2010.09.02
Notherners | Southerners | |
---|---|---|
cold | fiery | |
sober | voluptuary | |
laborious | indolent | |
independent | steady | |
jealous of their own liberties, and just to those of others | zealous for their own liberties, but trampling on those of others | |
interested | generous | |
chicaning | candid | |
supersitious and hypocritical in their religion | without attachment or pretensions to any religion but that of the heart |
--via "One-Night Stands with American History", Shenkman + Reiger
If you can't make fun of yourself, then you are terrible at making fun of people.
Started riding my bike to Alewife. Besides saving a bit of time it's just fun and kinetic.
To quote a friend, "Another oil rig explosion in the Gulf? Yeesh."
Startlingly chatty Red Line conductor giving a play-by-play of the trains blocking our entry into Alewife...