"Examinations are formidable even to the best prepared, for the greatest fool may ask more than the wisest man can answer."
       – Charles Caleb Colton

"The ability to delude yourself may be an important survival tool."
       – Jane Wagner

(I don’t actually agree with this quotation, but it is interesting food for thought.)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

"Nothing is impossible for the man who doesn’t have to do it himself."
       – A. H. Weiler
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

"A lot of people like snow. I find it to be an unnecessary freezing of water."
       – Carl Reiner
 
 
 
 
 

“The petty economies of the rich are just as amazing as the silly extravagances of the poor.”
          – William Feather
 
 
 
 
 
 

Old platitudes sometimes seem so meaningful, but they often contradict each other. Consider the following two expressions. Can they both apply simultaneously?

“Never look back unless you are planning to go that way.”
     – Henry David Thoreau

“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”
     – George Santayana

Advertising is getting bolder by the day. Even when you read the small print, things are not necessarily as they seem.

Forever

Listen to this 6 minute audio clip from Clark Howard that describes the Capital One definition for the term “forever“.

Unlimited

Read this interesting article from consumeraffairs.com to learn how Verizon defines the term “unlimited“.

It is amazing how the English language can be simply redefined at will to suit the nefarious and duplicitous purposes of the business world.

This article represents a clear explanation about the root of the problems that exist in many large I.T. organizations. Management simply doesn’t understand the basic principles of encapsulation that are clearly described by some of the software development mavens. The software analysts, architects, designers, and programmers would be better off if we somehow got transported to a universe where solidly engineered component architecture was the norm instead of the exception.

Yesterday, as I was going to meet some friends at lunch, my car started sputtering, and I realized I had ignored the low fuel warning light for too long. I pulled in to a Phillips 66. The gasoline price for 87 octane was $2.999. I put in $5.00 worth of gasoline. As I pulled away from the station, THE LOW-FUEL WARNING LIGHT WAS STILL ON! Ouch! If $5.00 can’t take me off the low-fuel warning status, things are getting ugly.