Clear and Present Dangers……Rick Riordan

“Where’s the glory in repeating what others have done?”

~Rick Riordan

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May 29, 2023 – Josef Newgarden wins the 106th running of the Indy 500

 

Clear and Present Dangers . . . . Memorial Day, 2023

“It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.”

~George S. Patton

Thank you to all those in uniform who have served, do serve and will serve to protect our nation, our freedoms and our citizens.

Clear and Present Dangers……Andrew Clements

“Sooner or later, reality does occur and when it does, all the lies show up, like blood on snow.”

~Andrew Clements

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May 27, 2023 – Happy Birthday Lola

 

Clear and Present Dangers……Arthur Conan Doyle

“There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact.”

~Arthur Conan Doyle

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May 17, 1683 – Pirates sack Velacruz, New Spain, taking 4,000 prisoners for ransom

 

Clear and Present Dangers……Max Frisch

“Technology… the knack of so arranging the world that we don’t have to experience it.”

~Max Frisch

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May 9, 1754 – The first newspaper cartoon in America showed a divided snake “Join, or die” in “The Pennsylvania Gazette.”

 

Clear and Present Dangers……Thomas Pynchon

“If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don’t have to worry about answers.”

~Thomas Pynchon