Three philosphers walk into a bar: Nietsche, Kant and Sinatra. Nietsche pronounced that “To do is to be.” Kant disagreed. He said, “To be is to do!” Sinatra thought for a bit, looked at the drink in his hand, smiled at his companions and said, “Do-be-do-be-do.” I was talking with someone recently …
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Life Lesson: The Big Lie
I grew up in an ordinary Midwestern town. We were an average, well-educated family striving to belong. We did the things an honest, upstanding family ought to do. We went to church, voted for the right candidates, kept our sidewalks shoveled. We played by the rules. When later in life I lived in The …
Life Lesson: Hidden New Year Secret
The sculpture pictured here contains the secret to finding joy in the New Year. The Roman god Janus with his two faces is associated with beginnings and endings, passages and transitions. He is usually depicted with one face looking to the past and one to the future. And to the careful observer, the …