Life According to Leigh

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Illigitimi non carborundum

Humanity:

We don't see things as they are; we see them as we are.

Life According to Robert Lockwood:
Asi es la vida nacional.

Keep calm and carry on.

Como tu sufres (stated with sarcastic inflection).
Ni modo (stated sarcastically)
Life:

Use lateral thinking.

Give your kids enough so they can do anything, but not enough so they can do nothing.

You can't do what everyone else does and expect different results.

A penny saved is government oversight.

When faced with a situation and no guidance, use intelligence guided by experience, intuition, ethics, and common sense.

Uncategorized:

The trouble with eating Italian food is that five or six days later you are hungry again. George Miller.

Frank Sinatra: I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up, they feel as good as they will all day.

Love:

Is there a cure for a broken heart? Only time can heal your broken heart, just as time can heal his broken arms and legs. Miss Piggy, 1981.

I know what makes him (her) happy. Why don't I just do it?

When talking, and especially when arguing, make sure you are both talking about the same thing

next time you hear a politician use the word "billion" in a casual manner, think about whether you want "politicians" spending your tax money.

A billion is a difficult number to comprehend, but one advertising agency did a good job of putting that figure into perspective in one of its releases.

a.. A billion seconds ago it was 1959.

b.. A billion minutes ago Jesus was alive.

c.. A billion hours ago our ancestors were living in the Stone Age.

d.. A billion days ago no-one walked on the earth on two feet.

e.. A billion dollars ago was only 8 hours and 20 minutes, at the rate our government is spending it.

While this thought is still fresh in our brain, let's take a look at New Orleans -

It's amazing what you can learn with some simple division ............

U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu (D), from Louisiana, is presently asking Congress for $250 BILLION to rebuild New Orleans.

Interesting number, what does it mean? If it were divided up:

a.. Well, if you are one of 484,674 residents of New Orleans (every man, woman, child), you each get $516, 528.

b.. Or, if you have one of the 188,251 homes in New Orleans, your home gets $ 1, 329,787.

c..Or, if you are a family of four, your family gets $ 2,066,012.

Washington, D.C......HELLO!!!........
Are all your calculators broken????

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