tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6014331.post3016165809562550890..comments2024-02-17T03:35:22.796-05:00Comments on Innocents and Accidents, Hints and Allegations: A good, hearty chuckle8http://www.blogger.com/profile/00897636875216996092noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6014331.post-16481543133332315522009-02-16T12:59:00.000-05:002009-02-16T12:59:00.000-05:00I think that's an Isaac Newton quote-"If I have se...I think that's an Isaac Newton quote-"If I have seen far, it is because I stood on the shoulders of giants." <BR/><BR/>Baseball historian Bill James likes to remind us that we should try to look with compassion on the mistakes of the past, in the hope that future generations will look kindly on ours.8https://www.blogger.com/profile/00897636875216996092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6014331.post-59275838308581214942009-02-16T05:48:00.000-05:002009-02-16T05:48:00.000-05:00We stand on the shoulders of giants. Giant racists...We <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standing_on_the_shoulders_of_giants" REL="nofollow">stand on the shoulders of giants</A>. Giant racists, that is.dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6014331.post-14663636247350288022009-02-15T22:56:00.000-05:002009-02-15T22:56:00.000-05:00Of course-by 2009 standards, Abraham Lincoln was a...Of course-by 2009 standards, Abraham Lincoln was a racist, too.8https://www.blogger.com/profile/00897636875216996092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6014331.post-67899816937292959532009-02-15T15:07:00.000-05:002009-02-15T15:07:00.000-05:00Sounds like college was filled with good times.......Sounds like college was filled with good times....maybe even grrreat times!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6014331.post-23522986299710557082009-02-15T09:42:00.000-05:002009-02-15T09:42:00.000-05:00"trying to bring a racist to civilization..."Unfor..."trying to bring a racist to civilization..."<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, those Romans and Greeks and others whom we credit for advancing civilization were quite racist.dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6014331.post-1287801458236536372009-02-13T22:21:00.000-05:002009-02-13T22:21:00.000-05:00It is a nice beverage. It amused me greatly a) tha...It is a nice beverage. <BR/><BR/>It amused me greatly a) that they thought anyone has any money to spare these days, and b) that they imagined, if I did, I would give it to THEM. <BR/><BR/>I know it was just a mailing list thing, but I take my mail personally.8https://www.blogger.com/profile/00897636875216996092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6014331.post-52568190554663975352009-02-13T20:06:00.000-05:002009-02-13T20:06:00.000-05:00I used Diet Sierra Mist in Jell-O for my Grandfath...I used Diet Sierra Mist in Jell-O for my Grandfather tonight. <BR/><BR/>It was glorious!Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04529370864277017709noreply@blogger.com