Us sing and dance, make faces and give flower bouquets, trying to be loved. You ever notice that trees do read more

Us sing and dance, make faces and give flower bouquets, trying to be loved. You ever notice that trees do everything to git attention we do, except walk? - The Color Purple, 1982.

It's 120 degrees in Iraq and our soldiers are living in tents too, and they didn't commit any crimes, so read more

It's 120 degrees in Iraq and our soldiers are living in tents too, and they didn't commit any crimes, so shut your mouths.

[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'm just disappointed in the whole match.

I'm just disappointed in the whole match.

The film created a huge buzz at Cannes. Few people realize that Natalie Portman is Jewish and that she was read more

The film created a huge buzz at Cannes. Few people realize that Natalie Portman is Jewish and that she was born in Jerusalem.

Law is a Bottomless-Pit, it is a Cormorant, a Harpy, that devours every thing

Law is a Bottomless-Pit, it is a Cormorant, a Harpy, that devours every thing

All Christian worship is a witness of the resurrection of Him who liveth for ever and ever. Because He lives, read more

All Christian worship is a witness of the resurrection of Him who liveth for ever and ever. Because He lives, "now abideth faith, hope, charity."

This is awesome. Everybody gets excited about this. It makes digging in all that mud worthwhile.

This is awesome. Everybody gets excited about this. It makes digging in all that mud worthwhile.

A lot of mixed emotions. But that was 48 hours. After that 48 hours, I was able to reflect back read more

A lot of mixed emotions. But that was 48 hours. After that 48 hours, I was able to reflect back on 23 years. So I'm not going to let 48 hours spoil my fun.