Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

"The problem is the English can't remember history, while the Irish can't forget it." - Oscar Wilde

"He serves the State best who opposed the State the most." - Thoreau

"Whenever you are alone, remind yourself that God has sent everyone else away so that there is only you and Him." - Rumi

"My soul would be an outlaw. I can do nothing with it." - Harlan Ellison

Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

"The secret of change is to focus all your energy. Not on fighting the old, but on building the new." - Socrates

"There is only one god, and his His name is Death. And there is only one thing we say to Death: 'not today.'" - Syrio Forel

"Why, then, do we continue to pursue joys without substance! Because the pursuit itself has become our only substitute for joy." - Thomas Merton

"The problem is the English can't remember history, while the Irish can't forget it." - Oscar Wilde

"He serves the State best who opposed the State the most." - Thoreau

"My soul would be an outlaw. I can do nothing with it." - Harlan Ellison

Flotsam and Jetsam

Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.

Every time I hear a Democrat complain about the way voting works now that the Republicans are in charge - I think back to the way Obamacare was rammed through the House of Representatives and the Senate. Then I think, "Payback is a bitch"... Heh heh... Another reason for Trump to play hardball with Canada about their 270% tariffs on dairy - America has a record stockpile of cheese... I am ashamed to admit I've never read a book by Harlan Ellison. I plan to remedy that ASAP! I'm starting with "Repent, Harlequin" Said the Ticktockman...  Time for upper management at CNN to admit that HLN (Headline News) is just a money losing proposition in the age of social media especially Twitter... Rob Gronkowski is the poster child for an NFL player handling his earnings this way. Gronk lives off the money he makes from endorsements and commercials. All of his salary from the Patriots gets invested for Rob's retirement... I still think that the reason the finale of The Sopranos went black is because Tony held up a cartoon of the Prophet Mohammad and HBO had to edit it out...