“In the centuries following the Peloponnesian War, Athens became the first in a long line of senescent Western powers to suffer the ignominious transformation from world power to open-air theme park, famous only for its arts, its architecture, its schools and its past.”

William J Bernstein, Author

A Splendid Exchange

“…anyone who believes that governments are in control of economies is living in cloud-cuckoo-land.”

John Gribben, Author

Deep Simplicity

“It is easier to wax elegiac for the life of a peasant when you do not have to use a long-drop toilet.”

Matt Ridley, Author

The Rational Optimist (p. 12).

“I try to give my children enough money to do something, but not enough money that they can do nothing.”

George Clooney

as the main character in the movie Descendants.

Its a very good movie about inheritance in Hawaii

“It did seem as if they hated me, or at least felt that antagonistic indignation that can be pulled off so well on the Internet.”

Mike Brown

Cal Tech Astronomy Professor and author of:

How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming

“The democratic process is like a vehicle.  If you don’t get in it and drive, it doesn’t go anywhere.”

Myron Payes

“I have never been lost, but I will admit to being confused for several weeks.”

Daniel Boone
1734-1820

with a tip of the coonskin cap to Oscar G.

“Good minefields make good neighbors.”

Norman L

Phoenix AZ 2011

No trees were killed in the sending of this message. However, a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced.

Subscript on an email from Paul D.

Most people don’t burn bridges.

They just never bother to build them.