April 2019
77 articles published this month.
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Worth Quoting
Samuel Butler On Dogs And Uninhibited Companionship
“The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too.” – Samuel Butler
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Worth Watching
Yes, You Can You Eliminate Bureaucracy in Your Business
When I was a child, I was an idealist. In my early adulthood, I became an economic ideologue – first as a Socialist and then as a free market advocate. But as I grew older and more focused on achievement, I…
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Fun and/or Interesting
Everything We Need Is Already Here
Everything is already with us - including heaven and hell. Here's a bit of heaven...
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From My Work-in-Progress Basket
Two Vitally Important – and Completely Opposite – Business Management Strategies
Managing a growing company requires competence in two business strategies: centralization and decentralization. Decentralization, as the name implies, is the process of spreading out the business from the…
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A Word to the Wise
Minion (noun)
Minion (noun) – A minion (MIN-yun) is a servile follower or subordinate of a person in power. As used by Ivanka Trump: “I am not a clone, and I am not a minion.”
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Fun and/or Interesting
The Longest Single-Syllable Word in English
The longest one-syllable word in the English language is “screeched.”
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Mark Ford On Hearts, Brains, And Political Divides
“Liberals think conservatives don’t use their hearts. Conservatives think liberals don’t use their brains. I think they are both right.” – Mark Ford
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Bill Bonner’s Diary
Bill Bonner’s Diary - Some things definitely evolve… but has the US economy or its culture improved in the last 70 years? In this essay, Bill Bonner converses with a ghost… LINK
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Fun and/or Interesting
Some good tricks here
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A Word to the Wise
Nemesis vs. enemy (nouns)
Nemesis vs. enemy (nouns) – An enemy (EN-uh-mee) is a foe that you can defeat or who can defeat you. A nemesis (NEM-us-sis) is unconquerable, a lifelong opponent or rival. Example for enemy: “The supreme art…
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Fun and/or Interesting
Americans Spent $40 Billion While Drunk Last Year
According to a recent survey by Finder.com, Americans spent almost $40 billion in 2018 while drunk. As Jimmy Kimmel observed, it “could explain the popularity of Uggs.”
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Albert Einstein On The Power Of Persistence
“It’s not that I’m so smart. But I stay with the questions longer.” – Albert Einstein
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Worth Reading
The New York Times Magazine's Double Standard On Discrimination
The New York Times Magazine - I mentioned recently that I am having difficulty reading The New York Times LINK. IMHO, this once-great newspaper has become a garbage dump of bad ideology and dumb ideas. Case in…
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Fun and/or Interesting
NYC Subway Chaos Captured in One Perfect Video
If you have ever been on a NYC subway, you'll love this...
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A Word to the Wise
Sundoku (noun)
I got this from Tim Ferriss’s blog. It’s a great word. (I posted an essay about this recently: “Are You an Information Addict?”) Ferriss says: Japanese has wonderfully short words that can replace paragraphs…
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Fun and/or Interesting
The World's Staggering Linguistic Diversity
There are 41,806 different spoken languages in the world today.
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Eric Hoffer On Hidden Hypocrisy And Self-Deception
“We usually strive to reveal in others the blemishes we hide in ourselves.” – Eric Hoffer
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Worth Reading
The Vegetarian Myth: Food, Justice, and Sustainability
An impressively researched and cogent argument against vegetarianism by a former vegan. The book is broken into four parts, each representing four lines of argument: the healthfulness of a vegetarian diet, the…
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Arts & Letters
Latin American Artists Showcase At Philadelphia Fine Art Fair
If you are in or around Philadelphia this weekend, check out the Philadelphia Fine Art Fair, where my Miami gallery (Rojas Ford) will be exhibiting some of our better Latin American artists. LINK.
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Fun and/or Interesting
When Is a Vegan Not a Vegan? (Answer: When she has to eat crow.)
My tendency in reading health-related literature is to stay with authors and ideas that support my natural preferences. That’s why I was an early advocate of the Mediterranean diet and then jumped on the Paleo…
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Notes From My Journal
Jefe
“My little old dog: A heart-beat at my feet.” – Edith Wharton When we entered the butterfly pavilion, the manager approached us and said, “I’m sorry, but we don’t allow dogs in here.” “He’s a service dog,”…
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Notes From My Journal
Monday, April 1, 2019
Delray Beach, FL.- I’m happy to report that I’ve been contacted by a senior curator at the Smithsonian, who has informed me that they want to put all my published works into the institution, seal them in a…
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Fun and/or Interesting
Memorable April Fool’s Day Pranks Pulled by the Media
* In the early 1950s, the BBC aired a “news” item about the spaghetti harvest in Switzerland. * In 1985, Sports Illustrated published a story by George Plimpton about a Mets pitching phenom named Sidd Finch…
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A Word to the Wise
Cozen (verb)
Cozen (verb) – To cozen (KUH-zuhn) is to cheat, deceive, trick. As used by William Bolitho: “The shortest way out of Manchester is notoriously a bottle of Gordon’s gin; out of any businessman’s life there is…
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Worth Quoting
Louis Nizer On Craftsmanship And Artistic Heart
“A man that works with his hands and brain is a craftsman. A man that works with his hands, and brain, and heart is an artist.” – Louis Nizer
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Worth Reading
Killing Sacred Cows
Gunderson explodes 9 myths that keep people from achieving wealth. Since I agree and have written on most of these topics, I found the book generally useful and smart. The writing, though, is second rate. And…
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Fun and/or Interesting
Finding Meaning Through Work That Matters
Man’s search for meaning. Most of the human population don’t search. And for a very good reason. Meaning for them is immediate, coming as it does from the struggle to survive. Of those for whom survival is not…
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