Daily writing promptWrite about a time when you didn't take action but wish you had. What would you do differently?View all responses Indecision is unmanly. It is the apanage, the remit of eunuchs and the timid. Nobody says that decisions must always be made on the fly. No, no, no. Careful, considered and pregnant reflection … Continue reading On Indecision
What are 5 everyday things that bring you happiness? I’m not sure happiness is attainable. I mean it’s lofty enough to remain a noble aspiration for many. But is it worthy to seek it? I’m not convinced it is. Before WW1, men and women alike didn’t believe in such big words. They believed in duty, … Continue reading Happiness is overrated
Nietzsche once said that whoever fights monsters should take care not to become a monster himself. He also said that when you gaze into the abyss, the abyss also gazes into you. His are profound words. They apply to everything and everyone. This is why Nietzsche is the point of reference of nihilism. Take the … Continue reading The Abyss
Describe something you learned in high school. I’m hijacking this. I’m so doing it. Here we go. The ancient Germanic peoples used to teach their youth an old as time mantra. They used to say to them: Beware of a creaking bow, a yawning wolf, a croaking raven, the tide on the ebb, new ice, … Continue reading On Life Lessons
What book could you read over and over again? In my life I’ve read many books. Maybe 5,000. Perhaps more. Perhaps even many more. None have captured, have indeed stirred my imagination into febrile action more than this saga. Patrick O’Brian was one of, if not the best illustrator of the Napoleonic Wars. In this … Continue reading Master and Commander
Afraid of nuclear war? Don't worry. If you are a city dweller, most likely you won't feel a thing. For the rest of you, tough luck though. But if you care more about the human race, like I do, chances are this monumental blood letting will only set us back a couple hundred years, tops. After which I am sure we will contrive to do it again. Because we are champions in shooting ourselves in the foot. But our survival as a species is not in question. Our civilization as we know it today however is.
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Government has failed us. Police are asking citizens to surrender their possessions to criminals with guns. The state has already disarmed law abiding civilians. What are we to do?! What are we to do indeed?!
You’re going on a cross-country trip. Airplane, train, bus, car, or bike? Peripatetics is such a nice rounded word. Coming from the Ancient Greek peripatetikos, it signifies to walk up and down. It even branches out to Latin giving peripetia, which was enthusiastically adopted by Romanian as it stood for ages: peripetie. In Romanian, its … Continue reading On Peripatetics
Promises have no role to play in politics. They are less reliable than cheap toilet paper. National Security cannot be entrusted in the care of foreign powers. Neutrality means nothing today because it is based on a gentlemen’s agreement. As international treaties go they cannot replace hard military power for defence against aggression. If a foreign power sees an in, they will exploit it. It is the job of statesmen to bridge those security gaps left open by their gullible predecessors. War and Peace depend on it!
Götterdämmerung 