The point of art is to show us that each of us isn’t normal. And that’s normal – The Philosophy of: Leo Tolstoy

Our picture of what is normal isn’t true to how most of us actually are. The brilliance of Leo Tolstoy as … More

Missing the point: Statues pt.2: More stupid statues – Why does this one of Henry David Thoreau exist? (And actually… hang on, wait. Look at it. He’s actually asking the same question.)

(The following is from Henry David Thoreau’s Walden, and the part is almost in its entirety because a) it kicks ass … More

The aphoristic, short, sharp and punchy style of writing that makes so much of Shakespeare’s writing meaningful and powerful is … More

I forgot what he said exactly but Henry David Thoreau said that wood is the gift that gives warmth twice … More

Joshua Spodek wrote the best-selling Leadership Step by Step and his blog’s one of the three sites I check every day¹: We’ve … More

Here are some palindromes¹: • ‘Are Mac ‘n’ Oliver ever evil on camera?’ • ‘Dammit, I’m mad!’ and: • ‘Desserts, … More

A couple weeks ago, I made it to 100 written and published posts in the first 100 straight days of this blog … More

Think of a common and realistic love story. One where boy meets girl. Girl likes boy (a bit). Boy really … More

The words ‘I’m’ and ‘bored’, when put together in that exact order, make up my most hated expression in the English language. (Sidenote: … More

Occasionally I’ve done things which could be seen as cool. And other times I do things which are nerdy. I … More