Things That Occurred to Me #51
I often say things that my mother said. You know, little catch phrases, sayings, etc. And then I wonder, did my great-great-great-great grandmother say that as well?
Thanksgiving (well, at least here in America) is by far the best holiday, because gratitude is scientifically proven to be good for you. There are a lot of things I don’t want to be, but ungrateful is near the top of the list.
Currently, many folks have their underwear in a bundle that electric vehicles wear out tires slightly faster than other cars, adding to the general level of pollution, but they don’t remember that those same electric vehicles drastically reduce the use of friction brakes and the resulting pollution from that. Just sayin’.
Many of the democratic norms that we have developed over the years are there for very, very good reasons. Folks who try to undermine those norms are, in my view, actually undermining democracy itself, however wittingly or unwittingly they are doing so.
I've made a lot of mistakes in my life, but adding twice as much garlic as the recipe called for ain't one of them.