Persistance

Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated
failures. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. -Calvin Coolidge

If he left us with nothing else, that thought is worth his being around.
It all ties in with having a burning desire ... substitute " a burning desire" for "persistance" in the above quote.
If you want it bad enough, it can happen.

The other day a package arrived with the FEDX man ..... the pan I had been waiting for ... an All-Clad copper core ... what a pan ... it is beautiful AND it does such a great job with cooking. I love it! ... but best of all b uried in the box were a couple loves of hand-crafted gormet bread. Myquick sketch can not do it justice ... what a beauty! ... in addition, it is soooooo tasty. This one happens to be a sourdough olive loaf ... can't get much better than that.
Of course, in no longer looks like that :-) ... someone has been muching away at it.Maybe I can paint a picture of the open end or a slice.

Y'all have a good day too

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