Quote of the Day: 30 June 2018

“[W]hen we observe people acting in ways that seem odd, we should first examine the possibility that they have a good reason to do what they do.” -Daniel Kahneman

Quote of the Day: 29 June 2018

“[I]t didn’t stop being magic just because you found out how it was done.” -Tiffany Aching

Quote of the Day: 28 June 2018

“At the end, the decision is rather simple: Do you side with those who want you unarmed and ready for victimization? or, Do you become responsible for your own safety?” -Miguel Gonzalez

[I have chosen to become responsible for my own safety because the government has failed too often for comfort.]

Forest Grove Police Log excerpt, 27 June 2018

The selection from the log of local police activity for this week deals with non crimes.

June 18* A man contacted police after he had crashed on his skateboard, sending his board into the street where it was subsequently run over by a car. Officers explained that, while unfortunate, no crime had taken place.

 I'm glad that this person now knows it is not a crime to inadvertently run over another person's property. Particularly if that person caused it to be in the street moments before the second party ran over it.

Quote of the Day: 27 June 2018

“If I invent something I'm going to name it something starting with an X so we have something else for X besides X-ray and the xylophone in alphabet books.” -A Friend

[One of my friends from childhood posted this on Facebook some time ago. Now that I'm teaching my son about the alphabet I truly appreciate the wisdom in it.]

Quote of the Day: 26 June 2018

“The good news is that just like the lousy books of the past, the lousy books of the present will blow away like chaff. The bad news is that they will leave their mark.” -Meghan Gurdon

[This is likely true of all media, and not just books.]

Quote of the Day: 25 June 2018

“It can be a little jarring when the first thing people tell you is that they don’t mean you any harm. That’s sometimes the first indication that the opposite is true.” -Mike Lee

[Whenever someone has to tell me something about themselves that should be true and generally goes unsaid it causes me to question the sincerity of the statement.]