“Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely 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 […]
Sea to Sky Voice
Lest We Forget
“Oceana was at war with Eurasia; therefore Oceana had always been at war with Eurasia. The enemy of the moment always represented absolute evil. And it followed that any past of future agreement with him was impossible. If the [government] could thrust it’s hand into the past and say this or that event “it never […]
The Boomers Had JFK…
Throughout history deadlines have always played havoc with people. I’m sure Grog was having the zero hour sweats before the wheel was created with a eureka. So it usually goes with column writers. If they’d like it Friday but they’ll take it Tuesday it doesn’t take much to see Wednesday looks good. So it was […]
604uck You!
As the bare bulb swings menacingly from it’s power source, our hero ponders the next line of questioning.”Look, it’s been what, 5 days now? You have no choice but to admit defeat””Never! As long as stale coffee runs thick through my veins, as sure as there’s a 40 percent chance of rain, I will never, […]
Go Bigger Or Go Home
When I worked in Trail (I don’t want to talk about it) a girl used to come to work every day showing off her newest bruise and scrape’Bryan you’ve got to try mountain biking it’s awesome””No thank you – you bleeding freak”Now having joined the freaks, I’m more shocked when a shower doesn’t horribly sting. […]