July 15, 2006


Children aren't happy with nothing to ignore, And that's what parents were created for.

~Ogden Nash, "The Parent," Happy Days, 1933

Shaving brush
And soapy smear
Went out of
Style with
Hoops my dear
Burma Shave 1936


I'd walk over my own grandmother to re-elect Richard Nixon.

Charles Colson

ANIMALS
Part 16 of 32

Lassie, the TV collie, first appeared in a 1930s short novel titled Lassie Come-Home written by Eric Mowbray Knight. The dog in the novel was based on Knight's real life collie, Toots.

Lions are the only truly social cat species, and usually every female in a pride, ranging from 5 to 30 individuals, is closely related.

Lovebirds are small parakeets who live in pairs. Male and female lovebirds look alike, but most other male birds have brighter colors than the females.

Macaroni, Gentoo, Chinstrap and Emperor are types of penguins.

Mockingbirds can imitate any sound from a squeaking door to a cat meowing.

A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.

William James

OUR FOUNDING FATHERS

Power always thinks... that it is doing God's service when it is violating all his laws.

John Adams

What insect does a blacksmith manufacture?

We do not tear your clothing with machinery. We do it carefully by hand.


There are two things in life for which we are never truly prepared: twins.

You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water. Don't let yourself indulge in vain wishes.