A whistle
"As clean as a whistle?" The phrase originated in the early 1900's and is probably derived from an earlier...
Category: Maxims
Doing Good
"The good that we can do together exceeds what we can do individually." Benjamin...
Reality
"You can fight reality, but reality always wins." David French, National Review And many...
Language vs Acts
"Beautiful language pales in comparison to beautiful...
Very Little
“Some people take a long time to say very little, and even longer to say nothing at all.” Attributed to Gene...
Thinking Local
“If everyone swept their own stoop the world would be a better place!" Author...
Shouting
“I’m not yelling at you because I’m mad, I’m shouting so you can hear.” The Captain of an Oyster Dragger....
Triage?
“When all cannot be preserved, the safety of the innocent is to be preferred.” John...
The Abyss
"We stare into the abyss and the abyss stares back at us." Nietzsche A postcard from our recent scuba trip...
Life Explained
Life isn’t a meritocracy; it’s a crapshoot. Variously attributed. Public art in Singapore from 2004. It...
