We are a commune of inquiring, skeptical, politically centrist, capitalist, anglophile, traditionalist New England Yankee humans, humanoids, and animals with many interests beyond and above politics. Each of us has had a high-school education (or GED), but all had ADD so didn't pay attention very well, especially the dogs. Each one of us does "try my best to be just like I am," and none of us enjoys working for others, including for Maggie, from whom we receive neither a nickel nor a dime. Freedom from nags, cranks, government, do-gooders, control-freaks and idiots is all that we ask for.
Reminiscent of that hoary old bit of AF Academy cadet lore: "If the minimum wasn't good enough, it wouldn't be the minimum."
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Mike Anderson
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2023-01-10 17:19
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“Most modern freedom is at root fear. It is not so much that we are too bold to endure rules; it is rather that we are too timid to endure responsibilities.”
― G.K. Chesterton, What's Wrong with the World
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Fully Automatic Pez Dispenser
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2023-01-10 20:59
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Probably doesn't apply to most heart surgery
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Another Guy named Dan
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2023-01-11 07:30
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I've never thought much of Chesterton as an epigrammatist: His remarks frequently do not survive critical examination. But he didn't do himself any favors by publishing that one.