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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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The Brains behind “Airhead Autumn”
I got lambasted in comments on a post that I did a couple of weeks ago for daring to suggest that “Occupy Wall Street” was anything other than a spontaneous grass-roots gathering (OWS wasn’t even the subject of the post). But everything that I had read about … Continue reading
Occupy Wall Street – What Happens to the Money that’s being Donated?
. The Occupy Wall Street (OWS) “protest” is entering its 4th week, and apparently the occupiers are beginning to really, really stink. . Aside from the valuable lesson that is hopefully starting to sink in about the truth of the “welfare state” to the … Continue reading
People Who Live in Intellectual Pup Tents REALLY Shouldn’t Taunt the Bears….
Last week, I published a relatively light-hearted little blog post that I sent out to family and friends. It was inspired by a comment made by a friend of a friend of a friend on a Facebook post. I was simply … Continue reading
Let’s get Ready to RUMMMBLE!!!!!!!
What were event planners thinking? This could be the Great Chicago Fire all over again: When Chicago is lying in a pile of ashes next May, everyone remember that Rahm ASKED Obama to steer these events Chicago’s way after they lost their … Continue reading
Blog Commenting Etiquette (a.k.a. Tossing out the drunks)
Well, it finally happened – I had to set a commenter straight. I’m not happy about having to do it, but apparently some people’s lessons in manners didn’t take the first time. So here is a copy of the e-mail … Continue reading
PETA – Come for their Outrage, Stay for their Porn….
So the New York Times puts up a really cute picture of a sassy little bird: It’s got that certain je ne sais quoi , no? I don’t know about you, but when I saw it, I laughed and smiled, … Continue reading
When (Future) Lawyers Lie
An open letter to Law Schools across the nation: I don’t know if you are aware of an incident which took place recently involving a student currently attending a School of Law, but I thought I should bring it to your attention. … Continue reading
THIS is why you “Don’t Mess With Texas”…..: Happy 65th Anniversary to the USAF’s 149th Fighter Wing!
Got this in an e-mail from Paul earlier today: This F-16 was painted to celebrate the 149th FW 65th anniversary. The United States Air Force’s 149th Fighter Wing is a Texas Air National Guard unit located at Kelly Field Annex, Lackland … Continue reading
Start “The Revolution” Without Me
As many of you probably know, I spend my days cruising the Internet, talking to friends and keeping up with what’s going on in the world. And sometimes I run across something that just BEGS to be ridiculed (and I’m … Continue reading
HELP!!!!!!
. I’m trapped at home with a sick husband…. . . Kill.Me.Now. .
