Sacralization Noun: To make sacred by by ritual worship. Example: “The sacralization of climate change has made debate about it difficult.” From Dictionary.com...Read More
“We are vastly better off complaining about lawyers than complaining about not having them.” Nassim Taleb Author of Skin in the Game The Photo is Gary David (of blessed memory) my excellen...Read More
My good friend, Gary David, died about 11 years ago. I still miss his wisdom and his humor. Here is the eulogy I wrote for him: When Barbara spoke to me about saying a few words today she asked: “ho...Read More
“Notes are a bother.” Abraham Lincoln As quoted in Lincoln’s Last Trial by Dan Abrams Notes are a “bother” for those few who have near photographic memories and perfect recall. F...Read More
Scaphism Noun: An Ancient Persian form of torture that involved putting the victim into a container with insects. Example: “After what he did scaphism is what he deserves.” From Wikipedia....Read More
“Robert Rubin, a former Secretary of the United States Treasury, one of those who sign their names on the banknote you just used to pay for coffee, collected more than $ 120 million in compensat...Read More
“We have a jury system which is superior to any in the world, and its efficiency is only marred by the difficulty of finding twelve men every day who don’t know anything and can’t read.” Mark ...Read More