Words Seldom Seen: Mendacious
Mendacious Adjective: Not telling the truth. Lying Example: "He told such a mendacious story we thought he...
Author: Simon
Over Reaction
“It is common to over react.” “Like the tourists who cancel holidays in Greece because a bomb has gone...
Leading an Elephant
"Using tender words and kindness, you can lead an elephant with a hair." Iranian...
Happiness
"The people we associate with define our happiness." Fay Vincent (Retired Baseball Commissioner). I...
Immigration Policy
"If the U.S. were to design an immigration policy from scratch that would most hurt growth it would be much like...
Words Seldom Seen: Whitesmith
Whitesmith Noun: A person who make things out of tin. Example: "The whitesmith snipped tin to make an exhaust...
Meritocracy?
“Your faith that American society is a meritocracy is probably directly proportional to how close you are to the...
Phantoms
“Passions are more easily stirred by phantoms than by realities.” Theodore Dalrymple, Mass Lysteria...
Good Deeds
"The 'joy' received by doing a good deed is the only reward that won't lessen it." Seneca This is one of a...
Writing Well
"When I am writing well, it’s as if nothing is going on at the intellectual level. It is all happening at the...
