Facts to live by:

Work definitely interferes with the activities you really enjoy doing (in my case, reading and writing).

Thinking too much is definitely no good!

How can so many supposedly intelligent people believe Sarah Palin is actually qualified to be vice-president of the country?

Somebody told me last year that this country had only seen the tip of the iceberg as far as its financial crisis, and I assumed she was exaggerating. Nope, if anything she was optimistic considering how dire have been the events of the past few weeks.

The Roman Empire lasted hundreds of years (even longer if you accept the Byzantine Empire as the successor of the Roman Empire). The British Empire lasted longer than a century. America’s predominance in the world began fifty years ago and it is beginning to look like we’re on our last legs already.

What is all the fuss over golf’s Ryder Cup? America used to beat the British handily every competition because we held a 5-1 population advantage. So the rules were changed to make the competition America versus Europe, giving the Europeans a 2-1 population advantage. Now, of course, they are winning regularly. Wasn’t that the intent of the rules change?

Being a Yankees fan, I cannot help but chuckle as the Mets face yet another September meltdown.

Did anybody really believe that Bret Favre was going to turn the dismal Jets into instant Super-Bowl contenders? Building a team through drafting and teamwork is the best way to build a championship team, kind of like that other team in the Meadowlands did it. They have won 3 Super-Bowls and their only superstar anytime was a linebacker.

My favorite book this summer was Lisa See’s Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, a book I recommend highly.