Quote of the Day

Whom the gods would destroy, they first give car trouble.

The original quote is “Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad.”

“Geography is just physics slowed down with a few trees stuck on.”

– Terry Pratchett

Something to remember as Rita prepares to slam the gulf coast.

“If you once forfeit the confidence of your fellow citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem. It is true that you may fool all of the people some of the time; you can even fool some of the people all of the time; but you can’t fool all of the people all of the time.”

– Abraham Lincoln

“The more daylight we have, the less electricity we use,” said [Rep. Ed] Markey [D-Massachusetts], who cited Transportation Department estimates that showed the two-month extension would save the equivalent of 10,000 barrels of oil a day.

– “Congress may extend daylight-saving time,” Cnn.com, Thursday, April 7, 2005 Posted: 10:16 AM EDT (1416 GMT)

OK…wait…let’s back up for a minute…does this guy, does the Department of Transportation, think that daylight saving time actually adds daylight hours to the day? I can’t be reading that right, can I?

It’s the anticipation that makes the pleasure.

–From the inside of the foil wrap around a Dove, dark chocolate bite

As a side note, happy 200th blog entry to me!