<-- Happy new lunar year. Now... I hope I'm not causing any distress to anyone out there... Ed.]
 
Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors. And miss.
 
“Friday, I think you have missed the most alarming symptom of all.” 
“I have? Are you going to tell me? Or am I going to have to grope around in the dark for it”
“Mmm. This once I shall tell you. But go back and search for it. Examine it. Sick cultures show a complex of symptoms such as you have named… but a dying culture invariably exhibits personal rudeness. Bad manners. Lack of consideration for others in minor matters. A loss of politeness, of gentle manners, is more significant than is a riot.”  Robert A Heinlein - Friday