Category: General

Those who stay away from the election think that one vote will do no good: ‘Tis but one step more to think one vote will do no harm.Ralph Waldo Emerson

We’ve been invited to a costume party tonight, but we don’t have what it takes to dress up in style like these folks…via email circa 28 October, 1999

My friend Tony had the above as his away message on gTalk the other day, and I pinged him with, “Downloading the battle star plans into that little R2 unit.”  He responded with the following YouTube link: Star Wars Imperial March; I think you’ll like it…

Not only are we financing a pointless war in Iraq entirely by borrowing, but people are living not paycheck-to-paycheck, but entirely on credit.  The following excerpt is from the Time, 13-October-2008 article, The End of Prosperity?In the case of housholds, debt rose from about 50% of GDP in 1980 to a peak of 100% in…

Many people say that the Doctor is too pessimistic, because he believes, “Always expect the worst, and you will never be disappointed.”  Really this means, if you always expect the worst then everything is a wonderful miracle.  He was recently (6-Oct-2008) vindicated in this piece by Nikki Tundel, The Upside of Pessimism where she talks…

Since Daniel has been away at school for a year now, we decided that it would be a good idea to take a little road trip to Indiana (10-13 October) and see how his living conditions were.On the way down, we saw a strange sight… The Oscar Meyer wiener truck parked in front of a…

Want to see who’s statements you agree with most often?  Go to the ABC News: Match-o-Matic quiz and follow the instructions.  My results: link via email from John Treworgy, Sun, 12 Oct 2008 12:00:10 -0700