Nietzsche Eight

“Man does not strive after happiness; only the Englishman does that.” Friedrich Nietzsche It was nice to run across a Nietzsche quote that was both understandable and humorous or at least ironic. ... Read More

Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson’s Tips for Living a Practical Life 1 Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.2  Never trouble another for what you can do yourself.3 Never spend your money before you ha... Read More

Nietzsche Seven

“State is the name of the coldest of all cold monsters.” Friedrich Nietzsche Photo Credit: The butterfly festival Nurit and I ran into on June 6 while hiking the Horton Creek Trail near Payson.... Read More

Factfulness

“Human beings have a strong dramatic instinct toward binary thinking.” Hans Rosling in Factfulness He goes on to point out that a lot of the world is not binary it is varied and seeing it as binar... Read More

WWIT About Unrest

“Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.”Benjamin Franklin I’ll start with a disclaimer. I don’t watch much news on ... Read More

No Exceptions

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“No generalization is wholly true, not even this one.” Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. Photo is of an Inukshuk I built in the Phoenix Mountain Preserve.... Read More

Ideas

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A thought is an idea in transit. Pythagoras The photo is from Horton Creek trail near Payson, AZ. It is rare indeed to see three different butterflies populating one flower.... Read More