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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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Category Archives: I Love America
Storm Comin’
I’m in a particularly unsettled mood today – nothing wrong on the homefront or anything like that; just things that are happening half a country away which have me worried about the state of affairs in this land that I … Continue reading
Rangers Game with the Family
This weekend, Paul’s brother, Tony, and his girlfriend, Anna, came for a visit. We had a chance to hang out, go to the movies, and then to top off the fun, on Saturday we went to a Rangers game at the … Continue reading
Happy Birthday, America! (2013)
. “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 … Continue reading
Happy Flag Day!
.. What better way to celebrate this day than with a song specifically about the United States flag? Written by George M. Cohan in 1906 – and the first song from a musical to sell over a million copies of … Continue reading
June 6, 1944: The Beginning of the End
Truly, a day that turned the tide of the war in Europe: Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force! You are about to embark upon a great crusade, toward which we have striven these many months. The eyes … Continue reading
What A Game! (A Whimsical Musical Tribute to America’s Pastime)
Around our house, we call it “The Mushroom Factor” – you start off doing one thing, and everything snowballs. It started out innocently enough – I realized that Opening Day was upon us. Literally. I don’t follow baseball all that … Continue reading
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
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
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