The American Way: Mindless Pursuit [ An excellent essay. When you think of the consumerism, entertainment, consumption, and narcissism that is overtaking society – a good, honest “reality check” is in order. Sadly –...
Solitude & Leadership [ This guest post and podcast about solitude & leadership is a must “listen.” In today’s world – with the “social cesspool,” and many other “fingers” on your brain, the lost...
5 Ways to Simplify Today Post by Leo Babauta. [: We’ve talked in the past about simplifying – here’s another vantage point. We still say you can keep your smart phone, but just delete the...
More Devil’s Dictionary By Zman [ Classic. We’ve been pointing out stupid buzzwords as well – overused words like “sustainable.” But this is a great list. Certainly a different version of “vibrant” than what...
Minimalism {review} – is it way TOO extreme? [: Below is a documentary review about two schlubs who had enough and tried doing the extreme opposite. I like the concept, but these dopes took...
It’s Not Fair: Smart People Need to Check Their “Cognitive Privilege” By Daisy Luther [ This “offended” and “privileged” period we’re going through is annoying. But we’re confident it won’t last too long. It’s...
The Imbecile Tax By Eric Peters [: These “mandated” vehicular “safety” features of cars have gone WAY too far. And what has gone even further – is the fact that MOST people just “accept”...
Facepig, Snapfool and You By Karl Denninger [ We’ve been tooting this song for a while, here is yet another angle. But “knowing” what hundreds of other acquaintances are up to every day is...
There will be more By Eric Peters [: Some food for thought for today. Think about the world around you.] Violence is, unfortunately, fungible. As this society becomes more and more officially violent, it...
Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation? More comfortable online than out partying, post-Millennials are safer, physically, than adolescents have ever been. But they’re on the brink of a mental-health crisis. By Jean M. Twenge [:...
