“Everyone has learning difficulties because learning to speak French or understanding relativity is difficult.” ― Mark Haddon, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night “We are, for better or worse, the body of our republic. And we need… Read More ›
Month: December 2019
OF SMEARS AND HALF TRUTHS
“It is not the brains that matter most, but that which guides them — the character, the heart, generous qualities, progressive ideas.” ― Fyodor Dostoevsky “False opinions are like false money, struck first of all by guilty men and thereafter… Read More ›
A WHIFF OF OPTIMISM
“Hope Smiles from the threshold of the year to come, Whispering ‘it will be happier’…” ― Alfred Lord Tennyson “I am not a politician… I only suffer the consequences.” ― Peter Tosh Yesterday, the first half of the year came… Read More ›
GRADES ARE IN
“I want to pause here and talk about this notion of consensus, and the rise of what has been called consensus science. I regard consensus science as an extremely pernicious development that ought to be stopped cold in its tracks…. Read More ›
WAR! WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR?
“The Lord gave you a mind so that you can make honest use of it. I’m saying you must be sure that the doubts and questions are your own, not, so to speak, the mustache and walking stick that happen… Read More ›
A REQUIRED AIR OF AUTHENTICITY
“Don’t do what you want. Do what you don’t want. Do what you’re trained not to want. Do the things that scare you the most.” ― Chuck Palahniuk, Invisible Monsters “We’re all islands shouting lies to each other across seas… Read More ›
CAN WE TAME THE UMBRAGE?
“Challenge a person’s beliefs, and you challenge his dignity, standing, and power. And when those beliefs are based on nothing but faith, they are chronically fragile. No one gets upset about the belief that rocks fall down as opposed to… Read More ›
TEACHER’S, HAVE YOU GOT THE MESSAGE YET?
“Anytime you see a turtle up on top of a fence post, you know he had some help.” ― Alex Haley “I always thought when I got older that God would sort of come into my life in some way…. Read More ›
HAS ANYONE CALLED SHOTGUN RED?
“It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson, Emerson in His Journals “I understand what you’re saying, and your comments are valuable, but I’m gonna ignore… Read More ›
SOMETHING MUST BE IN THE WATER
“You know the days when you get the mean reds? Paul Varjak: The mean reds. You mean like the blues? Holly Golightly: No. The blues are because you’re getting fat, and maybe it’s been raining too long. You’re just sad,… Read More ›
Dad Gone Wild 