“It is a poor workman who blames his tools.” This is a fortune cookie I first read years ago. This one has stuck with me because it has stuck in my craw. There are many ways to interpret this phrase, and none of them sit well with my needs-to-be-assuaged-of-guilt soul. Is the skillful workman lacking …
Category Archives: Philosophy
Who?
An earlier conversation brought up a story. During the spring semester of my senior year in high school, I received a letter from the publisher of “Who’s Who Among American High School Students” stating that due to my scholastic achievements (there were a few), I would be listed in their annual publication, distributed widely to …
Bend
Taking a lesson during these breezy times. When the wind is great, be like the oak, the spruce, the maple: bend with the wind, or you will break. Integrity is for simpletons. After the destruction, the people come to mourn the fallen, then chop it up for use as fuel and furniture for the building …
Promise
The greatest treasure is hope. The greatest treason is false hope. The greatest tragedy is no hope at all.
Stand
Looking at getting my shit back together. I feel like the long weekend needs to come to an end; time to get busy, active, moving forward. I’m not hurting for cash at the moment, but my income will be drying up within two weeks. It’s time to make the grab at real life again. I’ve …