There’s No Shortage of Stupid Headlines

Deaf College Opens Doors to Hearing

Enraged Cow Injures Farmer with Ax

Include your Children When Baking Cookies

Iraqi Head Seeks Arms

Jerk Injures Neck, Wins Award

Kids Make Nutritious Snacks

Lack of brains hinders research

Legislator Wants Tougher Death Penalty

Local High School Dropouts Cut in Half

Messiah Climaxes In Chorus Of Hallelujahs

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Today’s Latin Lesson is Why Collaboration Is So Effective

Nemo Solus Satis Sapit

“Two Heads Are Better Than one”

(Literally: “No One Is Sufficiently Wise Alone.”)    Read more »

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The More Things Change…

“California voters are notoriously fickle and cross party lines at the drop of a good pension plan.”

      —TIME, November 19, 1945    Read more »

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What Do You Place on the ‘Worthwhile’ List, Governor?…

“Everything I did in my life that was worthwhile, I caught hell for.”

           –Earl Warren, born March 19, 1891

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Today’s Latin Lesson Is What Voters Hope Their Elected Officials Are

Par Oneri

“Equal to the Task”    Read more »

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Protesters Today…

“You’re Sexy. You’re Cute. Take Off Your Riot Suit.”

 — Capitol Protesters on March 5 Decrying Education Cuts, University Fee Increases and the Sartorial Choices of Law Enforcement Officers    Read more »

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Today’s Latin Lesson Is How the Brown Administration Looks At States With No Budget Shortfall

Aegris Oculis

“With Envious Eyes”    Read more »

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Don’t Sugarcoat it Senator, Say What You Really Think

“The guy has acted like a jackass. When you hold a high public position you have a responsibility to act with decorum, act with respect to the office. What’s he doing? I’d be fine if he sort of slithered out of office early. On the other hand, we have a lot of work to do around here.    Read more »

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Et tu, Aesop?

 “We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.”

                                                                ~Aesop

And a related fable:

The Man, the Boy and the Donkey 

 A man and his son were going with their donkey to market. As they were walking along beside the beast, a countryman passed by and said: “You fools, what is a donkey for but to ride upon?”    Read more »

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Me Either

“I guess I’m just an old mad scientist at bottom. Give me an underground laboratory, half a dozen atom-smashers and a beautiful girl in a diaphanous veil waiting to be turned into a chimpanzee and I care not who writes the nation’s laws.” 

And, more portentously:

“The fact is that all of us have only one personality and we wring it out like a dishtowel.    Read more »

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