How Much Power Does A Man Need

In How Much Land Does A Man Need Leo Tolstoy offers a lesson in the downside of greed and...

Think in the morning. Act in the noon. Eat in the evening. Sleep in the night.

- William Blake

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Mr. Ego

Mr. Ego

You can’t keep standing on tiptoeor walk in leaps and bounds.You can’t shine by showing offor get ahead by pushing.Self-satisfied people do no good,self-promoters never grow up.Such stuff is to the Taoas garbage is to foodor a tumor to the body,hateful.The follower of...

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Confidence

Confidence

 I think I can, I think I can. I think I can.I knew I could. I knew I could. I knew I could.                   The Little Engine That Could It’s better to have tried and failed than not to have tried at all.                    Paraphrase of Alfred Lord Tennyson Fail...

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We Aren’t Electing A Saint

We Aren’t Electing A Saint

 This phrase has been used to justify a vote for Donald Trump for President. The very fact that there is a need to justify a vote for Donald Trump exposes the concerns many have about making him President once again. Dozens of people he appointed to cabinet and high...

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TANSTAAFL-There Ain’t No Such Thing As A Free Lunch

TANSTAAFL-There Ain’t No Such Thing As A Free Lunch

 There ain’t no such thing as a free lunch                     Economics in Eight Words Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me. But when the young...

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Our Mind Worm Problem

Our Mind Worm Problem

  The Sick RoseBY William Blake O Rose thou art sick. The invisible worm, That flies in the night In the howling storm:  Has found out thy bed Of crimson joy: And his dark secret love Does thy life destroy. Social media, artificial intelligence and virtual reality are...

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The Frolic Cafe – an update

The Frolic Cafe – an update

  I'm working on a new book - The Frolic Cafe. I started this project some time ago but abandoned the idea for lack of time. I am now well into the writing/editing phase. Below are several collages you may recognize. These were the featured art for the first draft of...

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The Politics of Passion

The Politics of Passion

 Reason is, and ought only to be, the slave of the passions and can never pretend to any other office than to serve and obey them   David HumeThe best lack all conviction, while the worst   Are full of passionate intensity   William Butler Yeats Looking forward,...

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A Personal AI answers the Proust Questionnaire

A Personal AI answers the Proust Questionnaire

 The Proust Questionnaire has its origins in a parlor game popularized (though not devised) by Marcel Proust, the French essayist and novelist, who believed that, in answering these questions, an individual reveals his or her true nature. In this age of Artificial...

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AI Mania

AI Mania

It’s just a computer.To paraphrase Richard Quest:Just a computer? It all begins with a humble computer. Whether writing your first program or running big programs for those at the top, making their mark, closing deals around the clock. Every computer has power and...

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The Case For Brainstorming

The Case For Brainstorming

 "I just want to say, you know, can we all get along? Can we get along? Can we stop making it horrible for the older people and the kids?”                                Rodney King, 1992  I first met Hanley Norins in 1977 when I was rebuilding the Sea Gull Restaurant...

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New Paul McHugh Book Event

New Paul McHugh Book Event

  Think in the Morning friend and author Paul McHugh is coming to Mendocino's Gallery Bookshop. I hope to see you there next week to listen to Paul read from his new book."Author Paul Mchugh, a Mendocino alumnus, shall join an Authors Showcase at The Gallery Bookshop...

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