Daily writing promptDescribe one simple thing you do that brings joy to your life.View all responses There is only thing that brings me joy in this solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short life of ours: helping & teaching my daughter how to be a good, moral, and self-reliant person. There is nothing else that matters … Continue reading My Daughter
Daily writing promptWhat are you good at?View all responses Such a charged question, eh. What are you good at? Depends, as always, on who you ask. If you asked my uncle the question 25 years ago, he'd tell you that his nephew was going to amount to nothing. If you asked my dear departed mama, … Continue reading The Pesky Eyes of the Beholder
Do you have any collections? Memory not Sex is what made Humanity Strong. Memory is the recollection of time. It’s the raison d’être of Ab Memoriam, those slaves or freedmen who used to follow around, like Dune Mentates, accompanying Roman Emperors, generals, powerful people in their daily dealings. Memory is the only thing that makes … Continue reading On The Basis of Memory
What sacrifices have you made in life? The biggest sacrifice I made is when I left my country of birth: Romania. I had to do it for my life was going nowhere. I left behind a middle aged mother, an ailing grandmother, my friends some of whom were about to get married... and I crossed … Continue reading Abandoning my Mother
What's the oldest things you're wearing today? The oldest thing I wear today is my soul. It is also the heaviest. The burden of my soul is crushing. To be a moral person today is difficult. People around you confuse responsibility for themselves with that towards the nation they belong to. We are born as … Continue reading Heavy is the head that carries the Crown
Are you a leader or a follower? Most leaders are not born. They are formed, shaped by events, thrown into command by outside forces. They fight it with all their might but they soon lose that battle because of responsibility. Most leaders take power reluctantly and the lucky ones recognize the poison of authority and … Continue reading On Leadership
What place in the world do you never want to visit? Why? I refuse to visit any places where people are made to suffer more than per usual. That is to say where cruel and unusual punishments or imoral/amoral regimes contrive to make the lives of their subjects a living hell. Life is complicated enough … Continue reading On Inhumanity
When is the last time you took a risk? How did it work out? Peter L. Bernstein wrote a series of books dealing with market forces, capitalism, and the value of dealing and trusting gold. What struck me as cliché was the repetitive mantra that there can be no reward without risk. One of my … Continue reading No Pain No Gain
Jot down the first thing that comes to your mind. AI is the single most dangerous technology we’ve ever created and allowed to corrupt the minds of our youth. What other technology makes people believe they can solve the complex problems of our world in the time you take to have dinner with your family? … Continue reading Artificial Intelligence Corrupts the Mind
Describe a positive thing a family member has done for you. That is the only thing my mama got me. And it’s the only one that counts. Nothing else matters. https://youtu.be/tAGnKpE4NCI?si=XekirvMPAgWTFjvl Literally. Nothing else matters. I am grateful, Mother. As for my family, my grandma gave the modicum of manners I possess… or don’t. Depending … Continue reading The Gift of Life
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