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| I believe in the principle of Due Process  |
By the time you are my age, you will have a rich variety of mistakes to chose from, if you live. It will make chosing the stupidest one a lot more challenging. Another Churchill quote: “Success is moving from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.” Luckily, I have enough willpower to control the driving ambition that rages within me. When you had the votes, we did things your way. Now, we have the votes and you will be doing things our way. This lesson in political reality from Lyndon B. Johnson "Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible." - Justice Janice Rogers Brown | |||
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^^^^^ One reason there is a quote from H L Mencken below my posts is that all the good Churchill quotes are already taken!  -------------------------- Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats. -- H L Mencken I always prefer reality when I can figure out what it is. -- JALLEN 10/18/18 | |||
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A Grateful American |
No matter how stupid, nothing I have done has resulted in my death. I'm all about trending... "the meaning of life, is to give life meaning" ✡ Ani Yehudi אני יהודי Le'olam lo shuv לעולם לא שוב! | |||
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When I was a cop, I would replay my decisions and actions I took during incidents almost constantly. Sometimes it helped me to avoid future mistakes but often, it only made me feel inadequate. I then quit doing the mental reviews unless I knew I had made some terrible error. And I felt better about myself and the job. I think that too much reflection can only hurt you.This message has been edited. Last edited by: YooperSigs, End of Earth: 2 Miles Upper Peninsula: 4 Miles | |||
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Well... you've got a point there. Neither Event1 nor Event2 got me killed. I'll certainly call that a positive. God bless America. | |||
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Comic Relief |
"How do you measure the stupidest thing you've done?" I use a stupidometer and a spreadsheet. | |||
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| Edge seeking Sharp blade! |
This is simple for me. My life is so good that my good decisions have overwhelmingly overridden the bad. My commitment to my family is the best I've made. | |||
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Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment. Will Rogers Sic Semper Tyrannis If you beat your swords into plowshares, you will become farmers for those who didn't! Political Correctness is fascism pretending to be Manners-George Carlin | |||
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Prepared for the Worst, Providing the Best |
As a young cop, I appreciate this. I'm slowly learning to not second guess myself all the time, but it's not easy. | |||
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Delusions of Adequacy |
Luckily enough of us are old enough that there aren't any internet videos or pictures of the event. I have my own style of humor. I call it Snarkasm. | |||
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The worst mistake I ever made was trying to make the past better. (Unknown) I wish I had not concentrated on work more than relationships. Maybe my whole life would have been different. I'm old and alone with money in the bank. | |||
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against others , my age, education and up bringing Safety, Situational Awareness and proficiency. Neck Ties, Hats and ammo brass, Never ,ever touch'em w/o asking first | |||
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Good point! I'm thankful for that fact. God bless America. | |||
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Irrelevant. You'd go back and fix those mistakes but make more along the way. You are exactly where you need to be. I'd rather be hated for who I am than loved for who I'm not. | |||
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How do I measure bad decisions? Easy...in dollars. And usually quite a few of them. Kinda like the friend of mine who's bought two pairs of boobs for two different women, and is currently single and un-involved. From time to time he jokes about how annoying it is to know someone else is enjoying what he paid for.  ----------------------------- Guns are awesome because they shoot solid lead freedom. Every man should have several guns. And several dogs, because a man with a cat is a woman. Kurt Schlichter | |||
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| Conservative Behind Enemy Lines  |
I guess I measure the stupid decisions I've made by how badly they plague my thoughts to this day. Of all the enemies the American citizen faces, the Democrat Party is the very worst. | |||
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One day I learned the only thing worse than trying to shower with a cat was with two cats..... not kidding.... as they climb you trying to get out of the shower you are pretty much focused on protecting one section of your naked body..... My Native American Name: "Runs with Scissors" | |||
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| Saluki |
Thinking enjoying my job was worth being destitute. The girl checking you out at the grocery store gives not a fuck how happy you are, your groceries are the same price. ----------The weather is here I wish you were beautiful---------- | |||
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E Plebmnista; Norcom, Forcom, Perfectumum. |
I don't need to measure my stupidity. I have a Wife who does it for me. ================================================ Ultron: "You're unbearably naive." Vision: "Well, I was born yesterday." | |||
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| Crusty old curmudgeon  |
 ________________________ "If you can't be a good example, then you'll have to be a horrible warning" -Catherine Aird | |||
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