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Useless Facts

Atlanta:
1946-1948
New York City:
1948-1954
Birmingham:
1954-1964
U.S. Navy:
1965-1972
San Francisco:
1972-1980
Married to Dixie:
1973
San Rafael:
1980-1989
Fremont:
1989-Present

Electronics Tech:
1965-1976
Professional Pilot:
1976-2001
Mostly Retired:
2001-2003
REI:
2003-Present

"When in comes to bullshit…bigtime, major league bullshit…you have to stand in awe of the all-time champion of false promises and exaggerated claims…religion. ... Religion has actually convinced people that there’s an invisible man living in the sky who watches everything you do, every minute of every day. And the invisible man has a special list of 10 things he does not want you to do. And if you do any of these 10 things he has a special place full of fire and smoke and burning and torture and anguish where he will send you to live and suffer and burn and choke and scream and cry for ever and ever until the end of time…but he loves you" George Carlin

"I do feel that evolution is being controlled by some sort of divine engineer. I can't help thinking that. And this engineer knows exactly what he or she is doing and why, and where evolution is headed. That's why we've got giraffes and hippopotami and the clap." Kurt Vonnegut.

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"The bad news: there is no key to the universe.
The good news: it was never locked." Swami Beyondananda
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"There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers what the universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable.
There is another which states that this has already happened"Douglas Adams
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"And he supposed it might not be the best of days. But then, he was flying the mails and was not expected to squat on the ground like a frightened canary every time there was a cloud in the sky. If a pilot showed an obvious preference for flying only in the best conditions he soon found himself looking for work. This was the way of his life and he had always ascended even when others had found excuse to keep their feet on the ground."Ernest Gann
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"Civil disobedience, that’s not our problem. Our problem is that people are obedient all over the world in the face of poverty and starvation and stupidity, and war, and cruelty. Our problem is that people are obedient while the jails are full of petty thieves, and all the while the grand thieves are running the country. That's our problem."
~ Howard Zinn
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"The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt".
~ Bertrand Russell
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"Never do for a living what other people do for a hobby." Mark Polakoff
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