A Brief Quote on the Power of Words

“A man who deliberately inflicts violence on the language will almost certainly inflict violence on human beings if he acquires the power. Those who treasure the meaning of words will treasure truth. And those who bend words to their purposes are very likely in pursuit of anti-social ones. The correct and honorable use of words is the first and natural credential of civilized status.”

-Paul Johnson in Enemies of Society

Haiku for the 4th of July

Damn, the sun is hot
When I am shoveling mulch
And raking it flat.

Ethics For The Modern Man

Here's a snafu:
an extraneous extrapolation--

"We don't need the gumption,

just the action."

the first post

Beginings are so awkward...



Ack!