Year: 2005
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Vices
The problem with people who have no vices is that generally you can be pretty sure they’re going to have some pretty annoying virtues.Elizabeth Taylor
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History
With history piling up so fast, almost every day is the anniversary of something awful.Joe BrainardAnd also something good!
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Value
The true value of a human being is determined primarily by the measure and the sense in which he has attained liberation from the self.Albert Einstein
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Pancho and the Genie
Pancho is strolling down the street in Mexico City and kicks a bottle lying in the street. Suddenly out of the bottle comes a Genie. Pancho is stunned.The Genie says, “Hello, Master, I will grant you one wish, anything you desire.”Pancho begins thinking, “Well, I really like drinking tequila…” Finally he says, “I wish to…
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Knowledge
Knowing when to say No and when to say Yes is the beginning of true wisdom.Ralph T. Rupert
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Costco moves the merchandise
I like warehouse stores because I can get bulk quantites of stuff and reduce the amount of packaging our household is contributing to the waste stream. Back when I started shopping at warehouses, when they were call “Wholesale Club,” and that’s exactly what they were, just dimly lit warehouses with signage that said where the…