Jason Kottke pointed to this, all of which I enjoyed. For various reasons, this is the pull-quote for me:
It does not do to live in memories, in regrets for the good old days, or in sadness about friends who are dead. One’s thoughts must be directed to the future, and to things about which there is something to be done.
from How to Grow Old by Bertrand Russell
Note: I may have used “pull-quote” incorrectly.
Question: wasn’t Stumbled Upon a site of yore that helped to direct people to interestingness?
Today, JG reminded me about Miller’s Outpost.