Quote of the Day: 30 April 2019

“Often, I come across other people in my secret places. They, of course, have just as much right to be there as I do. It’s very irritating.” -Patrick F. McManus

Quote of the Day: 29 April 2019

“Jumping to conclusions is efficient if the conclusions are likely to be correct and the costs of an occasional mistake acceptable, and if the jump saves much time and effort. Jumping to conclusions is risky when the situation is unfamiliar, the stakes are high, and there is no time to collect more information.” -Daniel Kahneman

Quote of the Day: 28 April 2019

“One way to ‘always remember him’ would be to join the Great Physician in His never-ending task of lifting the load from those who are burdened and relieving the pain of those who are distraught.” -Jeffrey R. Holland

Quote of the Day: 27 April 2019

“Children are responsible individuals in embryo. They have ultimate rights of their own and are not simply the playthings of their parents.” -Milton Friedman

Quote of the Day: 26 April 2019

“[E]verybody is so terribly sensitive about the things they know best.” -Milo, The Phantom Tollbooth

Quote of the Day: 25 April 2019

“We can never be sure that the opinion we are endeavouring to stifle is a false opinion; and if we were sure, stifling it would be an evil still.” -John Stuart Mill

Forest Grove Police Log excerpt, 24 April 2019

The selection from the log of local police activity for this week is about the police just being good.

April 13Officers received a call that a dog had become impaled on a fence in a residential area. Officers assisted in extracting the pup and attended to the injuries; the dog was transported to an emergency vet.

Sometimes, you just have to highlight the good.

Quote of the Day: 24 April 2019

“We humans have a dual nature—we are selfish primates who long to be a part of something larger and nobler than ourselves.” -Jonathan Haidt

Quote of the Day: 23 April 2019

“A movement whose main promise is the relief from responsibility cannot but be antimoral in its effect, however lofty the ideals to which it owes its birth.” -F. A. Hayek

Quote of the Day: 22 April 2019

“[F]ifteen years was a long time to get stranded anywhere, particularly somewhere as mind-bogglingly dull as the Earth.” -Douglas Adams

Quote of the Day: 21 April 2019

“I thank the Savior personally for bearing all which I added to his hemorrhaging at every pore for all of humanity in Gethsemane. I thank Him for bearing what I added to the decibels of His piercing soul-cry atop Calvary[.]” -Neal A. Maxwell

Quote of the Day: 20 April 2019

“The things people say of a man do not alter a man. He is what he is. Public opinion is of no value whatsoever.” -Oscar Wilde

Quote of the Day: 19 April 2019

“When people have got used to unreason they can no longer be startled at injustice.” -G. K. Chesterton

Quote of the Day: 18 April 2019

“When you want to help people, you tell them the truth. When you want to help yourself, you tell them what they want to hear.” -Thomas Sowell

Forest Grove Police Log excerpt, 17 April 2019

The selection from the log of local police activity this week is about an exuberant enjoyment of a lovely day.

April 9
A caller reported that a man was excessively whistling at his residence, possibly directly at the caller. Officers contacted the man who explained he was enjoying a beautiful spring day.

I was unaware there was such a thing as excessive whistling. But now that I think about it, it is not so strange. I don't always enjoy other people's whistling, though I'm fond of doing it myself from time to time. Gratefully, I was not involved in this incident,

Quote of the Day: 17 April 2019

“There comes a time in every man’s life when he has to stop being sensible—a time to stand up and be counted—strike a blow for liberty—smite the wicked.” -Jubal Harshaw, Stranger in a Strange Land

Quote of the Day: 16 April 2019

“Having my eyebrows catch fire ranks as one of the more interesting experiences of my life, although I must say I didn’t enjoy it much at the time.” -Patrick F. McManus

Quote of the Day: 15 April 2019

“Steal five dollars and you were a petty thief. Steal thousands of dollars and you were either a government or a hero.” -Terry Pratchett
[In commemoration of Tax Day.]

Quote of the Day: 14 April 2019

“You will find some of your greatest joys in your efforts to make your home a place of faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and a place that is permeated with love, the pure love of Christ.” -Henry B. Eyring

Quote of the Day: 13 April 2019

“Every dime the government spends is, technically, coming from you and me.” -Greg Gutfeld

Quote of the Day: 12 April 2019

“Watching people respond to children restores your faith in human nature.” -Jordan Peterson

Quote of the Day: 11 April 2019

“The stars may not change even in centuries, but political boundaries are all too fluid.” -Ocam Barr, Foundation

Forest Grove Police Log excerpt, 10 April 2019

The selection from the log of local police activity for this week is about how if you're going to do something to get police attention, it should be for a good reason.

April 4
Police contacted a group of teenagers who were seen pushing a shopping cart and yelling at passing traffic along Pacific Avenue. A short investigation revealed that the youths were actually shouting at a friend to get out of traffic.

So, good for those teenagers for trying to do a good thing. Maybe not the best way of doing it, but what do you expect of teenagers?

Quote of the Day: 10 April 2019

“[I]t’s always useful to know where a friend-and-relation is, whether you want him or whether you don’t.” -Rabbit
[Happy Siblings Day.]

Quote of the Day: 9 April 2019

“Only moral men are capable of self-government.” -@freedomsbeard92

Quote of the Day: 8 April 2019

“There are no big leaps, only developments that look like big leaps to people from the outside because they haven’t seen all of the little steps that comprise them.” -Anders Ericsson and Robert Pool

Quote of the Day: 7 April 2019

“How is it possible to achieve the ‘impossible’? Learn and obey the teachings of God. From the holy scriptures, heaven-sent lift will be found for heaven-sent duties.” -Russell M. Nelson

Quote of the Day: 6 April 2019

“[T]he courts of justice which now exist do not actually dispense justice, but only law, and that this law is frequently in direct conflict, not only with what one litigant honestly believes to be his rights, but also with what he believes to be his honor.” -H. L. Mencken

Quote of the Day: 5 April 2019

“Social Security is in no sense an insurance program in which individual payments purchase equivalent actuarial benefits.” -Milton Friedman
[I actually never expect to collect anything from Social Security. The ponzi scheme will have collapsed by then.]

Throwback Thursday: Found It

Detail from a Book of Hours

This man seems to be signaling to those around him that they can resume whatever it was they were doing because he found what he had been looking for. Good thing too, because those look like some seriously determined folks.

Quote of the Day: 4 April 2019

“I seriously doubt that fifty years from now people will be using Electronic Dance Music for any purpose other than to tenderize meat.” -Dave Barry

Forest Grove Police Log excerpt, 3 April 2019

This week's selection from the log of local police activity is a case of a criminal who called the cops on himself.

March 22
A man reported that he was being harassed by a person he sold a car to. After a chat with the man, officers learned the man sold the vehicle without actually possessing the title. He was advised of the numerous laws he violated and encouraged to speak with the buyer to resolve the issue.

So, if you commit a crime, and are subsequently harassed by one of the victims, it's probably not the best idea to call the police. But, if you do, this is likely the best result you can ask for.

Quote of the Day: 3 April 2019

“We shall never prevent the abuse of power if we are not prepared to limit power in a way which occasionally may also prevent its use for desirable purposes.” -F. A. Hayek

Quote of the Day: 2 April 2019

“[W]omen are human & just as capable of cruelty & malice as men.” -Christina Hoff Sommers

Quote of the Day: 1 April 2019

“It is not uncommon nowadays for the insane extremes in reality to meet.” -G. K. Chesterton
[Happy April Fools' Day.]