10/16/2013
"It's easier to
fool people," Mark Twain apparently never said, "than to convince
them that they have been fooled." You can find those words all over the
Internet attributed to Twain, but I can locate no credible source.
Too
bad, because it's absolutely correct.
Twain
probably did say something similar, because it sounds like an opinion the
acerbic author of "Huckleberry Finn" would have endorsed.”
Cassi
Creek: Today’s political commentary
television is an overload of Ted Cruz and the teavangelists. Lyons, An Arkansas based political columnist
Digs into the legacy of Samuel Clemons to demonstrate the cyclic nature of
stupidity in American culture and politics.
The column is well worth the time
spent to find it and read it. Looking at
his examples, it is easy to follow his connections between the older racist,
anti-intellectual beliefs of the 19th century, the same policies and
customs of the 20th century, and to see them dovetail into the
teavangelist groups that we currently have to deal with,
It’s bright and sunny here
today. The overnight low was 39°F. The anemometer on the weather station is not
functioning so it is impossible to record any wind velocity other than
Zero. I need to cut to length, split,
and stack about another ton of oak and red oak.
I’m hoping to get it completed this week. I’ve already split and stacked about 2 tons
of wood last Wednesday. I’m still
feeling the after effects of that chore.
‘Nuff said for today.
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