Manners
"Manners are the lubricant that keeps a society running." Edith Wharton American...
Book Read: Enlightenment Now
Enlightenment Now By Steven Pinker This is one of my favorite books from this summers reading. Pinker sees the flow...
Words Seldom Seen: Atavistic
Atavistic Adjective: A Throwback. The recurrence of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form. Example:...
One Bridge
Our daughter organized a weeks vacation for our family in Newport, Oregon. She said it had a view of the bridge....
WWIT Episode 4, Light Rail in Phoenix
WWIT is an acronym for What Was I Thinking. It was started as a way for me to comment on current affairs so that this...
Success
"Success is a hard thing to forgive." by Elbert Hubbard about H H Rogers...
Character
"Character is the willingness to accept responsibility for one's own life." Joan Didion from The Daily Stoic by...
Caring For Our Planet
Planet Earth is like a restaurant for humanity. If you focus on keeping the restaurant clean you won’t feed many...
WWIT Episode 3, Trade
What Was I Thinking I am an optimist. I think it is realistic to strive to eliminate extreme poverty in the world and...
Words Seldom Seen: Denizens
Denizens Noun: Common residents of a particular place. Example: "Rattlesnakes are denizens of the...
