Brian Andreas: Hoping to Fall. Leaning out as far as she can, hoping she’ll fall soon, so she can stop worrying about whether it will happen or not.
MSNBC: 26 days later, U.S. strikes back. And so it falls.
How long will it take us to win the War On Terrorism?
A young man goes to the home of a Zen master and says earnestly, “I wish to study under you and attain enlightenment. How long will it take?” The master replies casually, “10 years.” Taken aback, the young man presses him, “But I will work very hard, practice every day, ten hours or more a day if I have to. How long will it take then?” Without hesitation, the master replies, “20 years.”
The Historical New York Times. [via FOS] Scanned issues of the newspaper from the U.S. Civil War from 1860 - 1866. Fascinating.
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