...and you can quote me on that

“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.”
— Franklin's Contributions to the Conference on February 17 (III) Fri, Feb 17, 1775

Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Treason is a charge invented by winners as an excuse for hanging the losers.
John Adams: [scoffs] I have more to do than stand here listening to you quote yourself.
Dr. Benjamin Franklin: [hurt] No, John that was a new one.
— “1776”

Deal with the Devil

I am a fan of documentaries, especially of technology.  How the companies started, what was the small spark of genius that lead to a billion dollar empire. Perhaps if I watch enough of these, I will spot that elusive nugget of information, that common thread, that allows these people to find and exploit their genius. Once found, I can then put it to use and stop worrying about how low to turn the thermostat this summer.  Or better yet, I can blackmail these people and threaten to release their secret into the world, so that we can all become billionaires and everyone will be special, too!

Upon launching one's self into uncharted waters

All blogging is vanity.  In some cases, it can be as subtle as etching your name into a brick on a wall behind a trash can at the end of a blind alley.  You know it's there.  Will anyone else spot it?  Unless you draw attention to it, will it remain as anonymous as the page in a teenager's locked, angst-filled diary?