ANOTHER EXCELLENT YEAR FOR THE END OF THE WORLD
I have great respect for centi-billionaires who warn me that civilization may be ending. They have better information than I do, and certainly better transportation. Bill Gates recently warned that […]
YOU MAY RETIRE. YOU NEVER FORGET OR ARE FORGOTTEN
This morning, a rough-looking gang of strangers invaded our backyard. They were unshaven, carried shovels, and spoke very little English. I am a judo black belt and therefore theoretically capable […]
TRUTH ALONE DOESN’T MAKE YOU PERSUASIVE OR WEALTHY
Just being correct brings fewer gratuities in the hospitality business If you are looking for the irony of life, I recommend hiring a brilliant Turkish historian whose livelihood depends upon […]
TO ACQUIRE THE SUNNY UPLANDS OF GREENLAND FREE.
If you love Nova Scotia, you may like Greenland I’ve been to Greenland, and if you love ice, granite, brightly painted houses and mosquito-free winters, it is a big, beautiful […]
SACRIFICE ONE EYE TO BLIND YOUR NEIGHBOR?
Four times in my lifetime America has discovered helping someone helped everyone. In Bulgaria, you can hear an ugly story of neighborly distrust. A farmer discovered a bottle, rubbed it […]
FALL AND RISE OF GRANDRE MAN
How I stopped searching for glory and found it barefoot on the lawn Like many men, I prefer the heroic version of my life. Triumph. Audacity. Grandeur. Master of the Universe stuff. When I look backward, I do not see one complete life. I see something more like the Andes—a […]