"The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter." —Mark Twain
What, another meme? 1. Someone, somewhere, wants to have sex with me. 2. Old age won’t be so bad. 3. People are basically okay and will do the right thing if given the choice. 4. Animals have souls. 5. A well-reasoned argument can change peoples’ minds. 6. I can keep drinking beer and still lose […]
I haven’t posted anything overtly political in a while, so here goes: From a speech by Al Gore, 16 January 2006: . . . As President Eisenhower said, “Any who act as if freedom’s defenses are to be found in suppression and suspicion and fear confess a doctrine that is alien to America.” Fear drives […]