Monthly Archives: February 2019

doesn’t mean they are smart, are honest with themselves and others, are truly good or nice people, have anything positive to offer, are to be trusted in any depth, or are broadly significant in any meaningful, consequential way. (There are … Continue reading →

“She’s a must to avoid/A complete impossibility”–from a Herman’s Hermits song Boy, doesn’t that say it all about some people, the ones you definitely, clearly have to give a wide berth to or completely ignore. They are just not worth … Continue reading →

simply does not ‘get it’. They are clearing away snow at this point rather than sanding intersections, corners, turning bays, roads, and sidewalks as vehicles continue to crash into others after two disastrous weeks of dangerous icy roads. A clown … Continue reading →

“To think and to be fully alive are the same.” –Hannah Arendt “Thinking is the endeavor to capture reality by the means of ideas.” –Jose Ortega Y Gasset “When the mind is thinking, is it simply talking to itself, asking … Continue reading →

“If we were all on trial for our thoughts, we would all be hanged.” –Margaret Atwood “One great thought breathed into a man may regenerate him.” –William Ellery Channing “The revelation of Thought takes men out of servitude into Freedom.” … Continue reading →

“Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils.” –Hector Berlioz “Time is the reef upon which all of our frail mystic ships are wrecked.” –Noel Coward “Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time for … Continue reading →

“Wisdom consists of the anticipation of consequences.’ –Norman Cousins “All human wisdom is summed up in these two words–Wait and Hope.” –Alexandre Dumas, Pere “The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.” –William James “Wisdom … Continue reading →

“There is this difference between wit and humor: wit makes you think, humor makes you laugh.” –Josh Billings “Wit goes for the jugular, not the jocular.” –Florence King “Wit penetrates; humor envelops.” –Peggy Noonan “Impropriety is the soul of wit.” … Continue reading →

“By words the mind is winged.” –Aristophanes “All words are pegs to hang ideas on.” –Henry Ward Beecher “Words easy to be understood do often hit the mark, when high and learned ones do only pierce the air.” –John Bunyan … Continue reading →

Leroy Anderson. I grew up hearing catchy, unforgettable pieces like “Sleigh Ride”, “Bugler’s Holiday”, “Belle of the Ball”, “The Syncopated Clock”, “The Typewriter”, and “The Waltzing Cat” played often on ’50s AM pop radio of the day. He also wrote … Continue reading →