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to my little space on the Internet; one of approximately 124,485,286 129,623,367 131,125,716 131,399,051 135,023,735 135,659,971 places in cyberspace you could be visiting right now. I work on this site (and others) in fits and starts — I'm busy and am not going to keep apologizing for my random relaxation. I add people quotes and random thoughts most frequently, jokes and everything else a little less so. Check back periodically and see what happens!
Enjoy what you find, obey the rules and please don't violate my (or anyone else's) copyright. If you see a photograph I took or a piece of code I wrote that you would like to use, drop me a line. Chances are we can come to mutually satisfying terms. I may be unum mirus hominis but am otherwise quite reasonable.
A Paraprosdokian
A paraprosdokian is a phrase or sentence that leads us down the garden path to an unexpected ending. For example "Where there's a will, I want to be in it," is a paraprosdokian
Winston Churchill loved them. Click here to Read More »
- Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience.
- The last thing I want to do is hurt you. But it's still on my list.
- Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
- If I agreed with you, we'd both be wrong.
DEBT LIMIT - A GUIDE TO AMERICAN FEDERAL DEBT MADE EASY.
Posted January 23rd, 2012 by sclathropThis video was presented me after watching something equally interesting; that prior video was not, however, so nationally poignant and in the current election cycle I'm thinking that We The People will need a whole lot of reminding…
$50 Lesson
I recently asked my neighbors' little girl what she wanted to be when she grows up. She said she wanted to be President someday.
Both of her parents, liberal Democrats, were standing there, so I asked her, 'If you were President what would be the first thing you would do?' She replied, 'I'd give food and houses to all the homeless people.' Her parents beamed with pride. Click here to Read More »
Five Rules to Remember
- Money can not buy happiness, but it’s more comfortable to cry in a Corvette than on a bicycle.
- Forgive your enemy, but remember the asshole’s name.
- If you help someone when they're in trouble, they will remember you when they're in trouble again.
- Many people are alive only because it’s illegal to shoot them.
- Alcohol does not solve any problems, but then again neither does milk.
The Kipple Ripple...
Posted December 24th, 2011 by sclathropHelping us relax over the Christmas holiday is the older daughter Melissa. Conversation is always interesting when she calls or comes to visit, and often she'll share various musings that she either created or wandered across in her daily ventures. This morning over breakfast she told Linda and me that we have an issue with kipple.
Sounds serious. Are there shots involved? Click here to Read More »
A singular view? I think not...
Posted December 11th, 2011 by sclathropOne of the reasons that Newt Gingrich has risen to the top of the Republican ranks of Presidential candidates is reflected in this address. Note the absence of both teleprompters and notes…
Felonious Munk: "The Pussification of America"
Posted November 24th, 2011 by sclathropHave I mentioned recently how much I like this guy? I have no other comments other than compliments…
Earth | Time Lapse View from Space
Posted November 13th, 2011 by sclathropOriginally seen on Vimeo: Time lapse sequences of photographs taken with a special low-light 4K-camera by the crew of expedition 28 & 29 onboard the International Space Station from August to October, 2011. Click here to Read More »
