“It is easy to praise providence for anything that may happen if you have two qualities: a complete view...
We are a product of our habits
“Every habit and capability is confirmed and grows in its corresponding actions, walking, and running… therefore, if you want...
Show Don’t Tell
"Those who receive the bare theories immediately want to spew them, as an upset stomach does its food. First...
The Freedom of Contempt
“You know what wine and liquor tastes like. It makes no difference whether a hundred or a thousand bottles...
It’s Good to be the King
In 1783, when it was clear that we had won our independence from Great Britain, Congress decided to fuck...
Impulse Control
“Frame your thoughts like this, you are an old person, you won’t let yourself be enslaved by this any...
Ospreys are lovers
Osprey pair sitting on manmade platform. Today was wonderful. The weather sucked and I half contemplated blowing off my...
Test Your Impressions
Can't I step back and test my impressions? What would I find if I did? An old joke goes...
Who Dat?
There is a woman, about Jill's age, that I see from time-to-time walking her small dog on the path...
Eclipse Pagans
Solar eclipse mania. While sitting in the breakfast room of the Hampton Inn in Mill Hall, PA. on Saturday...
What could go wrong . . . might
"Being unexpected adds to the weight of a disaster, and being a surprise has never failed to increase a...
Say No to the Need to Impress
"How disgraceful is the lawyer whose dying breath passes while at court, at an advanced age, pleading for unknown...