Knowing You’re Wrong
"You will never fully convince someone that he is wrong; only reality can." Nassim Taleb in Skin in the Game...
USPS Kudos
Last week in the mail I got this half a postcard in a plastic bag with an apology printed on it from the USPS....
The Law
“Law is nothing else but the reason of wise men.” Abraham Lincoln Quoted in Lincoln's Last Trial by Dan Abrams A...
A Political Heuristic
I went over the November ballot with some friends and applied my new heuristic to some of the measures and candidates...
The Path to Enlightenment
The path to enlightenment has many twists. I have gone this way before you and I can...
Words Seldom Seen: Flaneur
Flaneur Noun: An idler or loafer Example: "He started with enthusiasm but within a few hours he was a flaneur." In...
The Biggest Interest Group
"There exists a great deal of evidence that, from the time of the pharaohs, state officials looked after themselves...
Western River Expeditions
When we got back from our Grand Canyon float trip in June I posted the picture above and a pithy comment on the Western...
A Good Name
...But he that filches from me my good name Robs me of that which not enriches him, And makes me poor...
A Immigration Trade Proposal
Why would the Federal Government print a new health insurance card in two languages. Isn't this the reason that lots of...
