tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072420181476584961.post5072175706054869054..comments2023-11-05T04:01:12.146-05:00Comments on Ad Aged: I need to do this every once in a while.george tannenbaumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10974259094860905139noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072420181476584961.post-13065597276162594042010-05-20T18:55:29.076-04:002010-05-20T18:55:29.076-04:00He's fallen out of favor, Kipling has, because...He's fallen out of favor, Kipling has, because he reflected the racism of the time. But if you love good stories, and a sort of burly sense of the world, he ain't bad.george tannenbaumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10974259094860905139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072420181476584961.post-11120758885188615922010-05-20T17:23:38.736-04:002010-05-20T17:23:38.736-04:00My favorite Kipling quote runs something like this...My favorite Kipling quote runs something like this: "You are standing at the center of a gigantic practical joke. Some events will disturb you, some amuse. Best enter into the spirit of it, and jest temperately." <br /><br />Alas, I've never been able to find the exact quote...a college prof cited it verbally and it sticks in my head 20-plus years later.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01701815231353263575noreply@blogger.com