The Marketplace of Favours

There's eight billion of us on this blue planet of ours. Each and every one of us owes his/her existence to a bunch of other folks. The interdependencies are myriad. Cannot be counted. And yet not everyone of us is truly seized of this self-evident truth. One does not exist in a vacuum. One lives … Continue reading The Marketplace of Favours

An Appeal to Ego

Loose lips sink ships. Honni soit qui mal y pense. Or maybe they are closer to the truth then they can imagine in their dirty minds. Oh, how I love a pun.

Meden agan

What are your feelings about eating meat? I believe in moderation. Having been all my life an extremist given to hyperbole, I am now refraining from excess. The Greek had it right. Meden agan - Everything in moderation. So, I do consume meat. I like it. I actually sometimes even crave it, even pork, which … Continue reading Meden agan

Honesty

What’s the trait you value most about yourself? Easy. It's honesty. Or at least I think it used to be honesty. I hope everybody will get my soliloquy. Not the most useful trait one can possess. But it's the one people appreciate the most. This reminds me of an anecdote that reached us courtesy of … Continue reading Honesty

Fish are your friends

List your top 5 grocery store items. Whenever I go to Costco, I try to get me some fish. Fish is the best white meat there is. Nothing comes even close to fish. I mean, look. You take pork and sure thing it’s greasy, and it’s filling, and it’s great. But at the end of … Continue reading Fish are your friends

The Meaning of Womanhood

What does it mean to be a woman? I do not know. Nor do I pretend that I could ever discover its meaning. If I had to guess, being a woman is whatever a woman wants it to be on any particular day. In 1851, the great Italian composer Verdi wrote Rigoletto. Not his greatest … Continue reading The Meaning of Womanhood

Silver v. Gold

Paper money is only good for hygienic purposes. Fiat money have failed us. Perhaps the time has come to return to silver and gold. Fix your teeth, ladies and gentlemen. You may have to put them to good use soon now.

Victory has many Parents while Defeat is an Orphan

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

The Meaning of Manhood

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.

The World Needs More Salvos D’Acquisto

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.