“Work for the work, not the award. Those who work for the work, and not the award, are—get this—more likely to win the award.”
Ploductivity, p. 81
That I Have Built
“When we have built something, the pride of man wants to look out over it all, like Nebuchadnezzar on the walls of Babylon, and somehow to take credit. This is the beginning of insanity.”
Let the Stones Cry Out, p. 97
Ah, Sorry. Almost Forgot.
An Epistolary November Moment
Letter to the Editor: Re: "On Aspen the Lost Dog and Other Imponderables" Pastor Wilson, your restraint is admirable. When the "other side" has a grievance far less valid or documented than ...
Ephraim is a Cake Half Turned
“The kind of ambition that wants to clamber over half-finished work in your initial radius of influence, in order to get that next promotion, is an ambition that is being driven by the wrong kind of motivation entirely.”
Ploductivity, p. 79
Christ Gives Dignity to Life
“If you want paganism without an attendant contempt for life at the margins, you want something that has never existed.”
Let the Stones Cry Out, p. 95
On Aspen the Lost Dog and Other Imponderables
Introduction: I begin with a disclaimer, but not with the kind of disclaimer that is banned from these November observations of mine. Even though my adversaries believe I run everything in Moscow, ...
Audio Reading of Post
Especially With a Cheese Course
Is Flabbergast a Verb?
So I would like to invite you to peruse this news release, and then mutter holy moly to yourself three times. That should about cover the situation. I am not going to say too much more about this dog’s breakfast at present, but am rather saving up. I am walking around gathering colorful metaphors like …
A Potpourri of Letters, Rose Leaves and All
Letter to the Editor: I'm sure that I am not the first person to say this, but your letters page is a fun place to say things, so I'll say it here, hoping to know whether you think I am onto ...