I have good news and bad news. No, this is not the start of a joke. The bad news is that the post I told several people I would write today, has already been written. The good news is that there are 795 words you don’t have to read. You see, I haven’t always been as concise as I am these days. I know, I said I wasn’t starting a joke.

In last week’s post, I shared an encounter from my Managerial Accounting course in graduate school. Earlier that year, during the first part of that two-part course, I was singled out for my significant lack of understanding of accounting. The story was a very stressful experience for me but as with last week’s story, it ended well.

If you’d like to read that post, click here. It was written in 2019, so some of you have read it.

As for this week’s one-liner, I offer some simple advice to future self:

One-Liner Wednesday by Linda G. Hill

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Bridge to Nowhere

77 responses to “The Order of Things—1LinerWeds”

  1. Wise words and beautiful photos Dan. I love the shaft of light at the memorial , very ethereal.💜💜

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    1. Thanks Willow. There was just enough mist in the air to create that.

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      1. Its truly beautiful 💜

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  2. It’s wonderful seeing your world burst into colour, Dan. It’s been a long time a-coming. Have a great week!

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    1. It’s still cold here in the mornings, Jo, but the plants and trees seem ready to go.

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  3. Beautiful pics and love your sense of humor and that’s no joke! Our trees are just budding and some flowered

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    1. Thanks. Sometimes, I realize that I can’t take myself too seriously.

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  4. A robin with a mask! The Lone Robin? A great capture! At least those trees hold still (more or less) — you can’t say the same for the birds. The close-up of the quince is lovely; I didn’t know they looked like that. Those flowering trees just don’t seem real. What beauties!

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    1. I wish I knew more about the trees, other than they’re pretty. Right now, that’s enough. The quince is full of blossoms this year. We have three. Two are large and one is a problem child. It wants to grow, but it’s not in a good place. The lone robin might arrest me for not filling his bath.

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      1. “Who was that masked robin?” you will ask. I hope your problem quince will perk up; that color is wonderful. And, yes, “pretty” is enough.

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  5. Spring has most definitely arrived

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    1. It has, and it’s more than welcome.

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  6. Spring has definitely sprung in Connecticut – beautiful! That ground cover I do believe is Pachysandra. Enjoy these beautiful days. I’ve been raking and hauling leaves but even that is enjoyable because the weather is so. nice.

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    1. I hope to take a load of branches and bushes that didn’t survive the winter to our brush dump today. During the first week, it’s open every day. After that, it’s get in line on Saturday. The ground cover is Pachysandra, but I couldn’t remember the name until I had shut my computer off for the night.

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  7. Lovely to see spring advancing!

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    1. Thanks Dave. It is a welcome sight.

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  8. Look at you, blooming all over the place when we don’t have a single bud yet. Beautiful!!

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    1. Your buds are probably afraid of another spring snowstorm.

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  9. Beautiful flowering trees.

    The process makes sense: first do the research and then explain the results. 

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    1. It does, Frank. I almost always check to see if I’ve shared a story before. This time, I leaped before I looked.

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    Murphy’s Law

    Dan, your one-liner is a good piece of advice for all of us!

    Why are the Flowering Quince so gorgeous and yet such a miserable invasive plant. I hate the thought of having to start pruning mine.

    the trees are so lovely. Wish those blossoms lasted longer.

    You need to get with the program Dan….fresh water AND peanuts are the order of the day. Lol!

    Old Glory looking good. Love that shaft of sunlight.

    Ginger🦋

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    1. Thanks Ginger.

      The quince and their dagger length thorns are nasty when it’s time to prune them. Unfortunately, we have two that are along the sidewalk, and I have to keep them cut back. At least that doesn’t stop them from blooming.

      This is such a pretty time of year. Soon, everything will be hidden behind shades of green. For now, we’ll enjoy the blossoms.

      I got luck with the ray of light flanking the flag. I’m glad you like that, and I hope you have a greta rest of the week.

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  11. Yes, indeed – Spring has arrived for you!

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    1. It certainly has, GP. And it’s most welcome.

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  12. Lovely photos and wise words, Dan. Research is critical, isn’t it? Have a great day!.

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    1. Thanks Gwen. Research is critical, especially when you’re sure you know something.

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  13. Excellent advice and gorgeous photos. Thank you Dan.

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  14. Hi Dan – yes I agree … research is critical – especially if you’re dealing with something that affects many and may become public … general use: just make sure it makes common sense – and thus ensure you’ve done that research. Love the japonica – reminds me of my childhood, and now my B & SIL have one in their garden – gorgeous colour. 

    PS research – that ‘robin’ is a thrush as far as we here in little old Britain is concerned … our robin is smaller, prettier!, but probably just as territorial as our little robin is.

    Cheers Hilary

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    1. Thanks Hilary. I’ll have to see if I can find what a thrush looks like (if we have anything around here called that).

      I do try to get things right before putting it out here, but sometimes, I mess up.

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  15. The photos are vibrant, and your blog is looking great! Sorry I haven’t visited in a while. Who knew retirement could get so busy!

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    1. I hear you about retirement, JoAnna. I feel like I’m busier than I ever was while I was working. Thanks!

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      1. At least we have choices… I think. Many choices.

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  16. Your Robin looks like the one I shared last week! Attitude galore!

    Love those blooms.

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    1. The ones around here do have some attitude. They make it clear that it’s their yard and I’m just the caretaker (and sometimes not a very good one).

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      1. I hear ya. I was sitting on a bench in a park when “mine” hopped pretty close to me… gave me the evil eye when I showed I was sans treats for him!

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        1. He wrote your name somewhere. Our paces in front of the bird bath when it needs to be cleaned and refilled. He perches in a nearby lilac while I work, and then he splashes half the water back out.

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  17. Late but beautiful bloomers! Love the robin! Good grief, it’s felt close to summer here this week, my brother has already had to mow…twice! We must have missed all the blooming plants. Everything was already green when we got home.

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    1. Nothing to mow here, yet, although some have. We’ve been picking up debris and carting it to the dump, but that’s about it.

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  18. That T-Account post was charming (yet anxiety inducing-I share your thoughts even if I’m not a science person and definitely not a numbers person either). I’m glad that remedial prof took pity on you so you could complete your post-collegiate work. Take that, numbers people. ;)

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    1. I’m sure he was just tired of me asking question after question, but I had a part time job after school, so I was glad to be relieved of that duty. Accounting continued to baffle me, but fortunately, we had good people who could explain how the systems had to work.

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  19. I went back to that earlier post of yours and had to laugh. I think most of your readers agreed with you. I still stand by that 97%.

    All the flowers are so pretty. I see you and Ginger talking about the invasiveness of the quince, but it is such a pretty flower. I don’t think I have seen any of that down here. We live and die by azaleas and crape myrtle.

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    1. We have one azalea, and we’ve tried planting more, but they haven’t survived. The quince will shoot roots along the ground and pop up. We usually dig them out, but they can be persistent.

      97% is just fine.

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  20. Looks like spring has its beautiful grip on your neck of the woods. Super photos, Dan

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    1. Thanks John. We’ve switched the shed into summer mode.

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      1. Oh good. Always a happy thing to do.

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  21. That’s sound advise, Dan. All the blossoming trees and flowers are gorgeous.

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    1. Thanks Deborah. This is a very pretty time to walk around

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  22. That’s a great story however I can understand how nerve-wrecking that must have been. For the most part I loved my English professors but there were a couple who tried to ruin a few of my favorite books with their oddball theories. What beauties are blooming around you! ENjoy!

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    1. I’m still trying to bring myself to read Moby Dick again. I had to read that twice, once in high school and once in American Literature. I didn’t enjoy the book either time.

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  23. Aces on the research Dan. (But ugh, I hate having to explain.) The blossoms are spectacular. I hope you’re getting blue skies. Hugs.

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    1. Blue skies to day, Teagan. Thanks. Rain in the forecast but I should finish this round of outside work today.

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  24. The robin in the header photo looks a bit on the plump side.

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    1. He does, Liz, but we won’t say anything to him. He has a long flight coming up in six months or so .

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  25. Oh my, the beauties of spring that make winter worth it! Beautiful.

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  26. That post made me laugh. My brother is an accountant and makes my sister-in-law give him a receipt for every single thing she buys no matter how small. And she does it!

    I love robins. (K)

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    1. Thanks! I have friends who do that. I used to lose work receipts on the way back to the office after lunch.

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      1. I keep a general accounting of things, just so I don’t spend more than I have. 97% would get extra credit from me.

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        1. Haha – thanks, I appreciate that.

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  27. I like your one-liner. Seems like it would apply to many situations. The quince photo is delightful, a color I adore.

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    1. This is when the quince is pretty. Later, when I have to prune around its long sharp thorns, I’m not so happy with it.

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  28. Hi Dan, your post gave me a giggle. I left a comment on the older post.

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    1. Thanks Robbie. I hope you can understand my struggle.

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      1. Accounting comes very easily to me, Dan. However, I have watched my cousin and sister struggle and as for my clerks …

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        1. In theory, I understand it, but the process doesn’t come naturally to me.

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  29. That was a great one-liner! Thanks for the lovely spring photos.

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    1. I’m glad you liked this post, Jennie.

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      1. Very much so, Dan.

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  30. Such beautiful photos, Dan.

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  31. Lovely pictures as always, Dan. Good to see flowers all over.

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    1. Thanks Sharukh. We love seeing spring flowers.

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