Genius! The power that dazzles mortal eyes, Is oft’ but Perseverance, in disguise. ‘Twixt Failure and Success, the point’s so fine, Men sometimes know not where to… Read more “There Is No Failure”
Vulgarity
Over the course of the last 30 to 40 years, there has been a noticeable decline in the quality of public discourse and comment. Rather than delivering… Read more “Vulgarity”
A Candle….
….always burns its brightest just before it flickers out. Photograph by Anjo Antony in Unsplash Another August has come and gone. It’s a month which has had… Read more “A Candle….”
Trust
Photo taken by Liane Metzler When we were infants, we had no choice but to trust: trust that the milk we drank wasn’t poisoned; trust that the… Read more “Trust”
The Four Elements of Self-Image
In 1960, a plastic surgeon named Maxwell Maltz wrote a book titled “Psychocybernetics.” In this seminal work, Dr. Maltz explained his puzzlement over why women who had… Read more “The Four Elements of Self-Image”
Italy, Here I Come
I haven’t been on a vacation during the last seven years. Working in this law office and that law office, trying to quiet troubled minds burdened with… Read more “Italy, Here I Come”
The Mueller Report Reveals…
…the Gang That Couldn’t Shoot Straight The Mueller Report, heavily-redacted and causing no end of consternation among Democrats, was released on Thursday, April 18. What it reveals… Read more “The Mueller Report Reveals…”
The Cock and the Fox…
…or Trump and the Media Going back to The Nun’s Priest’s Tale, one of Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales, there is the popular “beast fable” involving Chanticleer… Read more “The Cock and the Fox…”
Taxes and Justice
In 1944, when people actually paid for their wars, the top U.S. tax rate was 94% on taxable income over $200,000 ($2.5 million in today’s dollars). In… Read more “Taxes and Justice”
When I Was a Child…
“When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I… Read more “When I Was a Child…”
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