Everything is unprecedented until it happens for the first time.Tom Hanks as Chelsey Sullenberger in Sully
On Understanding Truth
All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them. Galileo Galilei
Pharmaceutical Commercials
I am so tired of pharmaceutical commercials that say, “If you are allergic to xyz, do not take xyz.” It’s that a no-brainer? I mean, if it were a commercial for beef, would it say, “if you are a vegetarian, do not eat this meat.”?
On Prejudice and Perception
SAME ≠ SAFE
WEIRD ≠ WRONG
DIFFERENT ≠ DEVIANT
On Securing Liberty
He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty, he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself.Thomas Paine (1795)
Miel San Marcos – “Me Acerco” – Video Oficial Grabado en Vivo desde Madison Square Garden
Miel San Marcos En Vivo Desde El Perú (Feb 2019)
In a Man’s World
Bravo has a cutting new series titled In a Man’s World. Women from various walks of life receive full-body muscle suits, and craniofacial prosthetics to create a physique that is out of this world. The women also receive vocal and movement coaching and then simulate their regular selves….as a man. The circumstances and settings are a bit artificial (after all, some explanation has to be offered for the presence of video cameras) but some balance is achieved with additional hidden cameras. What I find most interesting about the series, though, is the coaches’ observations of the subtle differences between men and women. Esco Jouléy’s keen insight into body movement is fascinating and empowering for skirted men wishing to amplify their masculine aura.
On Mistreatment
The biggest difference between Christ and most Christians is that Christ didn’t mistreat people.George Carneal
On Perception
The further back you can look, the further forward you can see.unknown
N.B. Often attributed to Winston Churchill, but never confirmed.
Beating a Dead Horse Led to Water
I led the horse to water. I made the horse drink. The horse drowned in the process. I beat the dead horse until its flesh fully macerated and its bones completely pulverized. The currents carried away the horse. The horse is no longer my problem. Vox
Bastardization
Way back in 1998 I adopted what I thought was a colloquial neologism of a fellow undergraduate. It turns out, though, that “bastardize” as meaning “to reduce from a higher to a lower state or condition” is recognized by Merriam-Webster. I wonder when its original 1585 meaning was bastardized to its present form?