Entries published in
September 2008

Hmm, new favorite snack: Landliebe aprocote flavor yogurt, to which I add: dates from Iran, fresh prunes from Poland, dried apricots from nowhere, crushed walnuts from heaven, and a spoon of canadian grade A maple syrup. Fantastic.

Justice will only exist where those not affected by injustice are filled with the same amount of indignation as those offended. – Plato

We don't live in an economy with free markets. Rather, stifled markets. Still, they work well enough. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group invests in Morgan Stanley, and Warren Buffet buys a stake in Goldman Sachs. That's what happens naturally - companies and people take care of failiures.

“There are times when you are simply required to be impolite. There are times when condescension is called for!” – Jed Bartlet

What would you do if you were a shepherd, sharing the one and only rapidly ceasing waterhole in a desert with 3 other shepherds? Kill the other shepherds? Negotiate a sharing agreement? Abondon the place in search of a new place to live? What is the rational decision?

"We have to continue to ask questions. That is what a patriot does. That is what a true American does. Ask questions." The man speaking these words can be seen in Truth Rising.

Only the small secrets need to be protected. The big ones are kept secret by public incredulity. - Marshall McLuhan.