Boy, ain't it the truth. But I guess it could be worse... we could still be increasing discretionary at 20 to 25% per year...for decades.
Have you read any more of Thoreau than that one quote?
Just curious.
Quote from: heironymouspasparagus on May 03, 2010, 08:07:20 PM
Boy, ain't it the truth. But I guess it could be worse... we could still be increasing discretionary at 20 to 25% per year...for decades.
Have you read any more of Thoreau than that one quote?
Just curious.
Certanly ;)
That government is best which governs least.
More specifically; any full works?
I am in the middle of "Life Without Principle" again. One of several in a journal I bought years ago and read again from time to time.
Here is a link;
http://www.transcendentalists.com/thoreau_works.htm
I once camped at Walden Pond.
Quote from: heironymouspasparagus on May 04, 2010, 01:01:19 PM
More specifically; any full works?
I am in the middle of "Life Without Principle" again. One of several in a journal I bought years ago and read again from time to time.
Here is a link;
http://www.transcendentalists.com/thoreau_works.htm
Not for a long time (since '92).
Thanks for the link.
I read Doonesbury.
Me too. Notice how the World keeps it away from the rest of the comics. Just one of the reasons I don't bother with that pitiful excuse for a newspaper. Oh, except for the Sunday coupons....
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www.gutenberg.org is great too.