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Congress Moves

“Like all other large bodies, where there is a variety of different interests to reconcile, their deliberations are slow.“ George Washington, 1783 During the winter of 1783 Congress was dithering and the Continental Army was starving. A seditious letter was circulated at Newburgh and Washington made a speech, which included the line above, to quell the potential rebellion. He succeeded and that summer Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown. Our government has always been slow and it has often been wrong but eventually it does the right… Read More »Congress Moves

Stone Donuts

In Cornwall, England they find iron age stones very similar to the stone donuts found in the Hohokam ruins around the Salt River. The royal Museum of Cornwall has identified them as loom weights. The purpose of the stone donuts in the Southwest have not yet been identified. There are a lot of stone donuts at S’edev Va’aki Museum. Some are grooved and some are more bagel like. At the beginning of this month they were taken out of the artifact carts because they might… Read More »Stone Donuts

The Greatest Glory

“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” Nelson Mandela Photo credit to Tom Burrow. Phoenix from a tall building is the sunset capital of the world during the winter.

Words Seldom Seen: Omniscient

Omniscient Adjective: Knowing everything. Example: “To the third graders the tour guide appeared omniscient.” Photo is of a very small Inukshuk I built while at a beautiful vineyard in Sebastapol, CA for a wine tasting.

Wit

“Brevity is the soul of wit.“ William Shakespeare (from Hamlet) The photo is of an Inukshuk I erected in the parking lot at Spur Cross Trailhead.

Capitalism vs Socialism

“The trouble with socialism is socialism the trouble with capitalism is capitalists” Winston Churchill Capitalism harnesses greed to grow a nations wealth but while everyone has more, the wealth remains unevenly distributed. Many capitalists are too greedy. Men are made of crooked timber. FYI I have used about fifty Winston Churchill quotes on my blog over the last 20 years.

Deferred Gratification

“I hated every minute of training, but I said, ‘Don’t quit.’ Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.” Muhammad Ali A rainbow in Phoenix during our week of winter rain.

Bookstores

In a bookstores your mind can go window shopping. Adapted from Jonah Goldberg co founder of The Dispatch and a brilliant wordsmith. Photo is from a Powell’s Bookstore Postcard.