Make Money, Not War
Caleb decided that he wants a ship motif for his bedroom, so his mother procured several colorful photos of old ships and framed them. Then she discovered this website which is awash, if you'll pardon the pun, in ship pictures.
She gave Caleb a choice did he prefer the boring old merchant ships, or the exciting warships? He chose the merchant ships. I'm very proud.
Rest assured, I'll see to it that he and his brothers can crush a larynx at close range, and drop a moving target from 500 yards out. But with those necessary skills in hand, it's always better to peacefully trade with others, rather than lead with the saber.
Not that the saber shouldn't be close by, mind you. Some people only behave when they know you can slice them into ribbons. As Mencken observed, "Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit upon his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats."
This applies to women as well, especially women who are nearly six months pregnant with boy number four, and who can't get the lousy order form to work properly. So if any of you have loved ones at Edugraphics.net, you might want to warn them to either fix their website, start answering the phone, or vacate the premises.
Posted by Woodlief on February 27, 2007 at 02:55 PM