We all like to consider ourselves educated, if not by traditional instutitions then by life experience, and ideally by combining some elements of both. Education means acquiring information that we did not have before. Continuing education means updating old information with new and adjusting our beliefs accordingly. Therein lies wisdom, and therein lies one of … More “We Rise Together Or We Fall Apart”
“Turning and turning in a widening gyre, the falcon cannot hear the falconer. Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold…The best lack all conviction while the worst are full of passionate intensity.” – “The Second Coming” by William Butler Yeats, 1919 Yeats’ poem was written soon after the end of WWI and it speaks of … More Of Bears and Bananas
We shop the outside aisles at the grocery store. It’s healthier, and it’s cheaper if you plan for it. It’s also apparent in a number of studies that the ultra-processed foods we eat are shortening our lives while they enrich the sick-people business. There are times when time itself is the adversary of healthy eating. … More The Federation of Drive Through Restaurants
“Thought I heard a rumblin’; Callin’ to my name; Two hundred million guns are loaded; Satan cries, ‘Take aim!’” – John Fogerty “If you’re gonna fight, fight like you are the third monkey on the ramp to Noah’s ark and it’s starting to rain.” Tim Kennedy, MMA Fighter Monkey fights are brutal, and it’s not … More Another Run Through The Jungle
We’ve made another trip around the sun together since this time last year. Traditionally this is a time to reflect on the past and make resolutions for the future, but I’m reluctant to do that today. January 1st seems like an arbitrary starting point for our next trip around. There’s nothing of terrestrial or even … More Be It Resolved
It’s political season again. The wiser among us are more concerned with hunting season, or Christmas decorations, or just about any other activity that produces a tangible result for the effort invested. Unfortunately, wisdom, never abundant for humanity, is increasingly rare in this world, so we’ll use this opportunity to review some of the tools … More Do You Smell Gas?
Outside The Box 