Tobermory Explained

The tone of the short story was serious but with some humor to it. Saki deliberately made it this way to accomplish more in the writing. Throughout the story, things that testify for this could be that  Cornelius Appin deserved sort of what he got coming to him. Yes, he did succesfully teach the cat to talk, but it backfired. Knowing this he ultimately failed and should have realized that teaching another animal like an elephant probably wasn't the greatest idea. Saki was ultimately trying to teach to learn from mistakes.
In doing this he did add in humor. The last sentence had humor in it when Clovis said,"If he was trying German Irregular verbs on the poor beast... he deserved all he got." Clovis was completely serious when saying this, but also sarcastic at the same time. Another example of humor is when the newspaper was mispelling Appin's name because Appin was messing up when teaching the German. Obviously Saki did this for a purpose, but it's hard to tell if the newspaper was also doing it on purpose.

Inspiration from Jiro

In spite of the Jiro providing inspiration for all of us, here are some quotes relating to Jiro:

"If you do what you love, you will never work a day in your life." - Marc Anthony

“Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do.” -Steve Jobs

“If your work is becoming uninteresting, so are you.  Work is an inanimate thing and can be made lively and interesting only by injecting yourself into it.  Your job is only as big as you are.”  ~ George Hubbs

Taking a Look at Other Blogs

There are some really interesting blogs out there. One in particular that I like is Joey's. He has both the posts that are assigned as well as topics that he has written about. The quality of the work is great and it keeps you entertained. Another blog I like is Miles' blog. He constructs his entries with fresh topics. Also, you can count on getting a good laugh every once in a while.

Stop and Smell the Roses

"Don 't hurry. Don't worry. You're only here for a short visit. So don't forget to stop and smell the roses." Walter Hagen
Hagen put it perfectly. We don't need to hurry, life is short, so smell the roses. Often times we get so busy and caught up in our lives that we forget to pause for a moment. Whether it is because of school, work, or just being busy, don't forget to smell the roses.