I just started reading Island of the Sequined Love Nun by Christopher Moore and thought I’d share this quote from the first chapter:
Success in America doesn’t require any special talent or any kind of extra effort. You just have to be consistent and not fuck up. That’s how most people fail. They [...]

“When I look at the solar system, I see the Earth at the right distance from the Sun to receive the proper amount of heat and light. This did not happen by chance.” - Sir Isaac Newton

“There is nothing so absurd but if you repeat it often enough people will believe it.” - William James

I flipped on the television a little before 3PM EDT this afternoon and MSNBC happened to be on. An anchorwoman, I believe Alison Stewart, was asking questions of Calvin Baker, superintendent of the Vail Arizona unified school district. His district is planning on replacing textbooks with laptop computers. When asked about [...]