This week we’re continuing our ongoing discussion about how to remain sane in the Age of Information. It’s an evolving strategy. Things change so rapidly now that any plan can become obsolete before it has a chance to be implemented. The most successful part of the plan has been the reclamation of the time once … More
I wish I could take credit for the title, but I first heard it spoken by the actor, Bryan Cranston on the “Malcom in the Middle” series. There are some days, some weeks, when the phrase seems to capture the spirit of our age. Last week was one of those weeks. “I’ll be there by … More It’s Not A Lie If What You Said Would Be True If The Facts Were Different
A word, to the wise, is sufficient. … More Is it True? Is it Kind? Does it Improve the Silence?
To my mother, seasoning a cast iron skillet was an art. She took special care with her cast iron, and she wouldn’t let anyone else clean it. Her pans were almost as “non stick” as Teflon (and they were a lot healthier). I can almost see a few heads nodding in recognition, and if one … More Pay Attention
Ask a happy person to tell you about the place where they live and chances are you’ll hear good things about that area. The way we feel directly affects, and for some people determines, how we perceive reality. Most of us who live in our neck of the woods, even on our bad days, know … More I Knew You’d Be Surprised
The photo is of American author and political anarchist, Edward Abbey. … More Just Sayin’
By the time you read this, my friends, the warm memories of another Presidents’ Day will be receding, but today we pay homage, blissfully and reverently engaged, somewhere between celebration and commemoration. Our discussion will be brief today, for duty calls. There is a sale, multiple sales, actually, to which we must attend in order … More Presidents’ Day
Sunset and evening star,And one clear call for me!And may there be no moaning of the bar,When I put out to sea My mother crossed the bar ten years ago last week, and my father followed her not quite five years later. The old family home passed into our keeping. There are a great many … More The Mystery
With the passing of the recent taxpayer subsidized marketing and sports spectacle (for many of us, football ended in January with the National Championship), the season of traditions which begins around Thanksgiving, that time of year which, with its celebrations and observances inspires us to temporarily set aside our differences, can be said to … More The Sweet Spot
At the time of this writing, parts of the federal government have been shut down for almost a month. Perhaps we’ll all get a refund on our taxes, though it’s more likely this time without government will cost us more in the same way that food without additives or preservatives costs more at the grocery. … More The Greatest Show on Earth
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