Talebian Wisdom 3
"The opposite of success isn't failure; it is name dropping." Nassim Taleb The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and...
Simon Says Postcards June 20, 2013
"Time makes more converts than reason." Thomas Paine Common Sense 1776 Applicable to...
Adjacent Possible
In his book Where Good Ideas Come From, Steven Johnson introduced me and now probably you to the idea of the "adjacent...
Maxim June 18, 2013
"When there is no reason to speak, there is a reason not to speak" David Frum...
First World Problems
A little perspective goes a long way. The difference between First World Problems and Third World Problems is best...
Sunday Punday June 16, 2013
The Revolutionary War was over and General Washington called the troops together to address them saying: "Men, the...
Seen Signs June 15, 2013
"Attracts up to 2X MORE Colorful birds!" In this absurd claim are they referring to quantity or...
Talebian Wisdom 2
"You will be civilized on the day you can spend a long period of time doing nothing, learning nothing, and improving...
Simon Says Postcards June 13, 2013
"Festina Lente" Latin saying: "Make haste...
A Service Business Startup
There are more than ten million upper middle class families in the USA. These are people who can afford gardeners,...
