(On racing and boxing, grumpy):
"Riding horses to exhaustion and punching each other in the face under agreed rules are worthwhile and manly pastimes, far better pedigreed and infinitely more exciting than hitting balls with sticks, tossing leather bags across a field, or chasing a puck around on ice."
John Derbyshire
Man, I needed that today.
ReplyDeleteJim Cornelius
www.frontierpartisans.com
I know what you mean.
ReplyDeleteAnd must get you on the blogroll!
Oh-- already had!
ReplyDeleteDoes John Derbyshire ever smile?
ReplyDeleteActually like many pessimists he seems a very jolly fellow-- low expectations of humanity perhaps? We have never met but he is a more cheerful correspondent than I'll ever be!
ReplyDeleteRe: blog roll: And I thank you.
ReplyDeleteJim