Do not be desirous of having things done quickly. Do not look at small advantages. Desire to have things done quickly prevents their being done thoroughly. Looking at small advantages prevents great affairs from being accomplished.
*** Confucius (551 BC – 479 BC) Chinese Philosopher ***
Yeah, he might have been on to something. But isn’t everything we see telling us just the opposite?
You need a better car, that has more horsepower! So you can sit in traffic? NO! You don’t see cars in traffic in new car ads, you see them driving on the open road, getting there. Faster. Traffic is for slow people who don’t drive shiny new cars.
You need a new computer! (tell me you haven’t seen a new ad for a computer somewhere online today). A faster computer, that has more features! It’ll help you do all your work faster.
You need an HDTV. Because, hell, I don’t know, they’re cool, I guess. It won’t let you watch your shows faster, but you’ll be able to see all those details that you are missing now because you have a crummy non-HDTV. And next year, you’ll need to get an ultra HDTV. Just because.
Why, exactly, am I ranting about all of this? Probably because I haven’t even considered shopping for Christmas yet.
i LOVE Billy Jack!!! I remember staying up late on Saturday nights to watch it with my mom about twice a year. I didn’t understand it at the time, but I’m pretty sure now that she was hot for Tom Laughlin. And who can blame her? Because pretty much, Tom Laughlin as Billy Jack? Awesome!
I have that on a 70s collection cassette tape somewhere. Must go watch the end of the DVD (and, yes, I have the Billy Jack movies on DVD!)
argh — this was supposed to go on the earworms post. never mind.
The fact remains that I am hot for Billy Jack. Sue me!
You should have seen the look on my face just now… =P