Superlatives aside, I think everyone can agree that we have one those Major Elections coming up that are purported to mark Turning Points in History. We've seen many so touted that weren't. It may be that the presidents involved in those Non Major Elections went on to be remarkable due…
Why is John McCain still competitive? Bob Cesca hits the nail on the head with this post: In scientific terms, the left has been tagged by the corporate media as the "experimental group" while the right is the "control group." The Republicans are the Awesome Republicans no matter what. They're…
The chamber, flickering by massed candle light, is stuffy and just a bit noisy from all the shfting fabric and heavy breathing, muttered comments and borborigmi. The couple in the opulent bed seem annoyed, but they're forcing themselves to play along and be jolly. He manages---he's been through this before,…
I collect quotes (who doesn’t?). Really, it’s a good hobby. It’s cheap and often interesting. When they are really good quotes, it’s like a novel condensed to a mere sentence.
The first two of this set are about one of my favorite topics, rampant materialism. The others all relate closely to one another, but only if you have a wild imagination or if you think of a very broad topic like “meaning of life.” Without further ado:
Who is content with nothing possesses all things.
— Nicolas Boileau Despreaux
Wealth is the number of things one can do without.
— Feodor Dostoyevsky
The trouble is that you think you have time.
— Zen Master
Observe your enemies, for they first find out your faults.
— Antisthenes
A hole is nothing at all, but you can break your neck in it.
— Austin O’Malley
War is when the government tells you who the bad guy is. Revolution is when you decide that for yourself.
–Anonymous
Never mistake motion for action.
— Ernest Hemingway
There is yet another story going around about dinosaur and human footprints found together in ancient (maybe 4,000 years old!) rock. Here is the local credulous Texas take on the find. All the previous pictures of contemporaneous dinosaur and human footprints provided by these people showed that humans used to…