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“What all the wise men promised has not happened, and what all the damned fools said would happen has come to pass.” – Lord Melbourne
“We voted for these people. We should be allowed to taser them.” – Mike
“If you’re standing around talking about doing away with fossil fuels while pointing at an electric vehicle that’s about 70% synthetic materials, you’ve already failed an IQ test you didn’t even know you were taking.”
“Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire.”
“They’re not ignorant. They’ll tell you all about what they know.”
“You guys just don’t spend enough time giving yourself cool but limited super-powers. This is the internet.” – laura w.
“Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.” – Thomas Paine
“Whoever undertakes to set himself up as judge in the field of truth and knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods” – Albert Einstein
“They can pass a law to say anything, but reality gets to bat last.”
“All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.” – Edmund Burke
“The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted.” – D.H. Lawrence
“If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace.” – Thomas Paine
“God doesn’t call the equipped – he equips those he calls.” – Barbara Curtis
Always remember: Law is about arguing one fact that helps your argument and ignoring the ten facts that disprove it.
It is impossible to defeat an ignorant man in argument – William McAdoo
“Hand-written notes in cursive writing are still the finest personal way of saying thank you. The people who send those after interviews are the ones who get the jobs.”
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Funnies From My Father
. My dad sent me this over the weekend – Due to the popularity of the “Survivor” TV show, Texas is planning to do one entitled: “Survivor – Texas-Style!” The lucky contestants will all start in Dallas, drive to Waco, … Continue reading
“Goodnight Moon” (The song, not the book…..)
. Sometimes I hear a song and I HAVE to find it…. Paul and Sarah were watching Kill Bill, Volume 2 last weekend, and this song played as the credits rolled. Thanks to the Internet, I was able to find a list … Continue reading
Boy Meets Girl, 1979 (aka “How I Met Your Mother”)
. Just a couple of kids….. . It started in a lecture hall at Texas A&M University in January, 1979. Yours truly was a freshman who started out in Pre-Med, but after one semester – and a tearful call home … Continue reading
Happy Valentine’s Day!
On Valentine’s Day, some people send their sweethearts flowers, give them a romantic card, get them candy, and/or take them to a fancy restaurant where they tempt them with expensive food and drink.
“One Grain More” (aka Making Food Allergies Fun)
As anyone with food allergies knows, navigating restaurants and grocery stores can be a real challenge – especially when you are first starting out. When Rebecca was diagnosed with Celiac Disease in 2008, we got a crash course in gluten-free … Continue reading
The Classics Endure – “Stairway to Heaven”
. . All I can say is, “WOW…..” – Ann and Nancy Wilson of “Heart“, along with Jason Bonham (the son of Led Zeppelin’s late drummer) and an amazing band/back-up singers take an all-time rock-and-roll classic and bring down the house at the 2012 Kennedy Center Honors: … Continue reading
Funnies From My Family
. Well, everything that’s going on in Washington is too depressing to deal with, so here’s some funny stuff sent to me by various family members that will hopefully cheer everyone up: From my Mom: In the hospital the relatives … Continue reading
Super Bowl Sunday: Go Ravens! (We have our reasons…..)
. Paul and I love to watch football. Today is the “Big Day“, and I have to admit, we’re sort of hoping that the Baltimore Ravens win – not because we’ve followed their season or know any of the team’s … Continue reading
Classic Movie Night – “North by Northwest”
Tonight, Sarah is in for a real treat – I’m taking her to see that perennial Hitchcock favorite, “North by Northwest“. This movie has it all – planes, trains, and automobiles; mistaken identities and invented identities; a debonair leading man, … Continue reading
Speaking of Lethal Weapons…..
*************************************** Liberals are all gung-ho about removing scary “assault weapons” from the hands of law-abiding citizens – they say that we shouldn’t have the “right” to purchase anything that has the potential to kill dozens of people at a time…..
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