Shouting
“I’m not yelling at you because I’m mad, I’m shouting so you can hear.” The Captain of an Oyster Dragger....
Words Seldom Seen: Debauchery
Debauchery Noun: Excessive indulgence in sensory pleasures. Alcohol and sex are often involved. Example: "The...
Triage?
“When all cannot be preserved, the safety of the innocent is to be preferred.” John...
Postcard of the Week
"You can't make a short crossing over a long bridge. In the same way no one has ever gone from ignorance to wisdom...
Remembering
"As you get older three things happen. The first is your memory goes, and I can't remember the other two." Sir...
American Exceptionalism
American exceptionalism was noted as far back as Alexis de Tocqueville in the early 19th Century. It was often assumed...
Words Seldom Seen: Carapace
Carapace Noun: The hard upper shell of a turtle, crustacean or arachnid. Sometimes used...
Crucible of War
Written by Fred Anderson. This is a book about the war that the British and the French fought about North America...
The Abyss
"We stare into the abyss and the abyss stares back at us." Nietzsche A postcard from our recent scuba trip...
Life Explained
Life isn’t a meritocracy; it’s a crapshoot. Variously attributed. Public art in Singapore from 2004. It...
