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Monthly Archives: December 2017
Lessons I’ve learned the hard way #22
Ultimately, we’re all just renting.
Lessons I’ve learned the hard way #21
Develop your endurance first, then increase your speed. (An athletic training lesson that applies in many areas of life.)
Lessons I’ve learned the hard way #20
George Bernard Shaw said it best: “Never wrestle with pigs. You both get dirty and the pig likes it.”
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Tagged observations about society, politics
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Lessons I’ve learned the hard way #19
Making plans by phone is probably 100x more efficient than doing so by text or email.
Lessons I’ve learned the hard way #18
Always make sure your clamps are ready before you spread the glue.
Lessons I’ve learned the hard way #17
My dad used to say, if you want to make an omelette you have to break a few eggs.
Lessons I’ve learned the hard way #16
Big tech companies and social media platforms are not our friends.
Lessons I’ve learned the hard way #15
Hegel was right: “We learn from history that we do not learn from history.”
Missing Amahl
When I was growing up, my parents were involved over the years in several productions of the Christmas opera “Amahl and the Night Visitors” by Gian Carlo Menotti. I think I was probably a participant in the shepherds’ chorus once … Continue reading
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Lessons I’ve learned the hard way #14
If a corporation gives you something for free, that means that you’re the product that’s being sold.