May 19, 2004: I thought I was being extremely creative when I
took this picture only to discover upon my return to Hong Kong
that this is among the most common shots of the main entrance
of the Forbidden City. Oh well, just goes to show you
there are fewer and fewer original ideas left in this world.
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our village idiot
""Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and
so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our
people, and neither do we."
"I want to thank the astronauts who are with us,
the courageous spacial entrepreneurs who set such a wonderful example for the
young of our country."
"Had we to do it over again, we would look at the
consequences of catastrophic success, being so successful so fast that an enemy
that should have surrendered or been done in escaped and lived to fight another
day."
