[Tax-chick]

I’m re-reading P.J. O’Rourke’s “All the Trouble in the World.” P.J. offers doomsayers the following advice:

“Yes, there is misery and suffering on earth. Thanks for adding to it, Killjoy. Life seems pointless. This isn’t a reason to party? And the world’s about to end. As if we were going to live forever otherwise. [...] Also, if the world’s about to end, why aren’t things more interesting? Why are people abandoning themselves to cares and gripes instead of to booze-ups and orgies?”

[grey_whiskers]

P.J. O'Rourke is one of my favorite authors. His exposure to academia through a Master's Degree at Johns Hopkins has served to hone his BS meter for life.

I love the book. I think my favorite chapter is when he visits Eastern Europe (Soviet bloc) and sees what life has been like under Communist influence.

My favorite line: "I've got some bad news about the dogs."

Cheers!