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Do It Right The First Time

December 20, 2007

The trouble with doing something right the first time, is that nobody appreciates how difficult it was. -Walt West

Writing

November 5, 2007

What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure. – Samuel Johnson

JFK, Freedom, America, and Apple Pie

October 24, 2007

I know this post is kind of random and out of the blue, but I was listening to someone on the radio making some ignorant statements and I had some thoughts I wanted out of my head… I understand that some countries don’t like the US. I also understand that this is almost universally true [...]

Tyranny

September 17, 2007

“When the government fears the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny.” – Thomas Jefferson

“Read My Lips, I’m Not a Nation Builder.” – G.W. Bush

September 5, 2007

During a presidential debate with Al Gore in 2000 Bush said the following: “If we don’t stop extending our troops all around the world in nation-building missions, then we’re going to have a serious problem.” Now here is a quote from the incredibly one-sided Paul Sperry over at AntiWar.com: The day after the presidential debate, [...]

Originality

August 27, 2007

Everyone is born an original, but most die copies. – Abraham Lincoln

What My Father Means to Me, by Richard E. Hoyt Jr.

June 10, 2007

A while back I wrote about one of the most inspiring stories I’ve ever heard about, the father and son team of Richard Hoyt and Richard Hoyt Jr. Well, in the June 2007 issue of Men’s Health magazine Richard Jr. published a huge father’s day letter to his dad. I figured it would be appropriate [...]

Facts

May 28, 2007

The trouble with facts is that there are so many of them. – Samuel Crothers

World Class One-Liners

May 27, 2007

Most of the following list of insults from famous people came from Joe-ks.com and I thought they were funny enough to warrant publishing. I’ll also be posting a few other oldies but goodies soon. Enjoy! “I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure.” – Clarence Darrow “I’ve had [...]