Grissom: “How many crusades were fought in the name of God? How many people died because of someone’s ‘religion’?” Priest: “Fanaticism, not religion.” Grissom: “Semantics. They’re still dead.” from: CSI, Crime Scene Investigation, “Alter Boys.” (c) CBS Worldwide & Alliance-Atlantis … Continue reading →

I am not here to contribute. I am here to observe and pass judgment. –Unknown

Whenever things sound easy, there’s one part you didn’t hear. –Unknown

Laughter gives us distance. It allows us to step back from an event over which we have no control, deal with it, and then move on with our lives. It helps distinguish us from animals. No matter what hyenas sound … Continue reading →

An army of principles will penetrate where an army of soldiers cannot. — Thomas Paine

Rose Wilder Lane, a 1920s socialist who later turned into an advocate of freedom and individualism When I raged at … the excluding of legally elected men from legislatures because they were legally elected socialists, half my friends said I … Continue reading →