The Blind Squirrel: Welcome to the blog roll....

Saturday, September 20, 2008

Welcome to the blog roll....

Notes from the American Outback and Downright Dusty have joined my blog roll off to the left there.

What my blog roll is about...... It's there for my convenience more than any other reason. These are folks I like to visit with, and having them all lined up over there just makes it easier for me.

To make it to the roll.... the blog was recommended to me, and I bookmarked it in my browser. If I find myself going after the bookmark on a regular basis, then clearly it needs to get listed on the blog roll in order to save my lazy butt the extra clicks of accessing the bookmarks. Thats about it.... all about me as usual (g).

And..... I recommend each and every one of them as good reading material. Fine folks over there on the blog roll.

3 comments:

Somerled said...: Thanks for adding my small contribution to the blogosphere to your roll. I have a touch of aphasia and it is tough to keep it fresh.; September 21, 2008 at 2:02 PM
"He's just this guy, you know?" said...: You are welcome!; September 21, 2008 at 5:31 PM
Home on the Range said...: Both are excellent reads, and fine men with good values, worth getting to know.

Welcome.; September 21, 2008 at 8:58 PM

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'Atlas Shrugged', 1957

"Did you really think we want those laws observed?" said Dr. Ferris. "We want them to be broken. You'd better get it straight that it's not a bunch of boy scouts you're up against... We're after power and we mean it... There's no way to rule innocent men. The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws. Who wants a nation of law-abiding citizens? What's there in that for anyone? But just pass the kind of laws that can neither be observed nor enforced or objectively interpreted – and you create a nation of law-breakers – and then you cash in on guilt. Now that's the system, Mr. Reardon, that's the game, and once you understand it, you'll be much easier to deal with." ('Atlas Shrugged' 1957)

Robert Heinlein

"Do not confuse "duty" with what other people expect of you; they are utterly different. Duty is a debt you owe to yourself to fulfill obligations you have assumed voluntarily. Paying that debt can entail anything from years of patient work to instant willingness to die. Difficult it may be, but the reward is self-respect.
But there is no reward at all for doing what other people expect of you, and to do so is not merely difficult, but impossible. It is easier to deal with a footpad than it is with the leech who wants "just a few minutes of your time, please — this won't take long." Time is your total capital, and the minutes of your life are painfully few. If you allow yourself to fall into the vice of agreeing to such requests, they quickly snowball to the point where these parasites will use up 100 percent of your time — and squawk for more!
So learn to say No — and to be rude about it when necessary.
Otherwise you will not have time to carry out your duty, or to do your own work, and certainly no time for love and happiness. The termites will nibble away your life and leave none of it for you.
(This rule does not mean that you must not do a favor for a friend, or even a stranger. But let the choice be yours. Don't do it because it is "expected" of you.)"

The Blind Squirrel

Saturday, September 20, 2008

Welcome to the blog roll....

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'Atlas Shrugged', 1957

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