pipe dreams

According to this site, July 25 (just missed it!) was 'Pipe Dreams Day'.

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During the 1800s, opium was heavily imported to Europe from Asia. This hallucinogenic drug wasn't illegal at that time and was widely used in some literary circles in England. The opium was smoked in a pipe and usually produced strange visions. The creative writers called these visions "pipe dreams". Today the term is used for farfetched ideas that probably aren't going to happen.
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I wholeheartedly believe in pursuing your dreams...especially those that would be called 'Pipe Dreams'.

The best fruit is at the end of the vine, right? Sure, you may not get there...but you'll ALWAYS be better off / a better person for having 'gone for the gold'. The farther out you reach, the better the fruit gets, even if you never make it to the 'ultimate' goal. But a LOT of times you do...you just gotta go for it.

Hey...living in France was once a pipe dream for me. Done.

Living in the UK was a pipe dream as well...and here I am!

Just wanted to take a minute to say:

'Go for the gold!'
'Just do it!'
'Aim High!'

...and all that...