“The greatest country in history. We can do so much. We will do so much. This country was, after all, founded to move into the future, not to hold onto the habits and ideas of the past. For most countries, if you ask them what they are, what’s unique and defining about them, they’ll point to their past. Not us. Americans have always pointed to the future. If you want to understand us, look at what we’re going to do. Americans face forward.”
A speech that David Weinberger wrote but never gave.
Source: Dr. David Weinberger
“Nothing gives you the upper hand like knowing the other guy is wearing somebody else’s hair.”
— Lawrence Block’s The Burglar on the Prowl.
There are only two industries. This has always been true. There is the industry of things, and the industry of entertainmnet. The industry of things comes first. It keeps us alive. But making things is easy now. This is not a very interesting business anymore.
— The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson (pg 338)
According to a survey by the American Animal Hosptial Association, 73% of pet owners would go into debt in order to provide for their pet’s well being. Other findings:
20% include their pet in their will
62% celebrate their pet’s birthday. (Of that 62%, 51% sang “Happy Birthday.”)
52% include news about their pet or a photo of their pet in a holiday card
67% said they felt guilty leaving their pet home alone
47% said that when they leave their pet alone they leave on a TV or radio
–Source: AKC Family Dog Magazine