Expectations
"Old age is far away and then it comes faster than you expect." I had three reminders that I am getting old...
Enough?
"America takes in as many legal immigrants as the rest of the world combined." Ben Wattenberg in Fewer The...
Words Seldom Seen: Lacuna
Lacuna Noun: An unfilled space, a gap. Example: "The lacuna in the book was the lack of discussion of where...
Dolce far Niente
Dolce far niente An expression in Italian loosely translated as: "The sweetness of doing nothing." I have...
Marchetti’s Constant
“Humans are willing to commute for roughly an hour per day.” Cesare Marchetti, Italian...
Art
"Painting is Silent Poetry." Thomas Hill The painting is by William Shepard. We acquired it in Santa Fe...
Migration is the Solution
"Migration is not the problem; it is the solution." "Migration will save us because it is migration that made...
Words Seldom Seen: Orthogonal
Orthogonal Adjective: 1. At right angles. 2. Having mutually independent elements. Example: "Because the...
Pay Attention
I asked my wife what women really want. She said "a tent of lovers." Or perhaps it was "attentive lovers"...
All Tied
“Neckties satisfy modern man’s desire to dress in art.” For forty or so years I kept all of my ties....
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