These are quotes which stood out to me, possibly for use in a sermon someday. Their presence here does not mean I agree with them, it merely shows that I might want to reference them later. The default view is five random selections. Use the tag list on the right to view all quotes relevant to that theme.
You must realize that the computer has it in for you. The irrefutable proof of this is that the computer always does what you tell it to do.
Bob Hill and his new wife Betty were vacationing in Europe, as it happens,
near Transylvania. They were driving in a rental car along a rather deserted
highway. It was late and raining very hard. Bob could barely see 20 feet in
front of the car.
Suddenly the car skids out of control! Bob attempts to control the car, but
to no avail! The car swerves and smashes into a tree.
Moments later, Bob shakes his head to clear the fog. Dazed, he looks over at
the passenger seat and sees his wife unconscious, with her head bleeding!
Despite the rain and unfamiliar countryside, Bob knows he has to carry her
to the nearest phone.
Bob carefully picks his wife up and begins trudging down the road. After a
short while, he sees a light. He heads towards the light, which is coming
from an old, large house. He approaches the door and knocks.
A minute passes. A small, hunched man opens the door. Bob immediately
blurts, "Hello, my name is Bob Hill, and this is my wife Betty. We've been
in a terrible accident, and my wife has been seriously hurt. Can I please
use your phone??"
"I'm sorry," replied the hunchback, "but we don't have a phone. My master is
a doctor; come in and I will get him!"
Bob brings his wife in. An elegant man comes down the stairs. "I'm afraid my
assistant may have misled you. I am not a medical doctor; I am a scientist.
However, it is many miles to the nearest clinic, and I have had a basic
medical training. I will see what I can do. Igor, bring them down to the
laboratory."
With that, Igor picks up Betty and carries her downstairs, with Bob
following closely. Igor places Betty on a table in the lab. Bob collapses
from exhaustion and his own injuries, so Igor places Bob on an adjoining
table.
After a brief examination, Igor's master looks worried. "Things are serious,
Igor. Prepare a transfusion." Igor and his master work feverishly, but to no
avail. Bob and Betty Hill are no more.
The Hills' deaths upset Igor's master greatly. Wearily, he climbs the steps
to his conservatory, which houses his grand piano. For it is here that he
has always found solace. He begins to play, and a stirring, almost haunting,
melody fills the house.
Meanwhile, Igor is still in the lab tidying up. His eyes catch movement, and
he notices the fingers on Betty's hand twitch, keeping time to the haunting
piano music. Stunned, he watches as Bob's arm begins to rise, marking the
beat! He is further amazed as Betty sits straight up!
Unable to contain himself, he dashes up the stairs to the conservatory. He
bursts in and shouts to his master: "Master, Master! ... The Hills are
alive with the sound of music!
Organization is a decision followed by a process.
It seems some people in Afghanistan are preparing for peacetime, as weapons are going for bargain prices these days. According to Time magazine, prices on knives, Kalashnikov rifles, and rocket-propelled grenades have dropped 50 percent since December:
One dealer tried to interest a Time reporter in a Kalashnikov for the bargain price of $200, with 100 rounds thrown in "to close the sale." The man, who identified himself only as Abdul, said he wouldn't need his weapons anymore. "Peace has come to Afghanistan," he says. "The King is coming home, and people are sick of fighting."
[note: this is as the war was winding down]
Difficulty is the excuse history never accepts. – Edward R. Murow, 1959