While passing thru a cash counter in a store today, I saw a box of chocolate bars, on top of it was written: “3$ for the Louis H. Lafontaine hospital foundation”. I’m alright with a hospital foundation seeking fund by itself rather than asking for government help all the time, but what I’m not alright [...]
Dear Spengler,
I just became prime minister of [...]
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"I don't have a photograph, but you can have my footprints. They're upstairs in my socks."
Some people see a big wave coming and run away from it, but they ultimately end up beaten by the wave and fall down. I choose to stand face to the wave, waiting for it with open eyes (nose shut), and you won't believe how much fun I have jumping over the wave as it comes! As a bonus, I have my feet firmly in the sand before and after the jump. That is the attitude I choose from now on.
— A lesson learned from Phuket