A wise man is superior to any insults which can be put upon him, and the best reply to unseemly read more

A wise man is superior to any insults which can be put upon him, and the best reply to unseemly behavior is patience and moderation. - The Would-be Gentleman.

The middle class is becoming the working poor. If they have one tragic event -- illness, lost job or a read more

The middle class is becoming the working poor. If they have one tragic event -- illness, lost job or a death -- they have need for the food bank.

[Defense and government networks are hardening their security, but for regular users, the best strategy against high-tech crime can be read more

[Defense and government networks are hardening their security, but for regular users, the best strategy against high-tech crime can be simple.] Our best defenses against these kind of attacks are often of a low tech variety -- that is, keep paper records of your transactions, ... Even though much of what we have exists only as a series of ones and zeroes somewhere in the information sphere, we do get paper copies and we should hang on to those. The movie 'The Net,' I think, makes a very intriguing point, about this very computer literate protagonist who has few human connections, and this is precisely the reason she's vulnerable to the kind of attack she suffers. It seems to me that if we keep that in mind we'll be well served.

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

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

When we first came to Pascagoula, we saw him quite a lot. He came in here a lot and we read more

When we first came to Pascagoula, we saw him quite a lot. He came in here a lot and we always thought he was quite a gentleman and very nice, very pleasant. My son rented furniture from him and he was very nice to him. We always felt he was a kind person and very good to do business with.

He's done enough this time in and will be spelled until the end of January and brought back for the read more

He's done enough this time in and will be spelled until the end of January and brought back for the jumping season next year.

I'd like to stop at 3 feet and let it set a little, see how it looks along the seams.

I'd like to stop at 3 feet and let it set a little, see how it looks along the seams.

The claim that Religious believers have a happier outlook on life than Religious skeptics is like saying a drunken man read more

The claim that Religious believers have a happier outlook on life than Religious skeptics is like saying a drunken man is happier than a sober man. We should all value intellectual sobriety.

If .. 'Ifs and buts' were candy and nuts...oh, what a party we would have.

If .. 'Ifs and buts' were candy and nuts...oh, what a party we would have.