"The trouble with fighting for human freedom is that one spends most of one's time defending scoundrels. For it is against scoundrels that oppressive laws are first aimed, and oppression must be stopped at the beginning if it is to be stopped at all." -- H. L. Mencken
It reminds me of Voltaire's philosophy, "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." The rights you save may be your own.
On a less abstract note, today was mom's birthday. We went out to a very good Indian buffet and followed it up with Sub Zero ice cream. Apparently Sub Zero is unique to Utah Valley, so I'll describe it.
The basic idea is that they use liquid nitrogen to mix the ice cream on the spot. This lets them do a huge variety of flavors. You can choose your base mix and the flavor to add, as well as choosing mix-ins. Then they dump liquid nitrogen into the bowl and you get a misty show from which ice cream emerges. The ice cream is weird stuff. It's rock solid and melts slowly, but also has a very creamy feel when you eat it. Mine was butterscotch and graham crackers.
2 comments:
amaretto mint with brownie and cookie dough mix-ins. beat that.
Curt's was so yummy: watermelon with gummy bears.
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