A collection of thoughts and asides about life. And if I think of anything that needs to be mocked, it will show up here.
"If a man is offered a fact which goes against his instincts, he will scrutinize it closely, and unless the evidence is overwhelming, he will refuse to believe it. If, on the other hand, he is offered something which affords a reason for acting in accordance to his instincts, he will accept it even on the slightest evidence. The origin of myths is explained in this way."
--Bertrand Russell
The older I get, the mistier I get. I watched President Ford's funeral ceremony Saturday evening, and even before Ford's motorcade left Maryland, Fox News showed the World War II memorial, where Ford's hearse stopped for a moment. Women who attended the military academies and Boy Scouts (Ford was an Eagle scout) were there to pay tribute. I had to choke back tears. Then when he was piped I wiped away a few tears.
posted by Jeff Holt at
5:09 PM
Jeff Holt was born in Brownwood, Texas, a seventh generation Texan, and Thirteenth generation American. He has lived in Fredericksburg, Texas, most of his life. He graduated from Fredericksburg High School in 1980, Nagasaki Weslyan Junior College in Isahaya, Japan in 1985, Schreiner College (now University) in 1987, and University of Texas Graduate School in 1989.
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