Quote of the Day: 30 November 2019

“All history up to this point has been spent preparing the world for my presence.” -Calvin
[The question is if that preparation was in dread or hopeful expectation.]

Quote of the Day: 29 November 2019

“Wherever the barriers to the free exercise of human ingenuity were removed, man became rapidly able to satisfy ever widening ranges of desire.” -F. A. Hayek
[I felt this an appropriate message to share on Black Friday.]

Quote of the Day: 28 November 2019

“There can be no genuine thanksgiving for the blessings of nation, family, history and nature without that heart-felt penitence which gives the glory to Christ alone above all else.” -Dietrich Bonhoeffer
[Happy Thanksgiving.
I hope that we all take at least a moment to reflect on the blessings we have been granted in the past year. I am quite grateful for the birth of my daughter, and the development my son has shown over the past year.]

Forest Grove Police Log excerpt, 27 November 2019

The selection from the log of local police activity for this week is all in a panic.

November 18
Officers converged on a fast food restaurant after a panic alarm had been pushed numerous times. Police found an employee who admitted he did not know what the button was for, and pushed it out of curiosity. The manager was advised to ensure all employees were familiar with the alarm.

That's a pretty costly oversight for the employer to make.

Quote of the Day: 27 November 2019

“Being afraid of others is actually the fear that we are unprepared to protect ourselves.” -Gavin de Becker

Quote of the Day: 26 November 2019

“[J]ust because we don’t understand doesn’t mean that the explanation doesn’t exist.” -Mrs. Murry, A Wrinkle in Time

Quote of the Day: 25 November 2019

“For the sake of my mental health, I’m just going to walk away and let you be wrong.” -Marla, Retail
[There's no link to the strip that is the source of the quote, but the strip is fun anyway.]

Quote of the Day: 24 November 2019

“Society should focus anew on the headwaters—the family—where values can be taught, lived, experienced, and perpetuated. Otherwise, brothers and sisters, we will witness even more widespread flooding downstream, featuring even more corruption and violence.” -Neal A. Maxwell

Quote of the Day: 23 November 2019

“We can strive for objectivity; we cannot reach the shores of dispassionate observation.” -Robert Burton

Quote of the Day: 22 November 2019

“I can see we’re going to get along like a house on fire. There may be no survivors.” -Miss Tick, The Wee Free Men

Quote of the Day: 21 November 2019

“Most days, we’d rather be wrong with the crowd than be right by ourselves.” -James Clear

Forest Grove Police Log excerpt, 20 November 2019

The selection from the log of local police activity this week is about an apparent adherent of Somnus.

Nov 10
A caller reported an elderly man sleeping on the sidewalk along Pacific Avenue. Officers contacted the man and advised him to move along. Police contacted the same man later in the day after receiving a call about a man lying in the middle of a roundabout. He declined any medical attention and advised he was fine, just taking a nap.

I have enough difficulty sleeping in my bed, that I don't think I'll ever be in the same position as this individual. Nor would I call the police about someone sleeping in public unless it was interfering with my business in an ongoing manner. But I am confused why the man chose to sleep in the center of a traffic circle. That seems an odd place to do anything, let alone nap.

Quote of the Day: 20 November 2019

“[I]f there’s one thing that’s popular in Washington, it’s lack of accountability.” -Mike Chase

Quote of the Day: 19 November 2019

“Governments can only print money; they can’t make it worth anything. They CAN make it worth nothing.” -Imaginosis1892

Quote of the Day: 18 November 2019

“EDUCATION, n. That which discloses to the wise and disguises from the foolish their lack of understanding.” -Ambrose Bierce

Quote of the Day: 17 November 2019

“When we covenant all we are, we can become more than we are. Covenant belonging gives us place, narrative, capacity to become. It produces faith unto life and salvation.” -Gerrit W. Gong

Quote of the Day: 16 November 2019

“[T]he moment when you’re broken is the moment when you can see what’s really happening.” -Terry Crews

Quote of the Day: 15 November 2019

“You’ll misunderstand moral reasoning if you think about it as something people do by themselves in order to figure out the truth.” -Jonathan Haidt

Forest Grove Police Log excerpt, 14 November 2019

The log of local police activity was rather light on humorous entries this week. But here is the selection from those that were available.

Nov 4
A caller reported two men kicked down his door in the middle of the night and promptly fled in a vehicle. Police found that no entry had actually been made, detected a strong odor of marijuana, and received somewhat convoluted stories from the occupants. Officers who were already in the area advised they had not observed any vehicles leaving the vicinity.

I do not know what the caller hoped to gain by calling the police over an event that, by all appearances, did not occur. However, given the high likelihood of chemically induced impairment, I'm not sure the caller knew either.

Quote of the Day: 14 November 2019

“An unborn child is not a potential person, but a person with potential. Every human life matters.” -Roy Blunt

Quote of the Day: 13 November 2019

“Risk is always specific to the time at which a decision is made. ‘Hindsight is twenty-twenty,’ but risk always involves looking forward, not backward.” -Thomas Sowell

Quote of the Day: 12 November 2019

“It’s all there, sir. I didn’t make it up. It’s the truth. It will remain true whether you believe it or not.” -William De Worde, Monstrous Regiment

Quote of the Day: 11 November 2019

“It is important to neither romanticize war nor to demonize it. War is a function of being human.” -Sarah Hoyt
[Enjoy your commemoration of Veterans Day.]

Quote of the Day: 10 November 2019

“[I]t could be regarded as a small sacrifice to keep the Sabbath day holy, to read the scriptures daily, or to pay our tithing. But these sacrifices cannot be easily made unless we have the mind and the determination to make the sacrifices that are needed to be able to keep those commandments.” -Won Yong Ko

Quote of the Day: 9 November 2019

“The combination of economic and political power in the same hands is a sure recipe for tyranny.” -Milton Friedman

Quote of the Day: 8 November 2019

“[T]he only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilised community, against his will, is to prevent harm to others.” -John Stuart Mill

Quote of the Day: 7 November 2019

“[W]hat can be truly loved about a person is inseparable from their limitations.” -Jordan Peterson

Forest Grove Police Log excerpt, 6 November 2019

The selection from the log of local police activity this week involves Halloween breeches of etiquette.

Oct 31
The FGPD received reports of individuals knocking on doors despite dark porches and closed curtains. Reporting parties were advised that while this is considered poor Halloween etiquette, it is not criminal.

This is something that would have bothered me, but definitely doesn't rise to the level of calling the police about. At least from my point of view.

Quote of the Day: 6 November 2019

“[W]herever liberty as we understand it has been destroyed, this has almost always been done in the name of some new freedom promised to the people.” -F. A. Hayek

Quote of the Day: 5 November 2019

“The more committed we are to a belief, the harder it is to relinquish, even in the face of overwhelming contradictory evidence.” -Robert Burton

Quote of the Day: 4 November 2019

“[Women] know nothing about the people who give directions. Men know. They give directions themselves. That’s one of the reasons men don’t like to stop and ask for directions.” -Patrick F. McManus

Quote of the Day: 3 November 2019

“[T]hrough the incessant din and drumbeat of our day, may we strive to see Christ at the center of our lives, of our faith, and of our service. That is where true meaning lies.” -Jeffrey R. Holland

Quote of the Day: 2 November 2019

“There are just four simple machines to alter force: the lever, the pulley, the inclined plane and, um, the internal combustion engine.” -Calvin

Quote of the Day: 1 November 2019

“There are two ways of getting home; and one of them is to stay there.” -G. K. Chesterton