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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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Putting the “Fun” Back in “Funeral”…..
. Well, we’re back home. I swear, my father-in-law is up in heaven laughing his ass off right now….. The night before the funeral, our nephew, Andy, was in the Ballinger ER with a kidney stone – he was miserable (and medicated) the … Continue reading
Happy Memories
Way back in 1979, I had the honor of meeting a man who came to mean a lot to me over the next 34 years. I had just started seeing a fella who very quickly asked me to spend the rest of … Continue reading
Out of Pocket for a few days…..
Rest in peace, Charles Henry Koch. December 13, 1927 – May 2, 2013 Thanks for being such a fantastic father-in-law. You will be greatly missed. .
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
“October” by Eric Whitacre
. “Fall” in Texas doesn’t really start until mid-October most years. Today, we’ve got a blustery wind blowing in, and the leaves are starting to swirl around. The temperatures are getting nippy (for Texas), and the dogs want to be … Continue reading
Auntie Em! Auntie Em!
Well, we had a little excitement here today. Early in the afternoon, tornadoes developed over the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. We heard the weather sirens going off, so I checked the weather and noticed that we were under a tornado warning. … Continue reading
Free Healthcare for Everyone! (While supplies last…..)
So one of our daughters called me up today and told me that she needs to get a vaccine for college. It seems that as of January 1 of this year, the “rules” have changed – again – and the vaccine … Continue reading
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