Change
”If we want things to stay as they are, then things will have to change.” Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa in The...
Book Read: Beyond the Hundredth Meridian
Beyond the Hundredth Meridian by Wallace Stegner This is one of the best books I've read in years. Stegner is a...
Words Seldom Seen: non sequitur
Non Sequitur Noun: a conclusion or reply that doesn't follow logically from the previous statement. Often used for...
Less is More
Less is More From The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman...
Shame
In 1924 American Indians were granted full citizenship by an act of the US Congress. It wasn't until 1948 that Arizona...
Maxims Explained
"A good maxim allows you to have the last word without even starting a conversation." From The Bed of Procrustes by...
Barges
A coal barge on the Tombigbee Waterway is really eight barges tied together. It is pushed by a tug and makes about five...
Book Read: The Pioneers
The Pioneers By David McCullough I'm sorry to have to say this but this is not McCullough's best book. It has...
Words Seldon Seen: Gloaming
Gloaming Noun: Twilight or Dusk Example: The river was still and dark in the...
Things
"We buy thing we don't need, to impress people we don't like." From The Fight Club as quoted in The Daily Stoic by...
