Quote of the Day
"I owe the American people an apology. If I had beaten the old man you'd
of never heard of the kid and you wouldn't be in this mess. So it's all
my fault and I feel that very, very strongly. So this is an important
election for us."Michael Dukakis(h/t Kevin Drum @ MotherJones)
"That which is in locomotion must arrive at the half-way stage before it
arrives at the goal."Aristotle restating one of Zeno's paradoxes
Motel. Money. Murder. Madness.
Let’s change the mood from glad to sadness
The Doors, “L.A. Woman”
Driving down your freeway
Midnight alleys roam
The cops and cars
The topless bars
I never saw a woman
So alone
The Doors, “L.A. Woman”
I see your hair is burning
Hills are filled with fire
If they say I never loved you
You know they are a liarThe Doors, "L.A. Woman"
“Now, my friends, I’ll offer anybody here fifty dollars an hour if you’ll go pick lettuce in Yuma this season and pick for the whole season. So, ok, sign up! Ok, when you sign up, you sign up, and you’ll be there for the whole season, the whole season, ok, not just one day. Because you can’t do it, my friend.”
Sen. John McCain (R-FckTrd) on jobs Americans won’t do
If a tree falls in the woods, and there is no one to hear it, does it make a sound?
Farewell, and adieu to you Spanish ladies,
Farewell, and adieu to you ladies of Spain!
For we’ve received orders for to sail for old England,
But we hope in a short time to see you again.
Ancient sea chanty
“You see Hopsi, you don’t know very much about girls. The best ones aren’t as good as you think they are and the bad ones aren’t as bad. Not nearly as bad.”
Jean Harrington (Barbara Stanwyck), The Lady Eve
“We’ll always have Paris.”
Rick (Humphrey Bogart), Casablanca
