Monday, September 28, 2026

Quote of the Day: 28 September 2026 #QotD

“_Home_, like _love_, _hate_, _war_, and _peace_, is one of those words that is so important that it doesn’t need more than one syllable. Home is part of the fabric of who humans are.” -Harry Dresden, _Peace Talks_
“Home, like love, hate, war, and peace, is one of those words that is so important that it doesn’t need more than one syllable. Home is part of the fabric of who humans are.” -Harry Dresden, Peace Talks
[It is also amazing how a place can become home just by dint of being the place we spend the most time that isn't work.]

Sunday, September 27, 2026

Quote of the Day: 27 September 2026 #QotD

“[N]o matter how dark your days are, please remember that Sunday will come if you faithfully keep the covenants that you made with the Lord.” -Thierry K. Mutombo
“[N]o matter how dark your days are, please remember that Sunday will come if you faithfully keep the covenants that you made with the Lord.” -Thierry K. Mutombo

Saturday, September 26, 2026

Quote of the Day: 26 September 2026 #QotD

“Some people aren't happy unless they're sad.” -Zuby
“Some people aren't happy unless they're sad.” -Zuby
[These folks are often unpleasant to be around. At least, I haven't met one who is anything more that barely tolerable.]

Friday, September 25, 2026

Quote of the Day: 25 September 2026 #QotD

“Everywhere he went now there were laws stacked on top of other laws until there was a mountain of laws ready to collapse in a giant avalanche of meddling.” -Earl Harbinger (thought), _Monster Hunter Alpha_
“Everywhere he went now there were laws stacked on top of other laws until there was a mountain of laws ready to collapse in a giant avalanche of meddling.” -Earl Harbinger (thought), Monster Hunter Alpha
[The really terrifying thing about it is that that avalanche will bury you mercilessly, throw you in prison or levy a fine against you for something you didn't even realize was illegal.]

Thursday, September 24, 2026

Quote of the Day: 24 September 2026 #QotD

“Don't go into debt trying to buy a symbol of a great marriage. Build one instead.” -Dave Ramsey
“Don't go into debt trying to buy a symbol of a great marriage. Build one instead.” -Dave Ramsey
[Or any symbol, really. If you want something great, make that thing great. Don't try to make something else represent it, and don't take on unnecessary risk through debt to get it.]

Wednesday, September 23, 2026

Quote of the Day: 23 September 2026 #QotD

“Top performers understand their field at a higher level than average performers do, and thus have a superior structure for remembering information about it.” -Geoff Colvin
“Top performers understand their field at a higher level than average performers do, and thus have a superior structure for remembering information about it.” -Geoff Colvin
[This phenomenon does a bit to help explain the Dunning-Kruger effect. Those who are intimately familiar with a topic not only know how much they still don't know, they have forgotten what the average person doesn't know.]

Tuesday, September 22, 2026

Quote of the Day: 22 September 2026 #QotD

“[N]ext time you’re tempted not to tell me something ‘for my own good,’ will you take a chance that I’m not wedded to my own ignorance?” -Clifford “Kip” Russell, _Have Space Suit – Will Travel_
“[N]ext time you’re tempted not to tell me something ‘for my own good,’ will you take a chance that I’m not wedded to my own ignorance?” -Clifford “Kip” Russell, Have Space Suit – Will Travel
[When we decide for another what they should or should not know we are taking on a role that is reserved for parents or the individual himself.]