Surprises
Pleasant surprises are the spice of life. On our tour in Normandy with Country Walkers we had several extremely...
Author: Simon
Cakism
Cakism: The belief that you can have your cake and eat it too. Photo from a very good restaurant in Brittany...
Trust
"I trust everyone except those who tell me they are trustworthy." From The Bed of Procrustes by Nassim...
Principles
“Those are my principles and if you don’t like them ... well, I have others.” Julius Henry (Groucho)...
War is Hell
"For many months We have fought together often on the same side." A World War II general speaking about the...
Language Lessons
A person who speaks many languages is multilingual A person who speaks three languages is trilingual A person who...
Chaos
There will be weather tomorrow. There always is. The song you’re listening to will end, a surprising news story is...
Book Read: Arbitrary Stupid Goal
Arbitrary Stupid Goal by Tamara Shopsin We are going to Lyon for the Women's World Cup. One of the things that Lyon...
Words Seldom Seen: Gnostic
Gnostic Adjective: Relating to knowledge, especially esoteric mystical knowledge. Example: There are no gnostics...
Pay Your Taxes
"Pay Your Taxes" From The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman...
