Words Seldom Seen: Recondite
Recondite Recondite, Adjective: Little known and little understood subject matter. Abstruse. Example: “The lecture about trade policy was full of recondite information.”... Read More
Factfulness Quote of the Week
“The current state of the world is better and bad at the same time.” Factfulness by Hans Rosling (1948-2018)... Read More
Nietzsche Five
“When you stare into the abyss, the abyss stares back at you.” Friedrich Nietzsche... Read More
Their Eyes Were Watching God
“It is so easy to be hopeful in the daytime.“ Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston There is a great audio version of this book available read by Ruby Dee. Even though you rea... Read More
None of the Above
“The Holy Roman Empire was neither Holy, nor Roman, nor an Empire.” Attributed to Voltaire Photo from the palace in Vienna. It was raining outside.... Read More
Words Seldom Seen: Pernicious
Pernicious, adjective: having a harmful effect especially in a gradual or subtle way. Example: watching too much TV news has a pernicious effect on your perception of reality.... Read More