Category: Bits and Pieces

Bookworm posted a discussion of the Episcopal Church’s tacit admission that God isn’t perfect.  That raises the question:  Why should we believe He is? Assume there is a God.  Personally, I’m skeptical, but assume it.  Assume God created the universe.  This replaces a great mystery (where the universe came from)

Sadie suggested to me that we talk about Ron Paul’s effort to audit the Fed.  I’m not clear on what such an audit would involve.  What do you folks think? As always when Bookworm is away it is your intelligent, insightful, informative comments that make this blog worth reading.  So, as

Since Danny and Bookworm already posted great posts today I’m going to restrict myself to quotes for the day: “Never mistake motion for action.” Ernest Hemingway “There are three rules for writing a novel.  Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.”  W. Somerset Maugham “Very few things happen at the

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vQpW9XRiyM&feature=player_detailpage[/youtube]       Just for those who think that taking away past Penn State wins don’t matter because the players have long since moved on with their lives.  Well, okay, and because it’s my favorite Springsteen song.    

I almost forgot my thoughts for the day. Here are a few: “From birth to age 18 , a girl needs good parents, from 18 to 35 she needs good looks, from 35 to 55 she needs a good personality, and from 55 on she needs cash.”  Sophie Tucker “He

While they are understandable on an emotional level, the sanctions do not make sense.  Every decent person abhors what Sandusky did and the cover-up that followed.  Sandusky had been a coach in the football program and the head football coach and his superiors engaged in the cover-up.   Some of the molestation

Remember when I told you about that android app that allows you to listen to conservative talk shows whenever you want? I just got word that it’s now available for iPhones. I’m going to try it as soon as I get back home. (Link updated to a better one.)

One commenter to yesterday’s thought for the day quoted Steven Wright. I suspect that you either love Wright or don’t care for him at all.  I LOVE him.  Here’s a link to a site that has a great collection of his one liners.  To get the full Steven Wright effect, you have

1.  We don’t have any way of knowing whether gun control would have prevented the killings, but we can be sure that the availability of legal guns did not prevent them.  Diane Feinstein says this is a bad time to raise this issue, but it is sure to be raised

Here are a few more: No matter how cynical you get, it is impossible to keep up.  Lily Tomlin I know a man who gave up smoking, drinking, sex and rich food.  He was healthy right up to the time he killed himself.   Johnny Carson And, from Oscar Wilde, who has provided

According to Gallup, non-Hispanic whites are the only major racial/ethnic group that identifies as Republican, and even then just barely: Group           Republican         Democrat White                    45                         43 Black                      8                          83 Hispanic               21                         53 Asian                      24                        61 Given that whites are a rapidly shrinking portion of the population, the Republican Party stands no chance

Continuing quotes from 1,911 Best Things Anybody Ever Said — We are here and it is now.  Further than that all human knowledge is moonshine.  H. L. Mencken (1880-1956) There are plenty of good five-cent cigars in the country.  The trouble is they cost a quarter.  What this country really needs

As you may have heard, the state of California has banned foie gras.  The state buys the argument that we shouldn’t be cruel to ducks or geese just to satisfy our desire for something good to eat.  Apparently, it’s okay to kill animals and eat them (although I suppose that will

Since I’ve retired and am preparing to move, I’ve been sorting through all of my books.  I came across a book called “1,911 Best Things Anybody Ever Said” by Robert Byrne.  I must say my tastes are very different than Byrne’s tastes.  For example, he quotes Woody Allen WAY too