Famous People Quotes: the Sequel

I found this quote from Frank Zappa in an old German documentary.

I pretty much agree Frank...

"I take a very cynical point of view, I think that being cynical is a positive value, I think that nobody should trust anybody else, I think that all people are assholes until proven different, and I think that if you take that point of view you will be disappointed less in life.

Don't expect friends, don't expect fun, don't expect a good life, don't expect anything, then if you get something it's a bonus."

thoughts on things

This is from a Bob Herbert piece from the NYTimes back in October.


Al Gore is a serious man confronted by a political system that is not open to a serious exploration of important, complex issues. He knows it.

“What politics has become,” he said, with a laugh and a tinge of regret, “requires a level of tolerance for triviality and artifice and nonsense that I have found in short supply.”

There's a lot I can relate to in that statement if you just replace politics with day to day existence, or say, the workplace, or any number of things that involve interacting with other people.

I suppose that's one reason I choose to essentially not participate in what passes for the normal American life.

Jesus Christ that sounds like a gratingly elitist statement but thems the facts.

That energy thing

If you read my post about nuclear stuff earlier you may have seen my suggestion that this country begin an energy production and independence program similar to the race to the moon in the 60s.
You may have thought that was a stupid idea.
I saw a campaign stop today from Senator Clinton where she actually suggested the same thing.
What does that mean?
I don't really know, but I feel a little more confident it's not a bad idea.
And if you're wondering, I think another Clinton presidency would be a Really Bad Idea and essentially subvert the 22nd amendment. That's coming from someone who was pro Bill in 92-96.