George handed me this quote and asked me to chalk it. No backstory, no setup, just the quote. Sometimes that is all you need. Justice isn’t about warm fuzzies, it’s about protecting the people who follow the rules from the ones who break them. Mercy for the guilty sounds noble until you realize who pays the bill. Thanks, kid… you’re learning faster than most grown-ups I know.
Steve Martin turns 80 today. I swear he was already 60 when he sang about King Tut… and that was almost fifty years ago. The end of summer is creeping in, the sun is smiling today, and I’m just standing here wondering how time manages to sprint while I’m busy tapping my toes.
