Jim—poignant, as always. Thank you. (And I hope to be in position soon to enjoy your writings via an annual subscription amount that reflects the value (for me) of your writing—which is considerable. Peace
(And the following Chesterton quote came to mind immediately reading the line about the veep hitting the bottle.)
Jim—poignant, as always. Thank you. (And I hope to be in position soon to enjoy your writings via an annual subscription amount that reflects the value (for me) of your writing—which is considerable. Peace
(And the following Chesterton quote came to mind immediately reading the line about the veep hitting the bottle.)
"Drink because you are happy, but never because you are miserable. Never drink when you are wretched without it, or you will be like the gray-faced gin-drinker in the slum; but drink when you would be happy without it, and you will be like the laughing peasants of Italy. Never drink because you think you need it, for this is rational drinking, and the way to death and hell. But drink because you do not need it, for this is irrational drinking, and the ancient health of the world."
Jim—poignant, as always. Thank you. (And I hope to be in position soon to enjoy your writings via an annual subscription amount that reflects the value (for me) of your writing—which is considerable. Peace
(And the following Chesterton quote came to mind immediately reading the line about the veep hitting the bottle.)
"Drink because you are happy, but never because you are miserable. Never drink when you are wretched without it, or you will be like the gray-faced gin-drinker in the slum; but drink when you would be happy without it, and you will be like the laughing peasants of Italy. Never drink because you think you need it, for this is rational drinking, and the way to death and hell. But drink because you do not need it, for this is irrational drinking, and the ancient health of the world."
–G.K. Chesterton, Heretics