Quote of the Day: 30 September 2017

“If we forget the past, we very well may repeat it and I, for one, don’t want to see that happen.” -Amanda S. Green

Quote of the Day: 29 September 2017

“The next good payday.. I'm gonna treat myself to a nice big pack of premium crew socks.” -Nicholas Ferguson

[There's nothing quite like putting on a brand new pair of socks. They're never the same after the first wearing.]

Quote of the Day: 28 September 2017

“[M]ost people are more trusting than I. And they want to believe that the people who smile to their faces have good intentions.” -Sarah Hoyt

Forest Grove Police Log excerpt, 27 September 2017

Here is the excerpt from the log of local police activity for this week.

Sept. 21
- A woman called police to report that she was locked inside a laundromat. Officers directed her to the "push to exit" button next to the door.

We have a possible explanation of what happened at the laundromat in a previous installment. It seems that people have a hard time getting out of things there.

Quote of the Day: 27 September 2017

“It is sometimes overlooked that revolutions of the ballot often show just as much excess as those of the bullet.” H. L. Mencken

Quote of the Day: 26 September 2017

“When I was growing up, pancakes were a culinary rite of passage.” -Alton Brown

[Happy Pancake Day! The link goes to his pancake recipe, and the pancakes are excellent.]

Quote of the Day: 25 September 2017

“Nothing is less manly than worrying about whether what you’re doing is manly or not.” -Scott Meyer

Quote of the Day: 24 September 2017

“Whether or not you choose to keep your covenant to always remember Him, He always remembers you.” -Henry B. Eyring

Quote of the Day: 23 September 2017

“Man should always control his monster. It’s when the monster controls man that things get nasty. And you can’t control your monster with denial or ignorance.” -LawDog

Quote of the Day: 22 September 2017

“Wages won't satisfy, be they never so large. Nor houses; nor lands; nor coupons, though they fall thick as the leaves of autumn. Man has a spiritual nature. Touch it, and it must respond as the magnet responds to the pole.” -Calvin Coolidge

Quote of the Day: 21 September 2017

“Thanksgiving is just one day each year. But becuse we have so much to be thankful for, maybe it ought to be every day.” -Lawrence W. Reed

[Happy World Gratitude Day. Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday, but I'll accept any opportunity to remind people to be grateful for all that they have.]

Forest Grove Police Log excerpt, 20 September 2017

This is the excerpt from the log of local police activity for this week.

September 14* A caller reported that two women had locked themselves in a laundromat bathroom for well over half an hour. The women told police they were waiting for their friends. They were advised to find another hangout location.

I'm unsure where there is a laundromat in the city. I have my own washer and dryer in my home, so I have not had reason to find out. It is nice to know, however, that people are not allowed to hangout in the restrooms of the local laundromat.

Quote of the Day: 20 September 2017

“No power in society, no hardship in your condition can depress you, keep you down, in knowledge, power, virtue, influence, but by your own consent.” -William Ellery Channing

[People share a quote that is supposedly by Eleanore Roosevelt in a similar vein. I prefer this. It's source able, and a bit more general.]

Quote of the Day: 19 September 2017

“Love requires truth. If you do not speak truth, you do not love.” -Matt Walsh

Quote of the Day: 18 September 2017

“Even the best jobs have those moments when you are reminded that they have to pay you to show up.” -daddybear71

Bonus Quote of the Day: 17 September 2017

“The Constitution does not care about the tone of your skin, whom you love, which political party you’ve vowed to support or which language you speak—if you’re speaking the language of freedom.” -Pete R. Brownell

[As it is Constitution Day, I thought a bonus quote of the day would not be inappropriate.]

Quote of the Day: 17 September 2017

“U.S. citizens have an inspired Constitution, and therefore, what? Does the belief that the U.S. Constitution is divinely inspired affect citizens’ behavior toward law and government? It should and it does.” -Dallin H. Oaks

[Happy Sabbath and Constitution Day.]

Quote of the Day: 16 September 2017

“If you are not willing to admit you may be wrong, then the truth is going to remain invisible to you.” -Cedar Sanderson

Quote of the Day: 15 September 2017

“Ingratitude is a common topic of declamation against human nature; and it must be confessed, that instances of it are but too frequent and flagrant, both in public and in private life. But the universal and extreme indignation which it inspires, is itself a proof of the energy and prevalence of the contrary sentiment.” -James Madison, The Federalist No. 57

Quote of the Day: 14 September 2017

“Most Americans—even city folk—have a little cowboy in ’em somewhere, an alter ego just waiting to escape.” -Richard Mann

Forest Grove Police Log excerpt, 13 September 2017

This week's excerpt from the log of local police activity: 

Sept. 2
- A man contacted police to report that shoe sizes in his apartment were being switched, new food being replaced with spoiled food, and that he struggled with occasional digestive issues. He then declined police service with the confidence that divine authority would soon take care of the responsible parties.

I am unsure why this individual would contact the police in the first place, if he was sure that divine agency would address the issue for him. However, it is nice to know that the police offered to do something for him. 

Quote of the Day: 13 September 2017

“Anyone who looks good with a bald head is seriously sexy.” -Richelle E. Goodrich

[Happy Bald Is Beautiful Day.]

Quote of the Day: 12 September 2017

“A difference of opinion is no justification for inflicting violence on other people. Even if they are jerks." -Dave Sohm [from a Facebook post.]

Quote of the Day: 11 September 2017

“Preventing terrorism and mass murder in the US is difficult, more difficult than any other nation, because our Constitution expressly protects the civil liberties of US citizens and limits the powers of the Government. We can do better to prevent these attacks while preserving the rights and privacy of our citizens. We need to do better. But a first step is to recognize the cause of this type of attack and not blame the innocent because of politics.” -J. Kb

Quote of the Day: 10 September 2017

“Discipline in the divine pattern is not so much about punishing as it is about helping a loved one along the path of self-mastery.” -D. Todd Christofferson

Quote of the Day: 9 September 2017

“A man who can laugh, if only at himself, is never really miserable.” -H. L. Mencken

Quote of the Day: 8 September 2017

“In the Left's America, Emma Lazarus' poem on the Statue of Liberty is to be read literally as law, but the Constitution is vague poetry.” -Ben Shapiro

Quote of the Day: 7 September 2017

“If you rely upon government to enforce your morals don't be surprised when they enforce another's morals upon you” -Don Guymon

Forest Grove Police Log excerpt, 6 September 2017

This snippet comes form the log of local police activity in the past week.

August 30* A caller reported that a man hit a telephone pole with a machete. Officers found the man but no evidence of machete damage to the pole.

I can safely say, I have never assumed machete damage to a telephone pole. I'm not even sure if I'd be able to distinguish machete damage from damage caused by other long bladed instruments. I'm glad that the police were able to rule it out though.

Quote of the Day: 6 September 2017

“[I]f a book is well written, I always find it too short.” -Catharine Percival, Catharine or the Bower by Jane Austen

[Happy Read a Book Day!]

Quote of the Day: 5 September 2017

“Maxim 70: Failure isn't an option. It's mandatory. The option is whether or not to let failure be the last thing you do.” -Howard Tayler

Quote of the Day: 4 September 2017

“Only old Benjamin professed to remember every detail of his long life and to know that things never had been, nor ever could be much better or much worse—hunger, hardship, and disappointment being, so he said, the unalterable law of life” -George Orwell

Quote of the Day: 3 September 2017

“Happiness in family life is most likely to be achieved when founded upon the teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ. Successful marriages and families are established and maintained on principles of faith, prayer, repentance, forgiveness, respect, love, compassion, work, and wholesome recreational activities.” -The Family: A Proclamation to the World

Quote of the Day: 2 September 2017

“Since it splatters and crinkles in the pan, I always roast my bacon.” -Alton Brown

[Happy Bacon Day everyone!]

Quote of the Day: 1 September 2017

“The Founding Fathers realized that a man or woman without property rights–without the right to the product of his own labor–is not a free man.” -Paul L. Poirot