Functionally Literate - Quote
Good old Thucydides, writing in the fifth century BC, knew a thing or two about human nature. Here he is talking a little about The Revolution in Corcyra:
Words had to change their ordinary meaning and to take that which was now given them. Reckless…
Appetite for Distraction - Another Day.
He wakes up. He is lying in a bed which he doesn’t own under sheets he doesn’t own. He feels pinned down by the sheets. They are heavy and unyielding like concrete. He finally gets out of bed and finds some clean clothes at the back of the closet that he…
Appetite For Distraction - Another Day.
He wakes up. He pays all of his fines. He now has no money. He finishes The Book The Great Divergence. He was correct about the possible solutions offered. They are not practicable because those in power will not allow them. This is a shame. He is sad…
Appetite for Distraction - Another Day.
He wakes up. He feels his beard rubbing on the pillow as old time radio reveals another shrewish woman is the murderer on some detective show. They do seem to hate independent women in these old shows a lot. I wonder if they realise that they hate women…
Appetite for Distraction - Another Day.
He wakes up. He is still irritated that he missed his opportunity to get a state driving license. He eats an everything bagel. Only in America could such a thing exist. Don’t want to make a choice? Don’t worry you can have everything. No Consequences. No…
Appetite for Distraction - Another Day.
He wakes up. He is late. He needs to get his state driving license. He should have got it years ago. He gets on the bus and he swaps buses and he arrives at the Motor Vehicle place just as the state troopers are shutting the door. He is so proud of…
Functionally Literate - Quote
I usually share the opening lines of books but I was reading The Kingdom of God Is Within You by Tolstoy and I read this sentence:
The good cannot seize power, nor retain it, to do this men must love power. And love of power is inconsistent with goodness;…
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