EDITOR’S NOTE: After weeks of watching the stock market writhe and the government flail in response and our savings and hopes evaporate, in the midst of what both presidential wannabes* called a “tough” campaign last night, in preparation for a change of administration and (dare we hope?) world direction in less than three weeks, it’s somehow helpful to recall that we’ve endured and survived these dire times before. E.B. White—he of fine common sense and the well-turned phrase—offers today’s perspective. I think I’ll take my chances with lightning, thank you. *(BTW, Anyone else wonder why either presidential wannabe would want the job?)
Recurrences: Politics, Dow Jones & Lightning Bolts
“I got a letter from a lightning rod company this morning trying to put the fear of God in me, but with small success. Lightning seems to have lost its menace. Compared to what is going on Earth today, heaven’s firebrands are penny fireworks with wet fuses.”
—E.B. White (1899-1985), wise man and writer (“Removal,” July 1938)
Right. And today I went to the store to buy a new toaster. I was given a bank as a free gift.
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