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
What are your morning rituals? What does the first hour of your day look like? I am a lazy guy. I hate mornings. That is, unless I’m about to go hunting, leave for a vacay, or for work. But usually I detest rising early. It is not unusual for me to show a leg around … Continue reading On Rituals
Daily writing promptWhat motivates you?View all responses What is the meaning of life? The Hindu believe Life has no meaning. It just is. Life does not require a Meaning. I for one think that this central epistemological question is crucial to determining whether or not you matter. There are two sorts of people on this … Continue reading On Bloodlines
Daily writing promptWhich aspects do you think makes a person unique?View all responses Herodotus once aptly described the old Persians thus: Persians educate their boys to ride well, shoot straight, and speak the truth. Herodotus Later on, the same mantra started being vehiculated about the Getae, a Thracian tribe who lived in the region corresponding … Continue reading Speaking the Truth Above All Else
What's a secret skill or ability you have or wish you had? I wish I had come up with this realization on my own. Alas, I read about it in a book. Not even a very good book. Just a book. One of the most important things one can find in life is meaning. Think … Continue reading Life is about Belonging
Daily writing promptWhat was the best compliment you've received?View all responses The best compliment that ever crossed my bows, so to speak, was perhaps meant as a semi, quasi-insult. Not sure I remember who it was that first graced me with this compliment/disguised aspersion on my character. But I can honestly say that there were … Continue reading On Being Relentless
Daily writing promptWhere would you go on a shopping spree?View all responses I am personally partial to shopping at Costco. That is when it comes to shopping at a mom and pop brick and mortar old fashioned shoppe. Irony, eh! As for my online needs that must be quenched in the heat of battle, so … Continue reading Shop until you drop
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