“One can usually panic about only one or two things at a time.” Theodore Dalrymple, Mass Lysteria 1988 Subtitle “The Meaning of Health Scares”...Read More
“If you want people to speak well of you, do not speak well of yourself.” Blaise Pascal This is the first in a series of quotations collected from a book by Leo Tolstoy by my friend Steve ...Read More
When people study history one or two hundred years from now. They will remember this era for two things: positively, because we began to explore space and negatively because we opposed most migration....Read More
Metis Noun: (from the Greek) The knowledge that can come only from practical experience. Example: “The metis of the harbor pilot got the boat across the bar in the storm.” I first saw this...Read More
Although COVID-19 spreads mostly via the mouth and nose, scientist now conclude that the greatest risk comes from assholes. We should be celebrating the fact that we have vaccinated about 90% of the a...Read More
“Frantic activity in the face of the inevitable …is another cause of unnecessary suffering.” Theodore Dalrymple, Mass Lysteria 1988 Subtitle “The Meaning of Health Scares...Read More
Lighthouses around the world are tourist destinations. They no longer have much reason to exist for navigation purposes but we still love them. We visited Nubble Light and took the picture featured be...Read More
This sign near the lake on Camelback Rd near the Biltmore Hotel is an attempt to control the Canada Geese problem in Phoenix. It also demonstrates how flexible the limit of compassion is. Geese can be...Read More