Useless quote for 7 July:
"We would stand a better chance of survival if we accommodated ourselves to this planet and viewed it appreciatively instead of skeptically and dictatorially."
E. B. White (1899~1985), as quoted in "Of Man and the Stream of Time" by Rachel Carson, Scripps College Bulletin July 1962
"I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time testing her sweetness and respecting her seniority."
-- “Coon Tree”, Essays of E. B. White, 1956
(“coon” as in “raccoon”)
Charlotte: the original Web influencer.
Sorry, Peter Parker.
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Bringing my traditional NYE post to Mastodon! E.B. White's thoughts from the December 29, 1934 issue of "The New Yorker," still the most beautiful thing that has ever been written about New Year's Eve. #newyear #newyearseve #ebwhite
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Analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog. Few people are interested and the frog dies of it
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