” How have you been?” “Alright I guess.” “The unexamined life is not worth living.” ― Socrates (As the young philosophy student is taking off his coat…) “What’s with the tone in your voice? Sounding a little subdued today.” (As the coat is being draped…
“Is It True?” "What?"
“What Socrates said.” “What did Socrates say?” “He said, “The unexamined life is not worth living.” “Hhmmm… (rubbing beard whiskers) sit down here, let me grab a cup of coffee. You want one?” (cups tink from the cupboard, coffee carafe hisses as it’s poured, the…
Did Picasso Set Out To Be Picasso? No, he was supposed to be a Ruiz
Did Picasso set out to be Picasso? No, he was to be a Ruiz. Today’s thought pattern… a cluttered mind – thinking of Jordan Peterson’s remark about “cleaning your room” confused thinking – Successful at what? If I do a painting… and Picasso does a…
I Could Just Die Really? You Could?
We say the darndest things… don’t we? Could you though? Couldn’t you just die? Because you and your co-worker showed up at the office party wearing the same burgundy top. How dare she! As a man I’ve been pretty embarrassed a few times… and wanted…
What Do You Want To Be… When You Grow Up? A Think
What do you want to be… when you grow up? A fireman, a policeman, a soldier… or a Dr. perhaps? How about a Dr. Seuss? Is that a thing or a think? Does a roller need a rink? Oh the things we think! Along my…
Why Don’t Walls Work? Walls Within Walls Without
What is the purpose of a wall? Like the little girl in the dish soap commercial says, “So what does the dishwasher do?” I say, “What does a wall do?” It mimics a Godly natural wonder. The sheer cliff. Cliffs like, the white cliffs of…
How Do We Determine Value Grouse are 50 points
How do we determine value? It can be a little hazy. Like the main article picture. What are you valuing? What is the market? What is the market able to bear? Each item you attach a value to has a ‘market,’ that it is a…
Where Did You Find Success? In a song or the grouse woods?
I believe I found success in a Lynyrd Skynyrd song, titled Simple Man. More specifically in these lyrics… “Forget your lust for the rich man’s gold All that you need is in your soul And you can do this, oh baby, if you try All…
How Do I Celebrate?
“How do I celebrate?” In the words of the great, modern day thespian, Laurence Fishburne, in the critically acclaimed action thriller of 2010, titled ‘Predators,’ when he is asked, “How do we kill them?” He answers, “However you can.” So lets, “have some fun tonight!”…
Do you lose or do you learn? "Ceee...le...brate good times... come on!"
I like to learn. I have noticed though that often times I do not process the feedback I gain from a perceived loss. In archery it is easy. You shoot the arrow, and in a millisecond, you have new information to process. The information does…