A Rift in the Earth
A Rift in the Earth by James Reston This is a short book that tells the story of the building of the Vietnam...
Words Seldom Seen: Laconic
Laconic Adjective: Tending to not be very talkative as if not interested. Example: Her laconic reply left me...
Mistakes Again
“You can learn from your mistakes, but you don’t have to.” Origin unknown Alternate title: "Never milk...
Experts
“Experts say there is no cause for alarm.” Norman L. Generic experts want you to be a bit alarmed so...
The Bar is Low
"If you find yourself feeling useless, remember it took 20 years, trillions of dollars, and four presidents to replace...
A Dog Tied to a Cart
How much free will does a person really have? According to Zeno of Citium not much. “When a dog is tied to a...
A whistle
"As clean as a whistle?" The phrase originated in the early 1900's and is probably derived from an earlier...
Words Seldom Seem: Erstwhile
Erstwhile Adjective: Former. Example: "His erstwhile companions had long since drifted...
Doing Good
"The good that we can do together exceeds what we can do individually." Benjamin...
Bristol
"I visited Bristol, for the first time, recently and was surprised by how picturesque it...
