At the time I thought a referendum was plausible, but upon reflection I changed my mind.

There are two distinct classes of what are called thoughts: those that we produce in ourselves by reflection and the act of thinking, and those that bolt into the mind of their own accord

The first thought that comes to my mind is that this document is going to cause a good deal of human suffering,

We don't have a significant handle on what's going to be coming to the town. And I see that as a detriment to the taxpayer.

It’s not possible to move from one activity to the next at blinding speed and be reflective at the same time. The more complex and demanding the work we do, the wider, deeper and longer the perspective we require to do it well. It’s almost impossible to do that when we create no white space in our lives.

REFLECTION, n. An action of the mind whereby we obtain a clearer view of our relation to the things of yesterday and are able to avoid the perils that we shall not again encounter.