's nonsense post:
This is how I like to eat my two favorite pies:
1. Cherry pie, eaten hot.
2. Apple pie, eaten cold.
I have no idea how this got started. Carry on.
This is how I like to eat my two favorite pies:
1. Cherry pie, eaten hot.
2. Apple pie, eaten cold.
I have no idea how this got started. Carry on.
Opinions cannot survive if one has no chance to fight for them.
..... Thomas Mann
..... Thomas Mann
December 20, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Opinions cannot survive if one has no chance to fight for them.
..... Thomas Mann
..... Thomas Mann
Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you.
..... Ruth Bader Ginsburg
..... Ruth Bader Ginsburg
December 17, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you.
..... Ruth Bader Ginsburg
..... Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Happiness often sneaks in through a door you didn't know you left open.
. . . . . John Barrymore
. . . . . John Barrymore
December 17, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Happiness often sneaks in through a door you didn't know you left open.
. . . . . John Barrymore
. . . . . John Barrymore
Today's nonsense post:
I don't know if it is a blessing or a curse but, I've gotten quite good at estimating how much gas to put in my car, when I fill it up. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I don't know if it is a blessing or a curse but, I've gotten quite good at estimating how much gas to put in my car, when I fill it up. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
December 14, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Today's nonsense post:
I don't know if it is a blessing or a curse but, I've gotten quite good at estimating how much gas to put in my car, when I fill it up. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I don't know if it is a blessing or a curse but, I've gotten quite good at estimating how much gas to put in my car, when I fill it up. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.
..... Niccolo Machiavelli
..... Niccolo Machiavelli
December 8, 2025 at 7:13 PM
The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.
..... Niccolo Machiavelli
..... Niccolo Machiavelli
How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and strong. Because someday in your life you will have been all of these.
..... George Washington Carver
..... George Washington Carver
December 4, 2025 at 11:43 PM
How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and strong. Because someday in your life you will have been all of these.
..... George Washington Carver
..... George Washington Carver
Between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before.
... Mae West
... Mae West
November 30, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before.
... Mae West
... Mae West
Children are like pancakes ...
The first one is always a bit weird.
The first one is always a bit weird.
November 26, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Children are like pancakes ...
The first one is always a bit weird.
The first one is always a bit weird.
Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.
... Arthur Ashe
... Arthur Ashe
November 22, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.
... Arthur Ashe
... Arthur Ashe
Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.
... Winston Churchill
... Winston Churchill
November 21, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.
... Winston Churchill
... Winston Churchill
It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.
Mark Twain
Mark Twain
November 18, 2025 at 4:10 PM
It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.
Mark Twain
Mark Twain
I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self.
Aristotle
Aristotle
November 12, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self.
Aristotle
Aristotle
Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty.
Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa
November 11, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty.
Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa
I have a respect for manners as such, they are a way of dealing with people you don't agree with or like.
Margaret Mead
Margaret Mead
November 9, 2025 at 1:47 AM
I have a respect for manners as such, they are a way of dealing with people you don't agree with or like.
Margaret Mead
Margaret Mead
The test of a man or woman's breeding is how they behave in a quarrel.
George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw
November 1, 2025 at 5:10 PM
The test of a man or woman's breeding is how they behave in a quarrel.
George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw
Never go to a doctor whose office plants have died.
Erma Bombeck
Erma Bombeck
October 30, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Never go to a doctor whose office plants have died.
Erma Bombeck
Erma Bombeck