Carol Stephen
@carolstephen.bsky.social
Santa Cruz Mountains, CA
#DigiBlogChat Tuesdays at 12:00 noon PT. We’re friendly and chat about technology, writing, privacy, and more! Do join us.
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#DigiBlogChat Tuesdays at 12:00 noon PT. We’re friendly and chat about technology, writing, privacy, and more! Do join us.
Website: https://yoursocialmediaworks.com/
✏️ Blogger; Amazon Author: http://bit.ly/CSAuthor #BlueCrew 💙
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Join us Tuesday November 11 for our #DigiBlogChat topic: Favorite Quotes and Why! With @lazblazter.bsky.social !
Times: 8pm UK time, 9pm western Europe, 3pm ET, Noon PDT!
Questions: yoursocialmediaworks.com/fave-quotes-...
Times: 8pm UK time, 9pm western Europe, 3pm ET, Noon PDT!
Questions: yoursocialmediaworks.com/fave-quotes-...
I'm crying over here! 😂 #DigiBlogChat
A8 #DigiBlogChat
Many excellent quotations from Niels Bohr, Noel Prize winning physicist, 1922, including:
"Prediction is very difficult, especially when it's about the future."
and
"No, no, you're not thinking, you're just being logical".
Many excellent quotations from Niels Bohr, Noel Prize winning physicist, 1922, including:
"Prediction is very difficult, especially when it's about the future."
and
"No, no, you're not thinking, you're just being logical".
Q8. Who is the person (author, speaker, character) whose quotes you find most consistently insightful or inspiring? #DigiBlogChat
November 11, 2025 at 8:48 PM
I'm crying over here! 😂 #DigiBlogChat
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George Carlin: "They believe that when you die, your soul goes to a garage in Buffalo." #DigiBlogChat
I forgot about George Carlin! He does have a lot of good quotes. #DigiBlogChat
George Carlin, Charle Chaplln, and several writers. #DigiBlogChat
November 11, 2025 at 8:46 PM
George Carlin: "They believe that when you die, your soul goes to a garage in Buffalo." #DigiBlogChat
OMG. You guys are killing me today! #DigiBlogChat
It's okay to end with a preposition but not when it's redundant, such as ... not when it's redundant to. #DigiBlogChat
November 11, 2025 at 8:47 PM
OMG. You guys are killing me today! #DigiBlogChat
Maybe sometime we could do a chat on famous last words! #DigiBlogChat
Or from Oscar Wilde ..
"I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it. It is never of any use to oneself."
and we haven't even got started on famous last words #DigiBlogChat
"I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it. It is never of any use to oneself."
and we haven't even got started on famous last words #DigiBlogChat
November 11, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Maybe sometime we could do a chat on famous last words! #DigiBlogChat
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A7 "There are worse things in life than death. You know that if you ever spent an evening with an insurance agent." -- Woody Allen in "Love and Death" #DigiBlogChat
Q7. Do you have a "silly" or funny quote that you love, and in what specific situations do you like to use it? #DigiBlogChat
November 11, 2025 at 8:42 PM
A7 "There are worse things in life than death. You know that if you ever spent an evening with an insurance agent." -- Woody Allen in "Love and Death" #DigiBlogChat
I forgot about George Carlin! He does have a lot of good quotes. #DigiBlogChat
George Carlin, Charle Chaplln, and several writers. #DigiBlogChat
Q8. Who is the person (author, speaker, character) whose quotes you find most consistently insightful or inspiring? #DigiBlogChat
November 11, 2025 at 8:42 PM
I forgot about George Carlin! He does have a lot of good quotes. #DigiBlogChat
A8. Shakespeare is probably the most quoted person. This quote is appropriate for today: "Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once," “#DigiBlogChat
November 11, 2025 at 8:41 PM
A8. Shakespeare is probably the most quoted person. This quote is appropriate for today: "Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once," “#DigiBlogChat
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Isn't there also (approx.) the new student at Harvard asking: "Where's the library to?"
Reply: "At Harvard we don't end a sentence with a preposition."
Asks again: "Where's the library to, arsehole?"
#DigiBlogChat
Reply: "At Harvard we don't end a sentence with a preposition."
Asks again: "Where's the library to, arsehole?"
#DigiBlogChat
November 11, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Isn't there also (approx.) the new student at Harvard asking: "Where's the library to?"
Reply: "At Harvard we don't end a sentence with a preposition."
Asks again: "Where's the library to, arsehole?"
#DigiBlogChat
Reply: "At Harvard we don't end a sentence with a preposition."
Asks again: "Where's the library to, arsehole?"
#DigiBlogChat
Between questions, we’d like to announce next week’s topic: An Attitude of Gratitude, with @dandyrandy.bsky.social! #DigiBlogChat
P.S. All the .gifs were way too corny to attach!
P.S. All the .gifs were way too corny to attach!
November 11, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Between questions, we’d like to announce next week’s topic: An Attitude of Gratitude, with @dandyrandy.bsky.social! #DigiBlogChat
P.S. All the .gifs were way too corny to attach!
P.S. All the .gifs were way too corny to attach!
A7. “Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else.” —Margaret Mead #DigiBlogChat
November 11, 2025 at 8:36 PM
A7. “Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else.” —Margaret Mead #DigiBlogChat
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Hi Jim!
I love my timeline!
It was Beth!‘s posting here below one of
Carol’s postings sharing gorgeous #AutumnVibes pictures .. 😅😆
#DigiBlogChat @beththephotog.bsky.social
[.. is it just me, but I can‘t select a tagged account! 🤷♀️]
My Quote: One for all, all for one
I love my timeline!
It was Beth!‘s posting here below one of
Carol’s postings sharing gorgeous #AutumnVibes pictures .. 😅😆
#DigiBlogChat @beththephotog.bsky.social
[.. is it just me, but I can‘t select a tagged account! 🤷♀️]
My Quote: One for all, all for one
a group of men are standing next to each other and one of them is saying one for all
Alt: a group of men are standing next to each other and one of them is saying one for all
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November 11, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Hi Jim!
I love my timeline!
It was Beth!‘s posting here below one of
Carol’s postings sharing gorgeous #AutumnVibes pictures .. 😅😆
#DigiBlogChat @beththephotog.bsky.social
[.. is it just me, but I can‘t select a tagged account! 🤷♀️]
My Quote: One for all, all for one
I love my timeline!
It was Beth!‘s posting here below one of
Carol’s postings sharing gorgeous #AutumnVibes pictures .. 😅😆
#DigiBlogChat @beththephotog.bsky.social
[.. is it just me, but I can‘t select a tagged account! 🤷♀️]
My Quote: One for all, all for one
That's the one I was trying to remember! Thanks, John. #DigiBlogChat
A6 #DigiBlogChat
Ah, the one about "jack of all trades, master of none...". We discussed it before and, I think, @chris-rl.bsky.social looked up the correct version ... and I still can't quite remember what it is!!
Ah, the one about "jack of all trades, master of none...". We discussed it before and, I think, @chris-rl.bsky.social looked up the correct version ... and I still can't quite remember what it is!!
Q6. Has a favorite quote ever been challenged or re-interpreted for you, causing you to think about it in a new way?#DigiBlogChat
November 11, 2025 at 8:35 PM
That's the one I was trying to remember! Thanks, John. #DigiBlogChat
This one gets tossed around quite a lot:
A5. "If you say you can or you can't you are right either way." ~ Henry Ford
A5. "If you say you can or you can't you are right either way." ~ Henry Ford
November 11, 2025 at 8:34 PM
This one gets tossed around quite a lot:
A5. "If you say you can or you can't you are right either way." ~ Henry Ford
A5. "If you say you can or you can't you are right either way." ~ Henry Ford
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A4. I like Kathy Burke's quote on liking being "woke" it's better than being... If you know you know #DigiBlogChat
November 11, 2025 at 8:32 PM
A4. I like Kathy Burke's quote on liking being "woke" it's better than being... If you know you know #DigiBlogChat
We're halfway and it's time for a stretch but don't quote me on that! #DigiBlogChat
winnie the pooh is looking at himself in the mirror
ALT: winnie the pooh is looking at himself in the mirror
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November 11, 2025 at 8:32 PM
We're halfway and it's time for a stretch but don't quote me on that! #DigiBlogChat
I've gotta send that to my friend who's an editor! #DigiBlogChat
A2. I don't think of quotes as life changing but like witty and or clever and Churchill often delivers #DigiBlogChat
November 11, 2025 at 8:31 PM
I've gotta send that to my friend who's an editor! #DigiBlogChat
Don't make me laugh! I've been helping my friend rake gravel and now my stomach hurts!!! #DigiBlogChat
A5 If at first you didn't succeed ... that's pretty much it. #DigiBlogChat
Q5.What is a quote that perfectly captures your personal definition of success, happiness, or courage? #DigiBlogChat
November 11, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Don't make me laugh! I've been helping my friend rake gravel and now my stomach hurts!!! #DigiBlogChat
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Yeh, for example narcotics. However there is a significant difference between smuggling goods which are legal to avoid paying duties and smuggling goods which are illegal. #DigiBlogChat
November 11, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Yeh, for example narcotics. However there is a significant difference between smuggling goods which are legal to avoid paying duties and smuggling goods which are illegal. #DigiBlogChat
Not to quote @lazblazter.bsky.social , but he's MIA due to being with his Gartner support team. He'll be back next week! #DigiBlogChat
November 11, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Not to quote @lazblazter.bsky.social , but he's MIA due to being with his Gartner support team. He'll be back next week! #DigiBlogChat
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I sure am glad governments have cleaned up their act. #DigiBlogChat
Well, it was very lucrative and, often, in the 18th and 19th centuries, the government forces (typically navy) supposed to be preventing it would collude with the smugglers. #DigiBlogChat
November 11, 2025 at 8:26 PM
I sure am glad governments have cleaned up their act. #DigiBlogChat
Love it! #DigiBlogChat
“Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.”
~ Maya Angelou
~ Maya Angelou
November 11, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Love it! #DigiBlogChat
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Oh, cry me an atmospheric river. #DigiBlogChat
Right? We cried earlier for the Giants! #DigiBlogChat
A4 There’s no crying in baseball, unless you rooted for the Blue Jays. #DigiBlogChat
November 11, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Oh, cry me an atmospheric river. #DigiBlogChat
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A1. I like this on aspiration #DigiBlogChat
November 11, 2025 at 8:25 PM
A1. I like this on aspiration #DigiBlogChat
Right? We cried earlier for the Giants! #DigiBlogChat
A4 There’s no crying in baseball, unless you rooted for the Blue Jays. #DigiBlogChat
Q4. Do you have a favorite quote from a work of fiction (a movie, book, or song lyric)? What about that line makes it resonate so strongly? #DigiBlogChat
November 11, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Right? We cried earlier for the Giants! #DigiBlogChat
A4. Not from a work of fiction, but a quote from Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring: “Those who dwell among the beauties and mysteries of the earth are never alone or weary of life.” #DigiBlogChat
a picture of the earth is displayed on the screen of a phone
ALT: a picture of the earth is displayed on the screen of a phone
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November 11, 2025 at 8:24 PM
A4. Not from a work of fiction, but a quote from Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring: “Those who dwell among the beauties and mysteries of the earth are never alone or weary of life.” #DigiBlogChat