Quote of the Day: 12 December 2019

“Why mess about with a cunning plan when a simple one will do?” -Nobby, Thud!

Forest Grove Police Log excerpt, 11 December 2019

The selection from the log of local police activity for this week is about medical intervention and how it intersects with criminality.

December 2A caller reported their roommate did not assist them during a medical emergency and wanted to know if such action was criminal. It is not.

While I can imagine the situation that led to this query, I cannot formulate the thought process that led the asker to call the police about potential criminality.

Quote of the Day: 11 December 2019

“In pretty much any area of human endeavor, people have a tremendous capacity to improve their performance, as long as they train in the right way.” -Anders Ericsson and Robert Pool

Quote of the Day: 10 December 2019

“There is a limit to the legitimate interference of collective opinion with individual independence: and to find that limit, and maintain it against encroachment, is as indispensable to a good condition of human affairs, as protection against political despotism.” -John Stuart Mill

Quote of the Day: 9 December 2019

“We cannot calculate the chances of unforeseen consequences.” -Robert Burton

Quote of the Day: 8 December 2019

“By living the gospel of Jesus Christ, we develop within ourselves a living spring that will quench eternally our thirst for happiness, peace, and everlasting life.” -Joseph B. Wirthlin

Quote of the Day: 7 December 2019

“Despite these losses, it did not break the American spirit. In fact, it charged it.” -Adm. Phil Davidson