[Ipg-smz] Just like the decline of the Roman Empire

[Steve Wexler]

What a great combination of careers: librarian for esoteric knowledge and
journalist for Maslow's hierarchy of needs ... er will write for food.
As for the preference of cheese over cookies -- or the combination of the
two -- I'll leave that debate to others.

On Tue, 25 Sep 2018 at 19:42, Phil Shapiro <pshapiro at his.com> wrote:

>
> Tonight at the public library where I work --
>
>          I amble over to a co-worker.
>
> Me - "What is the library event tonite?"
>
> Co-worker - "It's an author talk."
>
> Me - "What's the food?"
>
> Co-worker: "Cookies."
>
> Me - "Cookies, no cheese?"
>
> Co-worker - "Yes, cookies, no cheese."
>
> Me - shaking my head - "The Roman Empire started its slow decline when
> they had author
> talks with cookies, no cheese. Will we ever learn anything from history?"
>
>
>
> --
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>
> "Wisdom begins with wonder." - Socrates
> "Learning happens thru gentleness."
> "We must reinvent a future free of blinders so that we can choose from
> real options."  David Suzuki
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Steve Wexler
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