Random quotes to avoid doing stuff

1. A Russian proverb: "Education is light, lack of it darkness."

2. George Will, one of the greatest baseball writers around : "All I remember about my wedding day in 1967 is that the Cubs lost a double-header."

3. A dog: Dear God, If a dog barks his head off in the forest and no human hears him, is he still a bad dog?

4. George Will, again: "Baseball, it is said, is only a game. True. And the Grand Canyon is only a hole in Arizona. Not all holes, or games, are created equal."

5. Will Lingo in Baseball America: "Can you even name ten movies with basketball or football as a major theme? After 'Hoop Dreams' and 'Brian's Song,' what have you got? 'The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh' and 'Necessary Roughness' is what."

6. Marty Feldman: "The pen is mightier than the sword, and considerably easier to write with."

7. Ernest Hemingway: "They wrote in the old days that it is sweet and fitting to die for one's country. But in modern war, there is nothing sweet nor fitting in your dying. You will die like a dog for no good reason."

8. Mal, in the Firefly pilot : "We're still flying."

9. George Carlin: "Well, if crime fighters fight crime and fire fighters fight fire, what do freedom fighters fight? They never mention that part to us, do they?"

10. JRR Tolkien: "Go not to the elves for counsel, for they will say both yes and no."

Mutterings while I should be getting ready for bed.

1. OK, it's that time of year as mathilde reminds us with her link to Peep Research

2. Strangely enough, that site also includes a fascinating quote about logical assumptions: "God is love. Love is blind. Ray Charles is blind. Therefore, Ray Charles is God."

3. Decided not to be a wimp and went to shadesong's party in Salem. Saw some familiar faces, including mizarchivist, who had been over visiting my roommates a couple of days ago. There are circles within circles. ;)

4. Time for bed, with the alarm set for 4:15 a.m. I am hoping I can cadge up some wireless to post from the Habitat For Humanity trip. I am glad it's finally here.

5. Even though I cannot go, I hope a lot of my friends with go see the Arrogant Worms on Thursday at Club Passim. (On his Live From Fenway Park CD, Jimmy Buffett references having once played at Passim. Had to be in the 1970s). Anyway, I might just get to see the Worms anyway. We are getting back late Friday night, and they are playing in Troy, NY, Saturday night. Of course, I have a friend (waves at alethea_eastrid) in Albany. ;) We all need a friend in Albany.

6. Random Arrogant Worms lyrics because I can. From "We are the Beaver."

The US is the eagle, Russia is the bear,
Australia is the kangaroo, cause they're kind of weird down there.
Yeah, India is the tiger, that stands so proud and tall,
But Canada is the greatest of them all.

We are the beaver, we're furry and we're free
Yeah, we are the beaver, we got two big front teeth
Yeah, we are the beaver, we can chew right through small trees
We are the beaver, we are the beaver, we are the beaver.

You might think a rodent is a pretty lame choice
For a national animal, but don't you listen to that voice.
No, ‘cuz all them birds and predators, just take from the land
But the beaver, always gives a dam.