▁The ▁wh ale ▁is ▁end anger ed , ▁while ▁the ▁ant ▁continues ▁to ▁do ▁just ▁fine ." ▁" A ▁citiz en ▁of ▁America ▁will ▁cross ▁the ▁ocean ▁to ▁fight ▁for ▁dem ocracy , ▁but ▁won ' t ▁cross ▁the ▁street ▁to ▁vote ▁in ▁a ▁national ▁election ." ▁" If ▁there ▁is ▁anything ▁the ▁non con form ist ▁h ates ▁worse ▁than ▁a ▁conform ist , ▁it ' s ▁another ▁non con form ist ▁who ▁doesn ' t ▁conform ▁to ▁the ▁prev ail ing ▁standard ▁of ▁non con form ity ." ▁" Sub urb ia ▁is ▁where ▁the ▁developer ▁bul ld oz es ▁out ▁the ▁trees , ▁then ▁names ▁the ▁streets ▁after ▁them ." ▁" It ▁might ▁be ▁a ▁good ▁idea ▁if ▁the ▁various ▁countries ▁of ▁the ▁world ▁would ▁occasionally ▁swap ▁history ▁books , ▁just ▁to ▁see ▁what ▁other ▁people ▁are ▁doing ▁with ▁the ▁same ▁set ▁of ▁facts ." ▁" An ▁optim ist ▁stays ▁up ▁until ▁mid night ▁to ▁see ▁the ▁New ▁Year . ▁A ▁p ess im ist ▁stays ▁up ▁to ▁make ▁sure ▁the ▁old ▁year ▁leaves ." ▁" E conom ists ▁report ▁that ▁a ▁college ▁education ▁adds ▁many ▁thousands ▁of ▁dollars ▁to ▁a ▁man ' s ▁lifetime ▁income — which ▁he ▁then ▁sp ends ▁sending ▁his ▁son ▁to ▁college ." ▁" It ▁would ▁be ▁nice ▁if ▁the ▁poor ▁were ▁to ▁get ▁even ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁money ▁that ▁is ▁spent ▁in ▁studying ▁them ." ▁" The ▁best ▁of ▁all ▁g ifts ▁around ▁any ▁Christmas ▁tree : ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁a ▁family ▁all ▁wrapped