On this day 1802, the painter Methodia Rascal woke up in the night because the sounds of warfare weere coming from a drawer in his bedside table.Again.

Its a scene repeated a million times a day in the multiverse. Both would be fighters growled & grimaced at each other and fought to escape the restraint of their friends, only not too hard, because there is nothing worse than actually succeeding in breaking free and finding yourself all alone in the middle of the ring with a madman who is about to hit you between the eyes with a rock.

Raising the flag and singing the anthem are, while somewhat suspicious, not in themselves acts of treason.

Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.

By the time you've reached your sixties, you do know that one day you will die, and knowing that is at least the beginning of wisdom.

Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.