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"Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for ( Read more... )

The kids have stripped our blackberry bushes bare in the yard so we went out berry picking at the farm today:



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Yes, the mastermind we all call Joe has had another brain burp. Here is my new thought, which was most likely thought by someone else but is truely an original thought of my own doing: We as a people would fail if everyone was placed in a (an?) utopian society. Aversity is what breeds excellence. It is what drives evolution, and what drives ( Read more... )

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OK, in an attempt to set the record straight I am going to make this post. For those of you who don't know, politically I lean heavily towards the Libertarian side. Which, for me, means I could care less about what you do as long as it doesn't adversely affect me. Seatbelt laws, drug laws, and transfat laws annoy me more that a little . It drives ( Read more... )

I went to members night at the Rensselaer County Historical Society, where we were celebrating the opening of a new exhibit of portraits. Also, in the museum they had an older exhibit about Prospect Park. So of course, on the way home I had to stop at Troy's Niagara Falls for a peek. I parked the car, saw the water, and was ready to leave. But I ( Read more... )

I kept hearing a story on the news today about the politicians and food stamps. About how they were going to rough it like the poor saps on food stamps and attempt to live on $3.50 a day budget for food. Each time I heard it I got angrier and more ticked off. So much so that I am letting off some steam with this post that nobody will read ( Read more... )