Quote of the day
It has been said that idleness is the parent of mischief, which is very true; but mischief itself is merely an attempt to escape from the dreary vacuum of idleness.
Gary Brecher

Born: 1955 (age 70)
Bio: Gary Brecher is the pseudonym of John Dolan, author of The War Nerd, a twice-monthly column discussing current wars and other military conflicts, published originally in the eXile, then NSFWCorp, and currently in PandoDaily.
Known for:
- Pleasant Hell (2004)
- People with real lives don't need landscapes (2003)
- Poetic occasion from Milton to Wordsworth (2000)
- The Independent Methodists (2005)
- The Black Dog (2012)