Who's slicker than a greased lawyer?

Don't you love quotes?

"God will not look you over for medals, degrees, or diplomas, but for scars."
Who said that?
Elbert Hubbard.

"Tom DeLay is slicker than a greased lawyer."
Who said that?
I did. Just now.

Lots of quotes at Great Quotations.

Black Is the Color for Fall

After a period of emphasizing bright colors and patterns, fashion designers are blasting back with black for everything from cocktail dresses to tailored suits and fitted coats.

See how we learn stuff on this blog?

The Farm Story

One day the father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country. He wanted to show his son how poor people live. What the child learned left the father speechless.

A great little story just added yesterday. Go ahead. Click it.

This Date in Fun

The U.S. created the Regular Army on September 29, 1789. Before that, the U.S. had to make do with an irregular army. And no nation could feel secure with an army suffering from irregularity.

I was Regular Army. A combat historian covering Berlin. Fortunately, it was after the combat ended and Berliners treated us like kings. Wow, what a city!

Today's astute observations:

Something I've noticed about cellular phones. If you use them a lot, you pay a lot. If you don't use them much, you pay a lot.

Have you ever noticed, when you see those good ole boys riding around in a pickup truck with their dog sitting beside them on the front seat, how much more intelligent the dog looks?