Category Archives: State of the Nation

While I am loath to talk politics, there will be times when I will want to rant, or perhaps more importantly, quote from a piece seen elsewhere that captures my thoughts far more precisely than I ever could.

Days of Rage and the Electoral College

We’re in Berkeley California at the moment, not by choice but because we are participating in a retirement celebration for one of the most prominent researchers in Cindy’s literacy field, David Pearson. Glad to be here, I guess, but as … Continue reading

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That Was Easy! Undoing the Obama Legacy

          My opinion. Take it as you will. No comments, please. There is no doubt that Donald Trump’s presidency has, to date, delivered on most of his campaign promises. Of the many deliveries, the one I … Continue reading

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An Unlikely Source of Wisdom – Ken Langone’s Book: I Love Capitalism

Here’s a great read that I have only started: Ken Langone’s I Love Capitalism. He, of HomeDepot fame, has much to say about capitalism and why it has become the solution to so much suffering, and why Margaret Thatcher’s words … Continue reading

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Days of Rage

My alma mater, The University of Nevada, Reno, recently sponsored a so-called Day of Rage to commemorate the election of Donald Trump. Yes, a major University, at taxpayer expense, took a day off from schooling to protest an election. Rather … Continue reading

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F*ck You Money and The Story of Cincinnatus

          From today’s Daily Stoic is this wonderful piece. I capture it here to remind me of the true value of Fuck-You Money. And, for some of my clients who, having accumulated all the money in … Continue reading

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Hope and Change – the 2018 Edition

Perhaps there is hope and change after all.  God knows we didn’t have it from 2008-2016, no matter how much was promised. Turns out, unsubstantiated claims of sexual abuse – indeed, the mere allegation of same – will not win … Continue reading

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When The Birds Attack

This piece, in the Wall Street Journal, is simply too good not to post here (with all due attribution to the Journal and the piece’s author, Mr. Kevin D. Williamson).  It sums up so much of what I have been … Continue reading

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Stop Reading!

This was published in today’s Daily Stoic and I thought it too good not to re-post here on my Blog. It isn’t my work (duh) but it is my general orientation toward picking, and picking up, the books I read.  … Continue reading

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Me Too – the End of America As I Knew It

Last fall, in the United States, a friend of mine was the target of a nasty letter, one that has not been shared with him, asserting all manner of improprieties. It was sent by a group of nurses and doctors … Continue reading

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To Sleep, Per Chance to Dream (of more productivity!)

The rule seems to be, as you age you get less sleep. Not that you don’t NEED sleep, but because there is something about aging that alters the sleep cycle. I have seen numerous articles of late about how Americans … Continue reading

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