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Somehow we’ve managed to stumble through this most unforgettable of years. Here, in no particular order, are quotations I found interesting. Actor/singer Richard Harris showed up this year in the Harry Potter movie. Some may not recall Mr. Harris’ singing career, but he did in fact rack up a huge hit in 1968 with "MacArthur Park." This was a genuine accomplishment because there were at least two strikes against it from the start. The first was the song’s lyrics made no sense – "MacArthur Park is melting in the dark, All the sweet, green icing flowing down. Someone left the ...

You all do a fantastic job nominating the Quote of the Day, I thought it might be fun for you to pick your favorite for the Quote of the Year. You can use the links below to select the one that you think merits the title of Quote of the Year. You can post the entire quote or the date and name of your favorite. January February March April May June July August September October November December

December 5, 2001 Suicide Blunderers Terrorists kill selves, blame Jews. By Jeremy Lott If body count or media coverage are the yardsticks, 2001 was a banner year for terrorists. The World Trade Center and Pentagon bombings were an unthinkable masterstroke, producing a media spectacle that rocked the world. It would be hard to come up with a better symbolic bloody nose to the Great Satan than the collapsed Twin Towers and soldiers scrambling to pull bodies from the burning wreckage of their own headquarters. Worse yet, a handful of poorly trained men armed only with box cutters were able to ...