When Mountains Are Gold.

When Mountains Are Gold.

[The trains were never forgotten, but the extent of their influence only came to light with the arrival of the read more

[The trains were never forgotten, but the extent of their influence only came to light with the arrival of the internet and the subsequent flowering of genealogical research. This obsession with roots will be felt especially keenly by foundlings, who often have no way of exploring their family histories.] I notice that genealogical sites now have warnings on them saying people should be ready for little surprises, ... They're not all going to find themselves descended from King Henry VIII or Richard Cur de Lion or Wellington. This is rather strange because it was pretty taken for granted a few generations ago that families had all kinds of little moments where things had gone not according to the book. It was just one of those things. You tried to accommodate it. There was no social welfare. You just had to sort it out within villages, the families, the parish. Children went to the workhouse, but people knew about it. Nowadays, there's a kind of surprise that these cases were so commonplace.

I was really tired of words like 'plus size,' 'round' and 'large.' I thought, 'Come on, we're fat.'

I was really tired of words like 'plus size,' 'round' and 'large.' I thought, 'Come on, we're fat.'

This is not any different medicine. It?s simply a different tool to deliver that medicine. And you shouldn?t put any read more

This is not any different medicine. It?s simply a different tool to deliver that medicine. And you shouldn?t put any artificial requirements on it.

We cannot waste time. We can only waste ourselves.

We cannot waste time. We can only waste ourselves.

It actually took me a year to learn how to play running back - to understand what they were doing read more

It actually took me a year to learn how to play running back - to understand what they were doing defensively and then what our guys were doing every single play.

It is better to walk than curse the road. - Wolof proverb, Senegal

It is better to walk than curse the road. - Wolof proverb, Senegal

I'm the elected sheriff, ... I serve the people. I don't serve the mayor. I don't serve some politicians.

I'm the elected sheriff, ... I serve the people. I don't serve the mayor. I don't serve some politicians.

Apparently he is close friends with some people. We don't care. That doesn't factor into what we do. He was read more

Apparently he is close friends with some people. We don't care. That doesn't factor into what we do. He was selling drugs. If you're selling drugs you're going to jail.