Acts and Intentions
“The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention.” Oscar Wilde A new Inukshuk created this morning at Granada Park in Phoenix.
Words Seldom Seen: Eschew
Eschew Noun: Abstain from or deliberately avoid. Example: “He decided to eschew driving until his swollen eye was better.” This tiny Inukshuk was made from volcanic rock in Hawaii.
Tradition
“Tradition is really peer pressure from dead people.“ Thanks to Anthony R for this excellent recast of an old saw. This is the last of the Inukshuk photos for now. Again it is from the wild area of Granada Park. Perhaps March will be the sunset month.
Social Justice
“Social Justice” is a dangerous platitude. It implies that the normal justice system isn’t adequate for the current circumstances and that there is justice that is more fair. One of the dangers of “social justice” is that it is not actionable. It is not possible to get to equality of outcome so there will always …
Words Seldom Seen: Virga
Virga Noun: Rain that falls from a cloud and evaporates before reaching the ground. Example: “They watched the virga in the distance but continued the hike.” Another quartz headed Inukshuk in the Phoenix Mountain Preserve.
The Three Rules of Conversation
The three rules of conversation: Is it kind, Is it true, Is it necessary. Thanks to Steve Gerst for this very useful set of rules. He and I agree that rule #3 is most difficult. Photo is an Inukshuk with a quartz head near the base of Piestewa Peak .
Buy American
“Buy American” as a national policy is a really bad idea. It was a bad idea when President Trump used it to start trade wars and it was a bad idea when President Biden wrote it into his infrastructure bill and then touted it in his State of the Union Address. Why is it a …
Immigration Justice
The case for allowing people to move is simple; openness to newcomers is morally right, economically beneficial and culturally enriching. Philippe LeGrain Another Inukshuk built in Granada Park.
Sharing is Caring?
“When something is shared by everyone, it usually gets ruined by the worst-behaved of us.” This is the “fallacy of the commons” written differently. It is why socialism and communism always fail in large groups. I often say the only human trait we can depend on is greed. Capitalism with all its faults harnesses greed. …
Stay Up
“Don’t let aging get you down. It’s too hard to get back up.” John Wagner Masking during the Covidian era was important even for Inukshuk.