Tag Archives: Philosophy

Progress?

Posted on May 10, 2024 by Ray V.

In 100 years we have gone from teaching Latin and Greek in high school to teaching remedial English in college. -Joseph Sobran

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The Problem With Johnny

Posted on May 6, 2024 by Ray V.

“The problem isn’t that Johnny can’t read. The problem isn’t even that Johnny can’t think. The problem is that Johnny doesn’t know what thinking is; he confuses it with feeling”  – Dr. Thomas Sowell

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On Sacred Idleness

Posted on April 24, 2024 by Ray V.

Certainly work is not always required of a man. There is such a thing as a sacred idleness, the cultivation of which is now fearfully neglected. -George MacDonald Neglected indeed. 

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Talking Speeds

Posted on March 12, 2024 by Ray V.

“Life is like a ten-speed bike. Most of us have gears we never use” -Charles Schulz

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On Aging.

Posted on March 6, 2024 by Ray V.

“Old age has a great sense of calm and freedom” -Plato As I venture into that final year before Medicare kicks in,  I appreciate the hundreds of you who sent birthday wishes across the different platforms. It’s nice to know … Continue reading →

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Ponder This

Posted on March 4, 2024 by Ray V.

To others, we are not ourselves but a performer in their lives cast for a part we do not even know that we are playing. -Elizabeth Bibesco (1897-1945)

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Be A Carrier

Posted on February 28, 2024 by Ray V.

A healthy attitude is contagious, but don’t wait to catch it from others. Be a carrier. –Tom Stoppard Seconded by Larry The Lobster.

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GK On Party Politics

Posted on February 12, 2024 by Ray V.

The party system was founded on one national notion of fair play. It was the notion that folly and futility should be fairly divided between both sides. -G.K. Chesterton

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On Life, A Lesson To Learn . .

Posted on January 12, 2024 by Ray V.

. . . one that I am still working on.   “Don’t ever confuse the two, your life and your work. The second is only part of the first” -Anna Quindlen

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On Ignorance

Posted on December 20, 2023 by Ray V.

True ignorance is not the absence of knowledge, but the refusal to acquire it. -Karl Popper, (1902-1994), Philosopher  

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