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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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Author Archives: Teresa in Fort Worth, TX
A Whole Lotta Lovin’ Went Into This Birthday Cake….
Yesterday was Rebecca’s birthday, and I realized that 3 previous generations – and one baking legend – helped make her birthday cake special. When Rebecca was diagnosed with Celiac Disease, I was sure that baking from that point on was going to … Continue reading
A Very Special Birthday for a Very Special Little Girl
On this day 10 years ago, we were given a very special gift: . . On July 10, 2001, we welcomed Rebecca Claire into the world. She was absolutely perfect – another beautiful daughter. A few hours after her birth, … Continue reading
Happy Independence Day to the World’s Newest Free Nation!
. Sometimes, you really CAN learn new and interesting things late at night. Last night on one of the blogs that I frequent, a commenter who has been following the situation in South Sudan couldn’t hold in his excitement and elation … Continue reading
In which the Granddog acquires a new nickname….
We’re gonna start calling her “Jaws”….. (I swear, that dog hasn’t met a Barbie doll of Rebecca’s that she didn’t like…..) .
Oh, the Huge Manatee!
My kids got ALL of their artistic talent from Paul’s side of the family – I can barely draw a stick figure. Michelle loves to do a technique called “Pointillism”, and she is very, very good at it. She recently … Continue reading
Happy Birthday, America! (2011)
“When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which … Continue reading
Don’t mess with the trailer park
. I put this little post together over at another site for a friend who knew he was going to get fired today (he’s actually OK with it – things were getting really bad at his job). Most friends would … Continue reading
Global Warming is so little hot air…..
I’m so sick and tired of lawyers and politicians (and a guy in India who plays with choo-choos) telling me that I am ignorant for not “believing” in Manmade Global Warming. I spent less than an HOUR on the Internet, … Continue reading
The more things change….
. We are on our way to spend time with the extended family for the next few days. Paul’s family has a reunion/campout at Chalk Bluff Park (just north of Uvalde, Texas) every year. There’s lots of fun stuff to … Continue reading
The Beginning of the End
Truly, a day that turned the tide of the war in Europe:
