Quote of the Day: 31 May 2019

“[T]here is much to be said for confronting a situation as it is, rather than how it might appear.” -Thomas Sowell

Forest Grove Police Log excerpt, 30 May 2019

This week's selection from the log of local police activity is about a vigilant, but misguided citizen.

May 23
A citizen called to report two males in plain clothes wearing vests that said “Salem Police”. The citizen was advised that the Salem Police Department was in the city investigating a case.

Good job to the citizen for keeping an eye out for suspicious activity. But, while it is unusual to see something like that in Forest Grove, Salem is not so far away that it would be unthinkable for their police officers to come here to investigate something.

Quote of the Day: 30 May 2019

“No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did, he would cease to be an artist.” -Vivian, “The Decay of Lying” by Oscar Wilde

Quote of the Day: 29 May 2019

“Income is a correlate of wealth, but it is not wealth.” -Thomas J. Stanley

Quote of the Day: 28 May 2019

“Movements don’t emerge because everyone suddenly decides to face the same direction at once.” -Charles Duhigg

Quote of the Day: 27 May 2019

“They did the best they could with what could be known at the time.
“No one can do more. May we, should it be required of us, have the courage to do as well.” -Sarah Hoyt
[Enjoy your Memorial Day.]

Quote of the Day: 26 May 2019

“[N]o one is too far gone, and it’s never too late for the Savior’s loving reach.” -W. Christopher Waddell

Quote of the Day: 25 May 2019

“Isn’t it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?” -Douglas Adams
[Happy Towel Day!]

Quote of the Day: 24 May 2019

“An essential part of economic freedom is freedom to choose how to use our income: how much to spend on ourselves and on what items; how much to save and in what form; how much to give away and to whom.” -Milton Friedman

Forest Grove Police Log excerpt, 23 May 2019

The selection from the log of local police activity for this week is about marital infidelity and police involvement.

May 11
A woman called police to request contact information for her husband’s mistress and asked that police attempt to convince her husband to be honest with her. She was advised that neither requests were services police accommodate.

I can't explain why this woman thought the police were the best people to contact about this. I know they wouldn't be on my list of people to talk to. Not that I ever expect to encounter this situation.

Quote of the Day: 23 May 2019

“In the end it will not matter to us whether we wrote well or ill; whether we fought with flails or reeds. It will matter to us greatly on what side we fought.” -G. K. Chesterton

Quote of the Day: 22 May 2019

“You must never feel badly about making mistakes, as long as you take the trouble to learn from them. For you often learn more by being wrong for the right reasons than you do by being right for the wrong reasons.” -Reason, The Phantom Tollbooth

Quote of the Day: 21 May 2019

“If your life is not what it could be, try telling the truth.” -Jordan Peterson

Quote of the Day: 20 May 2019

“There is no safety this side of the grave.” -Jubal Harshaw, Stranger in a Strange Land

Quote of the Day: 19 May 2019

“Some blessings are reserved for later, even for the most valiant of God’s children.” -Dale G. Renlund

Quote of the Day: 18 May 2019

“[T]he more the state ‘plans,’ the more difficult planning becomes for the individual.” -F. A. Hayek

Quote of the Day: 17 May 2019

“Sheep are not known for their conversation.” -Terry Pratchett

Forest Grove Police Log excerpt, 16 May 2019

The selection from the log of local police activity for this week is hard to sum up.

May 4
A caller reported that a neighbor was attempting to spray paint a fire lane along their shared driveway area, understandably causing tension between all parties involved. Officers contacted the painter who admitted that he had no legal authority to apply paint or create fire lanes, and was estimated to have caused more than $1000 in damage. The investigation is ongoing.

That amount of damage seems excessive. But I'm sure it's possible.

 

Quote of the Day: 16 May 2019

“But I confess that many of the socialistic views that I have come across seem to me to be tainted with ideas of authority, if not of actual compulsion.” -Oscar Wilde
[This from one who was a believer in socialism.]

Quote of the Day: 15 May 2019

“Ain’t nothin’ never just right to do what you wants to do when you wants to do it. So you best just go ahead and do it anyways.” -Rancid Crabtree, Never Sniff a Gift Fish

Quote of the Day: 14 May 2019

“Where the quest for injustice is over-riding, among the things it over-rides are logic and evidence.” -Thomas Sowell

Quote of the Day: 13 May 2019

“Truth gains more even by the errors of one who, with due study and preparation, thinks for himself, than by the true opinions of those who only hold them because they do not suffer themselves to think.” -John Stuart Mill

Quote of the Day: 12 May 2019

“Motherhood is the noblest and greatest of all callings.” -L. Tom Perry
[Happy Mother's Day!]

Quote of the Day: 11 May 2019

“Human beings are the world champions of cooperation beyond kinship[.]” -Jonathan Haidt

Quote of the Day: 10 May 2019

“[T]here is no such thing as developing a general skill.” -Anders Ericsson and Robert Pool

Forest Grove Police Log excerpt, 9 May 2019

The selection from the log of local police activity this week is a tale of fowl play. Literally.

April 28
A caller reported an unknown man in their yard following their chickens. Officers contacted the man and instructed him to leave the property and cease following fowl.

This is what gets reported to the police around here. Thankfully, we live is sleepy little city (and it's just big enough to be a city.)

Quote of the Day: 9 May 2019

“I never could get the hang of Thursdays.” -Arthur Dent, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

Quote of the Day: 8 May 2019

“Being right offers no protection in a world where emotions rule logic, and feelings trump fact.” -Greg Gutfeld

Quote of the Day: 7 May 2019

“Right is right, even if nobody does it. Wrong is wrong, even if everybody is wrong about it.” -G. K. Chesterton

Quote of the Day: 6 May 2019

“Happy people tend to live well below their means.” -Thomas J. Stanley

Quote of the Day: 5 May 2019

“We can rationalize all we want, but the fact is, there is not a right way to do the wrong thing!” -Becky Craven

Quote of the Day: 4 May 2019

“In our society, we are great believers in education. We believe that knowledge makes a person civilized. Civilization, however, polishes a person only superficially.” -Henepola Gunaratana

Quote of the Day: 3 May 2019

“Ordinary fools are all right; you can talk to them, and try to help them out. But pompous fools—guys who are fools and are covering it all over and impressing people as to how wonderful they are with all this hocus pocus—THAT, I CANNOT STAND!” -Richard Feynman

Quote of the Day: 2 May 2019

“People are content to wait a long time for salvation, but prefer dinner to turn up inside an hour.” -Terry Pratchett

Forest Grove Police Log excerpt, 1 May 2019

The selection from the log of local police activity this week is a tale of mistaken identity.

April 24
A caller reported finding a bag of marijuana in a laundry mat. Police identified the substance as laundry soap and it was promptly disposed of.

I would likely be able to identify a baggie of marijuana, but that is only because I went on a police ride along a few years ago during which I was shown one. I cannot think of a laundry detergent that would look anything like it. I'm sure this mistake makes sense to someone. But, not to me.

Quote of the Day: 1 May 2019

“Life is indistinguishable from effortful maintenance.” -Jordan Peterson