“Nine-tenths of wisdom is being wise in time.”
–Theodore Roosevelt
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German Prince arrested for plotting to attack the Reichstag and stage a coup. Apparently, post WWII Germany is an illegitimate government set up by the allies.
Okay, for those of you who do not know me personally, royalty is "my thing." I have written several books about the royal families of Europe and am recognized by the media as an expert on royal topics and have been a commentator on royal events such as weddings and funerals (although I am now mostly 'retired' from chasing royal stories all over Europe – my last event was the wedding of Prince Albert of Monaco over a decade ago).
Prince Heinrich XIII is a legitimate prince and member of the Princely House of Reuss which has the maddening rule of naming all their male children Heinrich followed by a number, starting over at I at the beginning of each century.
However, he is not the head of that family. He is from quite a junior line, descending from the younger brother of a reigning prince who died in 1894. So even if monarchy were magically restored in Germany, he would not be the reigning prince, his distant cousin would be.
I am sorry to say that right-wing ideology, including anti-Semitism, still runs rampant through Germany's former ruling class, although far from universal. The current heir to the Kaiser, for example, Prince Georg Friedrich of Prussia, is actually quite progressive in many of his opinions he has shared, though, like most of Germany's former royals, he does tend to maintain a private life away from the spotlight as much as possible.
Where does Elvis fit into all this?
Thanks for sharing your interesting insights.
Any thoughts on today’s quote. What the heck does being wise in time mean?
We took "in time" to mean temporally ahead of whatever it was needed to be wise for.
But we suppose it could be interpreted differently.
http://www.chroniclesofamerica.com/theodore-roosevelt/being_wise_in_time.htm
Great link Dave
What I gleaned from it was: to see quickly, to look far, and to act boldly
In corporate-speak, it means to "leverage your core competency while you have the window of opportunity," I think.
Make hay while the sun shines.
2Jung, That sentence is what my wife calls “fully buzzword compliant”. Scott Adams’ Pointy-haired Guy couldn’t have done better.
Thanks Cook, and there are all kinds of corporate-speak generators out there. I made my sentence up myself thanks to regrettable life experiences, of course, but here's a link in case anyone needs meaningless mush-mouth euphemisms: https://www.robietherobot.com/buzzword.htm
Thanks! That's a keeper.
Laura "if Newt Gingrich would be President tomorrow, I would be a happy person" Ingraham is going through some things…
PS: can you imagine the feelings running through Newt "the Republicans are now a permanent majority" Gingrich's mind as we watches his state elect two Democratic senators and send EmptyG back to Congress???
That bitch being pissed makes me happy.
re: Laura "if Newt Gingrich would be President tomorrow, I would be a happy person" Ingraham
Can you imagine what the vast majority of US voters would be saying if new Tingrich somehow became President?
Soo much winning.
tee hee.
I feel terrible for Ted Cruz's daughter.
Nobody should be in a place where they engage in self-harm.
Feel free to contrast this attitude with a certain poster who took glee at an 82 year old man getting beaten with a hammer.
If Texas were a civilized state, social services would be investigating that girl's home for child abuse.
I just hope she makes it to adulthood and gets help, and gets away from the situation that has pushed her to this point.
Once she reaches majority, my money's on her leaving and never looking back. That'll be on her folks. As I always say, the mamas miss the young'uns more than the young'uns miss the mamas (daddies, too).
Here's hoping the young 'un gets the help she needs. Having gotten such a shitty draw in the father lottery surely makes it an extra tough climb.
On the plus side, between his day job, trying to do something to make other Senators like him, fantasizing about what HE would do as President, AND figuring out and carrying out various schemes to make more money, I'm sorta doubting Rafael "Ted" Cruz hangs out at home very much.
If you're a young person who actually wants the attention and approval of their parents, or is slightly past that and into the depression of knowing you're not as fortunate as other kids, having an ambitious and largely absent father isn't really a bonus.
Hunter Biden Was Supposed to Be the Republicans’ 2020 October Surprise: (From Brad DeLong, the economics historian)
It's rather hard to make an October surprise out of something that no one who hasn't drunk the Kook-Aid cares about.