The crux of evil

The Florida school massacre was bad, beyond bad.  

Coverage wasn't helped by commentators going about how "it's Valentine's Day," as if that had any relation to mass murder.

Those intellectual incompetents was followed by people labeling the bastard "evil" or "crazy."

Crazy is an excuse he must not be given. Evil is a comic-book concept unconnected to the actual world.

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James Garner’s title character in “Murphy’s Romance,” advising a boy on the meaning of cowboy hats:

It’s how you wear it that matters. 

Wear it back on your head, that means you like people, you got all day, and your digestion works. 

Tipped over on the side means you’re a rooster and you’re looking for a young lady or a fight, whichever comes first. 

Wear it square on your head low down on your forehead, that means get off the sidewalk and clear a path cause you’re cocked and ready to fire. 

Murphy, the boy and his father all push their hats back on their heads. 

The movie from 1985 was directed by Martin Ritt, and written by Max Schott, Harriet Frank Jr. & Irving Ravetch. 

It's been a long time since I first saw the movie; it finally turned up on premium cable the other night.

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