Anthology of Randomness

"They banned pasta because it caused skepticism." That's from from the Quantz "dinosaur" comic strip. (I find this hilarious. Perhaps then, pasta is brain food - I find skepticism to be a direct correlate of intelligence.)
From Jane's Strategy Page: "the Canadian troops have been particularly effective against the Taliban." (Interesting. What is it that makes the Canucks effective, as opposed to the US?)
From Lawdog - "I wish I knew how to teach people to see rather than just look -- I rather think I could make a fortune at it." (Oh yes. I often wonder how the human race managed to survive, since I see little evidence of situational awareness. If there were real predators out there, most of humanity would be long gone.)
And from George Carlin (the comedian/comic, who I worked with many moons ago): "The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider freeways , but narrower viewpoints. We spend more, but have less, we buy more, but enjoy less. We have bigger houses and smaller families, more conveniences, but less time. We have more degrees but less sense, more knowledge, but less judgment, more experts, yet more problems, more medicine, but less wellness." (Sounds like George has been reading Ecclesiastes again. Who woulda thunk it? Solomon basically got it right.)