Words Seldom Seen: Feckless

Posted on January 17, 2022January 17, 2022 by Simon

Feckless Adjective: irresponsible; lacking initiative and/or strength of character. Example: “Her feckless behavior with the water reserves endangered the expedition.”... Read More

A Dream

Posted on January 15, 2022January 15, 2022 by Simon

“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.” Dr Martin Luther King Jr... Read More

A Veneer

Posted on January 14, 2022January 15, 2022 by Simon

“All our immigration controls have is a veneer of decency.” Philippe Legrain author of Them and Us... Read More

Courage

Posted on January 13, 2022 by Simon

“We think courage is something we are born with but we are wrong. It’s a tradition we choose to follow…or not.” From Courage is Calling by Ryan Holiday... Read More

Building Bad Better

Posted on January 8, 2022December 29, 2021 by Simon

I saw a video on TikTok of a Republican congressman claiming that the Build Back Better legislation as proposed by the Congress included money to pay the salaries of reporters. I thought it couldnR... Read More

A Great Nation

Posted on January 7, 2022December 29, 2021 by Simon

The USA attracts immigrants because, more than most countries, it rewards merit and forgives failure, it attempts to see all people as equal before the law and it is one of the best nations in the wor... Read More

Proper Usage

Posted on January 6, 2022December 29, 2021 by Simon

“Use laws that are old but food that is fresh.” Periander of Corinth I found this quote in one of Nassim Taleb’s books. Perhaps Skin in the Game. In my opinion he is the best proponent of St... Read More

Words Seldom Seen: Eructation

Posted on January 5, 2022November 29, 2021 by Simon

Eructation Noun: A formal way of saying belch or burp. Example: “An eructation from Napoleon would have been referred to as a burp in a regular soldier.” Photo is of Peter B. illustrating ... Read More

Sex on Sunday

Posted on January 4, 2022December 26, 2021 by Simon

A Welsh Baptist preacher was asked whether it was permissible to have sex on Sundays. He replied, “Yes, so long as you don’t enjoy it.” Theodore Dalrymple, Mass Lysteria 1988 Subtitle “The Mea... Read More

Living

Posted on January 3, 2022December 27, 2021 by Simon

“Remember, you do not live in the world, you only pass through it.” Leo Tolstoy in A Calendar of Wisdom... Read More

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