Lessons from History
“That people do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of the lessons that history has to teach us.” Aldous Huxley... Read More
What’s Happening
“Anything that can happen can happen to you.”... Read More
Words Seldom Seen: Somnambulant
Somnambulant Adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a sleepwalker; sluggish. Example: “After a long day of hiking Simon was walking in a somnambulent haze.”... Read More
Obituaries
“Obituaries are like near-death experiences for cowards.”... Read More
Creativity
“Creativity is hard to define, harder to measure and harder still to stimulate.” Thomas P. Murphy Putting a new Samsung flat screen TV on an old 1930’s radio is creative and it works... Read More
Words Seldom Seen: Boondocks
Boondocks Noun: Rough, remote, or isolated country. From the Tagalog (Filipino) word bundók (“mountain”). Example: “They were so far out in the boondocks there wasn’t even a h... Read More
