Law #22 – Give In, Never Up; or, Defeat is the Path to Victory

Early in the 18th-century, the French writer, philosopher and historian Voltaire found himself exiled in England.  Walking through the streets one day he was surrounded by an angry mob agitating for his death.  Voltaire remained calm, declaring to the crowd:  “Men of England!  You wish to kill me because I am a Frenchman.  Am I …

Starving In Moderation … And It’s A Good Thing

Mentioned around these parts that fat is the current reality.  BMI WTF, basically.  Since Half and theKid left (allthesads) meals have become fairly optional, and been able to just scavenge and scrounge around the house for foodage.  That, and some hot yoga (do not—repeat—do not look that up on Tubes of You) and some house-based …

Rule of Threes

Buncha famous folks dropping like flies here recently … Mr. Blonde / Sidewinder / [“Sil” looking to get Press(ed)], Theo Huxtable, bat-eating Ozzy, Terry “little bit racist” Bollea, the guy that absolutenightmarehorrorshow (but really good NGL) “Wolf Creek” was based on, that bombshell from that show from last century … watzerbuhkit … “WKRP in Cincinnati” …

Kindness … or Cruelty?

Found an … interesting? Tuber of You – The Functional Melancholic (geddat?) – who offers a fairly, well, dismal outlook with which mefound meself in subtle agreement.  Essentially, TFM discoursed re the global trend towards anti-natalism, that birth rates are declining in most places around the world (but for some areas of Africa and parts …