To fix things you only need two things: WD40 and Duct tape. If something moves that shouldn’t, use the Duct tape, if it does not move when it should, use the WD40.
April 1, 2019
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Category Archives: Wisdom
October 31, 2018
by DDD
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Freedom of Speech
I grew up in a communist country where we have, perhaps mistakenly, thought that the difference between communist dictatorships and the western democracies was that in a free and democratic society “freedom of speech” meant that you still had your … Continue reading
May 31, 2018
by DDD
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Have Your Cake and Eat It Too
The English language seems to have won the war, and it has become the lingua franca of the entire world. So after successfully convincing the world that everyone has to speak English why do British people mistakenly think that they … Continue reading
April 1, 2018
by DDD
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Today’s Science Topic: DHMO
DHMO is a dangerous chemical that is already everywhere in our environment.
November 13, 2016
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You cannot legislate common sense.
September 11, 2016
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Hanlon’s Razor
Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
September 10, 2016
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The Road to Hell
The road to Hell is paved with good intentions.
March 28, 2016
by DDD
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There is nothing more dangerous than a do-gooder with an agenda.
March 27, 2016
by DDD
Comments Off on Égalité, médiocrité
Forced equality is a path to mediocrity not a path to freedom.
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July 6, 2015
by DDD
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Why do people assume that anyone with a good singing voice is inherently smarter than the rest of us?
July 1, 2015
by DDD
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You may gather wealth and you may buy objects you desire. You may buy what passes for love or a pretense of respect. With the advancement in medicine you may even buy health and time. But the people who knew you and were with you when you were young are always in short supply.
June 24, 2015
by DDD
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What keeps you going is the belief that it will get better.
But it rarely does.
June 22, 2015
by DDD
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Early Morning Coffee
If 3 AM, just before you go to bed, looks like the perfect time to drink all your leftover coffee you probably have ADHD.
February 27, 2015
by DDD
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Live Long And Prosper
Live long and prosper.
February 25, 2015
by DDD
Comments Off on Life Is Too Short
Life is too short.
Learn some impatience.
December 28, 2014
by DDD
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Gutta Cavat Lapidem
Gutta cavat lapidem non bis, sed saepe cadendo. Sic homo fit sapiens bis non, sed saepe legendo.
October 8, 2014
by DDD
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Tao Teh King 27
Laozi wrote: 故善人者不善人之師不善人者善人之資不貴其師不愛其資雖智大迷。
October 7, 2014
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Donec Eris Felix
Donec eris felix multos numerabis amicos. Tempora si fuerint nubila solus eris.
July 6, 2014
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You know you are getting old when you start taking the words of Hippocrates too seriously:
Ὁ βίος βραχύς, ἡ δὲ τέχνη μακρή.
Life is short, the craft is long.
(Usually quoted in Latin: Ars longa, vita brevis.)
July 2, 2014
by DDD
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Take Me to Your Lizard
When the ancient Greeks have invented democracy the people have actually wielded the power by means of ostracism and graphe paranomon.