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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: Just Because
Play Ball! (Opening Day, 2014)
I don’t follow baseball all that closely (I’m a football kind of a gal), but I’ve always wanted to see a YouTube video with one of my favorite “baseball” songs – “What A Game!” from the musical Ragtime, mixed with pictures from … Continue reading
Sunday Funnies: Why Does This Thing Keep Blinking “12:00”?
The following post is a reprint from July, 2011: If any of my children were stand-up comics, I would be giving them plenty of material to use in their act. I used to laugh at all of those comedians who … Continue reading
Happy Birthday to my BFF!
The first day of high school (Fall, 1974), the girl sitting in the desk in front of me in my first class (German II, with Herr Suhr) turned around and said, “Hi! I’m Becky.”
Tuesday Tunes – An Elvis “Two-fer”
Last year, we were having fun introducing Rebecca to a wider range of movies. Whereas before she was primarily interested in the animated flicks, last year she started developing a taste for the offbeat humor that us older folks enjoy. One of her favorite “grown-up” movies is … Continue reading
Sunday Funnies: Why I Love SpongeBob SquarePants So Much
One of the great things about having kids is that you get to watch cartoons without anyone thinking you are weird. One of our family’s favorites the past few years (it first aired in 1999) has been SpongeBob SquarePants. He’s such … Continue reading
Tuesday Tunes – “Your Feet’s Too Big”
. This cute song is from a live stage performance I saw on TV many, many years ago; it’s called “Your Feet’s Too Big“. I was wracking my brain trying to remember where I had seen this song. As it turns … Continue reading
Sunday Funnies: Growing Up In Texas
OK, this is great. Warning: Be sure and pee first before you read this…… Life as a child growing up in Texas… Author Unknown Around age 10 my dad got me one of those little badass compound bow beginner kits. … Continue reading
Beware The Ides of March….
“Friends, Romans, Countrymen, lend me your ears…” Caesar: Who is it in the press that calls on me? I hear a tongue shriller than all the music Cry “Caesar!” Speak, Caesar is turn’d to hear. Soothsayer: Beware the ides of … Continue reading
Foodie Friday Bonus – Happy Pi Day (03/14)! (Pumpkin Pie)
Yes, I’m a geek – I bought this for Rachel a couple of years ago: . She’s a geek, too – she loved it…. (And yes, I bought myself one as well – can’t be letting her have all the … Continue reading
Tuesday Tunes – “Long Tall Texan”
In keeping with the Texas theme, I thought that a Texas-themed tune might be fun. Paul, his Dad, and my Dad are/were all Texas born and Texas bred. This one fits them (and all the other Texas men I know) … Continue reading
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