Has anyone noticed how government is very fast to claim responsibility in victory and how in defeat or in the face of a setback they say “We’re all in this together”? Because I have. It has occurred to me that victory has many parents among the government, the elite, the establishment, as well as among … Continue reading Victory has many Parents while Defeat is an Orphan
A Man is Strong. A Man is True. A Man is Devoted. A Man Fights. A Man doesn’t Quit. A Man is Here to Stay. So, if you are not, you need to be.
We can all be heroes. That we choose to be cowards, it’s on us. But cowardice comes at a price. The moral decay of our times is that price.
Daily writing promptTell us one thing you hope people say about you.View all responses The less people speak of you, the happier you will be. Nothing good ever comes from the attention of your peers. If people talk about you and it's all good stuff, people will applaud it at first, but after a while … Continue reading Be Inconspicuous
Do you ever wonder how slogans come to be and why? Wonder no more. It’s easy. You’ll soon see.
Greed is not good. In fact, Greed is Evil. Greed is the Root of all Evil.
More than 40 years ago, back when Ridley Scott had access to its unfettered faculties, he directed a great flick: The Duelists (1977). It featured two great actors of our age, Harvey Keitel and Keith Carradine. The Movie: The Bonapartist mad dog Feraud a.k.a. Fournier alias Fournier-Sarlovèze or Harvey Keitel v. the Aristocrat d'Hubert a.k.a. … Continue reading The Duelists
https://youtu.be/1wtY9N-_X9A?si=uYHFt1nDk7Vs3fCG I admire tenacity above all things. I feel it brings the best in people and peoples. It separates mice from men. The life of Emperor-Stoic Philosopher Marcus Aurelius is testament of a Man who Soldiered on against all odds. Life threw every trial, tribulation and ailment at him. And still he defiantly woke up … Continue reading Animus in consulendo liber
Belisarius was the last of Romans. He was a Byzantine General who restored much of Rome’s vanished glory in the 6th century, half a century after it had gone bust in the West. He was one of Justinian’s best generals. Together or in spite of his cohort/frenemy Narses the Eunuch, he attempted and succeeded in … Continue reading Belisarius’ Gothic Tears
What could you do less of? Worry. I should worry less. People should worry less. I’m not saying be happy about it. But definitely we ought to stop sweating all the small stuff. Worry not, my friends, for it will wear you down ahead of your time. Or worry, if you must, but do something … Continue reading On Worrisome Thoughts
Götterdämmerung 