jan 24 in idea barrages

When you avoid disaster, do not at least at first accuse or fret or wail. At first, at least, celebrate. At least, at first, revel. You dodged this one. That is for the moment the only thing that matters

A lack of fear only proves you’re a fool or dead inside. We waltz with fear every second we’re alive. It’s not about being unafraid, 8ts about being scared out your mind but doing it anyway.

One of my problems, of course, is that I’m only truly content if I’m doing almost-too-much or absolutely nothing, two of the most dangerous approaches to being alive that exist. I’m working on it.

Week anna half January thaw, numbskulls start thinking they’re in San Diego and keep driving like it, even when the snow returns.

His portrayal of the world’s fastest construction worker was instantly riveting.

If you have the guts to call your product “Triagain” so that you can go with the slogan “Try Triagain!” you had better not waste it on a product that isn’t actually good. We’re only going to get that pun the once.

Jake Gittes in CHINATOWN, like a condom, wouldn’t have been nearly as effective without that reservoir tip but was still subject to possible failure even with it.

People ooh & aah over the thrill of the new & next, ignoring the good & needed left decaying derelict, no one left to tend to them while they over-reach their fever-dreams and everything lurches backward in the wake of their hubris. Rome. Us. History repeats.