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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
"You guys just don’t spend enough time giving yourself cool but limited super-powers. This is the internet." - lauraw
"The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted." - D.H. Lawrence
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." - Edmund Burke
"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
"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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Monthly Archives: October 2011
Happy Halloween!
I love Halloween – it’s the only night of the year when you are allowed to wear a costume without being in a play:
Our life is turning into “Fiddler on the Roof”…..
When I was in 7th grade, my parents took me to see our High School’s performance of “Fiddler on the Roof”. They created a bit of a monster, I’m afraid; I’ve been a huge fan of musicals from that day forward. I’ve seen … Continue reading
My daughter sent me an OWS link!
I’m dealing with some family stuff today, so I’ll just share this with you guys – DD#2 just sent it to me, and I thought it was pretty good: She and I don’t always see eye-to-eye on politics, but we … Continue reading
Occupy Wall Street – The Democrats’ Electoral Albatross
Over the past couple of weeks there has been a sickening display of liberal politicians, news anchors, pundits, and D-List celebrities jumping in front of the camera and gushing about how wonderful this whole ”Occupy” movement is, what brave people they … Continue reading
In the Blink of an Eye
. It was 25 years ago today that our lives changed in the space of an instant. One second we were a couple, and the next we were a family. It still never ceases to amaze me how seamlessly that … Continue reading
Occupy Wall Street – When the 99% becomes the 1%
When this whole “Occupy” movement started back on September 17th, the crew of kids down on Wall Street seemed like a harmless but well-meaning group of people. Yes, a lot of us poked gentle fun at them, but at the time, the original group was … Continue reading
They’ve created a monster…..
My 72-year-old mother just learned how to use the font and color settings on her e-mail – there’s going to be no stopping her now…… Here’s what she sent me today:
A Tale of Two Occupations
. Meet Edward Twitchell Hall III, 25 - he has sort of become the “face” of the Occupy Wall Street protest movement over the past week, thanks to an interview that he gave to the New Yorker magazine and an Internet video [warning: graphic … Continue reading
The 1% – they’re everywhere!
Just wanted to put a face on “The 1%” for the kids of OWS to see. I’m sure they will attempt to “reach across the aisle” when they see that the 1% isn’t any different from them! An industrialist (Click … Continue reading
The spam is getting waaaaaaayyy too smart….
I got the following comment for approval on my blog, but I have my doubts that it’s a “real” comment. Judging from the e-mail address, those OccupyWallStreet kids have some really, really smart spam:
