Plum Island

A lot of our perception of history is influenced by inaccurate movies.

Everyone looked pensive, which is good cover-up for clueless.

I don't like mysteries, which is why I want to solve them. It bothers me that there are things I don't know.

The air was so thick with testosterone that the wallpaper was getting soggy.

As with real estate, what matters with bullet holes is location, location, location.

Anyway, I’m getting really intolerant of liars, fools, blowhards, and power freaks.

When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

Don’t buy anything. My philosophy is, if it flies, floats, or fucks, rent it.

I read about a John Shelby of Thackham, England, who in 1672 was thrown from his horse into a thicket where he found an iron pot containing more than five hundred gold coins. According to the treasure trove laws of England, all hidden or lost property belonged to the Crown. However, Shelby refused to give the gold to the king’s officers, and he was arrested, tried for treason, and beheaded. This was probably a favorite story of the IRS.

As we say, if your only tool is a hammer, then every problem looks like a nail.

I thought again of how Tobin had already killed five good people and was about to be the cause of two more dying. I couldn’t believe that this little turd had actually caused all this death and misery. The only explanation I had for it was that short people with beady eyes and big appetites were ruthless and dangerous.