“Perseverance in almost any plan is better than fickleness and fluctuation.”

Alexander Hamilton

From Alexander Hamilton the excellent biography by Ron Chernow

This is not always correct. For instance a bit of fickleness about tariffs might be a good idea right now.

The photo is a flowering tree in East Pasadena with the San Gabriel Mountains in the background. Yes there are a lot of power lines. No I don’t know what kind of tree it is.