Quote of the Day: 31 August 2019

“We determine our core value. We do. And we have to keep that value strong, no matter what.” -Terry Crews

Recently Returned From a Trip

My wife and I recently returned from a week long trip. Or, at least, it was a week long for me. I took The pup with me Tuesday morning to my parents' home in the Salt Lake Valley. Thankfully, when you travel with a toddler TSA sends you through a metal detector rather than the perv-o-matic scanner. My wife joined us the following day after completing the baking and drop off run for the eleven items she submitted to the Oregon State Fair competition. From there, she and I were supposed to take off the next morning for Portland, Maine, where we would drive up to see her uncle just outside of Boothbay Harbor.
I have some pictures, but they need post-processing (and more likely heavy culling, if I'm honest.) So, more to come later. Right now, I'm just thankful to be reunited with The pup, and back home.

Quote of the Day: 30 August 2019

“[T]he things we worry about are often chosen specifically because they are more palatable than likelier possibilities.” -Gavin de Becker

Forest Grove Police Log excerpt, 29 August 2019

This week's selection from the log of local police activity illustrates why you should walk around your vehicle before driving away in the morning.

August 16
A caller reported that he accidentally ran over a man in his driveway in the early morning hours. Police sorted out that the man was on his way to visit an ex-girlfriend and inexplicably chose to take a nap in front of a neighbor’s pickup; the driver pulled forward and over the sleeping man. Remarkably the man was uninjured and police determined the driver was not at fault.

I am amazed at how this turned out. I have personally witnessed one instance of someone being run over, and having no injuries as a result. But, that's not how I would bet on things turning out.

Quote of the Day: 29 August 2019

“Describing people in certain income brackets as ‘rich’ is false for a more fundamental reason: Income and wealth are different things.” -Thomas Sowell

Quote of the Day: 28 August 2019

“An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly considered.” -G. K. Chesterton

Quote of the Day: 27 August 2019

“[N]o practical definition of freedom would be complete without the freedom to take the consequences.” -Lord Vetinari, Going Postal

Quote of the Day: 26 August 2019

“If a person possesses any tolerable amount of common-sense and experience, his own mode of laying out his existence is the best, not because it is the best in itself, but because it is his own mode.” -John Stuart Mill

Quote of the Day: 25 August 2019

“The union between husband and wife is sacred to the Lord, something not to be trifled with. The marriage covenant was essential to the Lord God to accomplish his mission and purposes for which he created the heavens and the earth.” -L. Tom Perry

Quote of the Day: 24 August 2019

“[I]f a law does not work even in one place where it ought to, it is just wrong.” -Richard Feynman
[The original context of this is in regards to the laws of physics. But, there is certainly some application to legislation as well.]

Quote of the Day: 23 August 2019

“Scratch the surface of impatience and what you will find lying beneath it, subtly or not so subtly, is anger.” -Jon Kabat-Zinn

Quote of the Day: 22 August 2019

“[V]oluntary exchange is a necessary condition for both prosperity and freedom.” -Milton Friedman

Forest Grove Police Log excerpt, 21 August 2019

This week's selection from the log of local police activity highlights to good that police do outside of the obvious.

August 14
Police checked on a man who appeared to be stuck in his wheelchair near a busy intersection. The officer found the battery had died and pushed the man back to his apartment, plugged in his wheelchair, escorted his service dog inside, and assisted in putting groceries away.

I think it is important to showcase the good in the world, and sometimes that means forgoing the funny story from the log in favor of a heartwarming entry. I hope this brightened your day.

Quote of the Day: 21 August 2019

“Emphasizing differences makes many people more racist, not less.” -Jonathan Haidt

Quote of the Day: 20 August 2019

“Proper Being is process, not a state; a journey, not a destination.” -Jordan Peterson

Quote of the Day: 19 August 2019

“Expert performers develop their extraordinary abilities through years and years of dedicated practice, improving step by step in a long, laborious process. There are no shortcuts.” -Anders Ericsson and Robert Pool

Quote of the Day: 18 August 2019

“You will best lead by example. Family members and others must see you growing in your own faith in Jesus Christ and in His gospel.” -Henry B. Eyring

Quote of the Day: 17 August 2019

“[I]t’s well to look at the new rascals before you turn your present rascals out.” -Jubal Harshaw, Stranger in a Strange Land

Quote of the Day: 16 August 2019

“If you could explain something perfectly, then you’d never need art.” -Brandon Sanderson

Quote of the Day: 15 August 2019

“Apparently, you lose a layer of thick skin for every protected class you inhabit.” -Greg Gutfeld

Forest Grove Police Log excerpt, 14 August 2019

The selection from the log of local police activity for this week is about the importance of self improvement, of both body and mind.

August 7
A caller reported a man working out in the back lot of the police department. Officers contacted the man who advised he was pumping iron while his children were being tutored at the library.

I can understand being confused upon seeing someone exercising behind the police station (which is next door to the library.) But I don't understand the impetus to call the police about it. Presumably they would notice someone working out where the police cruisers are parked, and if there was a problem would be able to handle, so I can't comprehend the decision making process that led to this call.

Quote of the Day: 14 August 2019

“Individuals and habits are all different, and so the specifics of diagnosing and changing the patterns in our lives differ from person to person and behavior to behavior.” -Charles Duhigg

Quote of the Day: 13 August 2019

“We shall not grow wiser before we learn that much that we have done was very foolish.” -F. A. Hayek

Quote of the Day: 12 August 2019

“Until you work as hard as those you admire, don’t explain away their success as luck.” -James Clear

Quote of the Day: 11 August 2019

“We tend to think only in terms of our endurance, but it is God’s patient long-suffering which provides us with our chances to improve, affording us urgently needed developmental space or time.” -Neal A. Maxwell

Quote of the Day: 10 August 2019

“Death to the Fascist Oppressors, Present Company Excepted! There, is everyone _happy_ now?” -Reginald Shoe, Night Watch

Quote of the Day: 9 August 2019

“Work seems to be the only four-letter word that cannot be used in public today.” -Thomas Sowell

Forest Grove Police Log excerpt, 8 August 2019

This week's selection from the log of local police activity is simple and straight forward.

August 1
A man was arrested for theft after he left a store without paying for merchandise, literally right in front of two uniformed officers.

If you're going to commit a crime, probably best not to do it directly in front of a police officer. Or two.

Quote of the Day: 8 August 2019

“[T]he chances of finding out what really is going on are so absurdly remote that the only thing to do is to say hang the sense of it and just keep yourself occupied.” -Slartibartfast, The Hitchhiker’s Guide the to Galaxy

Quote of the Day: 7 August 2019

“Consider teaching [people] my acronym for NEWS: Nothing Educational or Worth Seeing. It’s accurate most of the time.” -Gavin de Becker

Quote of the Day: 6 August 2019

“I didn’t think that this would need to be explained. Eating bees is sort of its own consequence. But you keep doing it.” -Allie Brosh
[In context, this was said to her pet dogs.]

Quote of the Day: 5 August 2019

“The modern world is madder than any satires on it[.]” -G. K. Chesterton

Quote of the Day: 4 August 2019

“Humility and love are the hallmark of those who seek the Lord’s will, especially for their families.” -Quentin L. Cook

Quote of the Day: 3 August 2019

“Perhaps Heaven is something you must build, and immortality something you must earn.” -Jordan Peterson

Quote of the Day: 2 August 2019

“Why is it that quite often even the things which are correct just don’t seem to be right?” -Milo, The Phantom Tollbooth

Quote of the Day: 1 August 2019

“Happiness and peace are really the prime issues in human existence. That is what all of us are seeking.” -Henepola Gunaratana