Words Seldom Seem: Senescent
Senescent Aging but still alive. Example: "Don't call me old. I like to think of myself as senescent." In...
Author: Simon
Good Question
How do candidates for political office with obvious character flaws seem more real than bureaucrats with impeccable...
Rituals and Routines
The difference between a routine and a ritual is.... about a generation. Discovered here, and...
Giving and Receiving
Blessed are those who can give without remembering and receive without forgetting. Attributed to many sources. So in...
Rituals 2
Yesterday I asked "What is the difference between a habit and a ritual?" and I answered it: "About a hundred years."...
Rituals
Question: What is the difference between a habit and a ritual? Answer: About a hundred years. Many things like...
Words Seldom Seen: Empirical
Empirical Adjective, Derived from experience, not theoretical. Example: "Communism was a good theory but it certainly...
L’Shana Tova
Today is Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. A happy and sweet New Year to all. “L’shana tova, tikatevu” This...
Markets and Morality
"It is immoral to be in opposition to the market system and not live (somewhere in Vermont or Northwestern Afghanistan)...
Hotel Stairs (From September 2008)
Here is an example of competing interests, power groups and unintended consequences. On our recent New England trip we...
