Davos Humor

Thomas Friedman talks about how there is no silver bullet for the financial crisis in his column today. It’s worth reading, if for no other reason than to prepare yourself for a long, drawn-out recovery from the mess we’re in.  However, he also has a funny joke that captures the absurdity of the whole situation. [...]

Time and the Art of Living, Part II

“Our common image of experience is about as accurate as a still photograph of a man riding a bicycle. Project this image back into reality, and the man will fall off his bicycle.”
Robert Grudin
Time and the Art of Living

Time and the Art of Living, Part 1

At the risk of being accused of possessing no imagination or creativity on my blog, over the next few weeks, I’m going to share some of my favorite thoughts from a book that I read last year – “Time and the Art of Living” by Robert Grudin. It’s a set of short writings that [...]

The Circumstances of Existence

“But let the mind beware, that though the flesh be bugged, the circumstances of existence are pretty glorious.”
Ray, The Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac

Heroic Times of Long Ago

There were no formerly heroic times, and there was no formerly pure generation. There is no one here but us chickens, and so it has always been: A people busy and powerful, knowledgeable, ambivalent, important, fearful, and self-aware; a people who scheme, promote, deceive, and conquer; who pray for their loved ones, and long to [...]