Alarming News: I like Morgan Freeberg. A lot.
American Digest: And I like this from "The Blog That Nobody Reads", because it is -- mostly -- about me. What can I say? I'm on an ego trip today. It won't last.
Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler: We were following a trackback and thinking "hmmm... this is a bloody excellent post!", and then we realized that it was just part III of, well, three...Damn. I wish I'd written those.
Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler: ...I just remembered that I found a new blog a short while ago, House of Eratosthenes, that I really like. I like his common sense approach and his curiosity when it comes to why people believe what they believe rather than just what they believe.
Brutally Honest: Morgan Freeberg is brilliant.
Dr. Melissa Clouthier: Morgan Freeberg at House of Eratosthenes (pftthats a mouthful) honors big boned women in skimpy clothing. The picture there is priceless--keep scrolling down.
Exile in Portales: Via Gerard: Morgan Freeberg, a guy with a lot to say. And he speaks The Truth...and it's fascinating stuff. Worth a read, or three. Or six.
Just Muttering: Two nice pieces at House of Eratosthenes, one about a perhaps unintended effect of the Enron mess, and one on the Gore-y environ-movie.
Mein Blogovault: Make "the Blog that No One Reads" one of your daily reads.
The Virginian: I know this post will offend some people, but the author makes some good points.
Poetic Justice: Cletus! Ah gots a laiv one fer yew...
Equal, equal, equal. Why is it we have all “these big men up on top”? Why is the distribution so uneven?
The politically incorrect truth is, it’s the people who are asking the question with their nostrils flared in anger, who are the answer to it. You become whoever you watch. They see the “big men,” but they do not watch them. The kind of watching that leads to learning, in their world, is reserved for the poor. Toward the other end of the spectrum, where those hated “wealthy” live, they can only spare an occasional and instantaneous glance, filled with rage. They see the success and their reaction is one of disgust and resentment — no learning.
They’d like to say: I’m upset that this guy has all the money that he has — and stop the sentence right there. The “when so many other people are starving” or whatever, is just meaningless pablum duct-taped on to the end. That’s just stuff people say to make themselves look like they’re concerned about statistics, or “fairness.” That is not the real concern. The real concern is that it’s possible for someone to succeed, and therefore, there is evidence that you can’t just have any ol’ attitude in life and expect to come out on top. Thinking matters. Hard work matters. Judgment calls about the character and virtue of others, matter.
That realization causes fear.
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