how to become a better writer

"Do it everyday."
- John Grisham [born 1955]

curing Parkinson's

 

unforeseen consequences

"Johannes Gutenberg [c.1400-1468] never intended to convert the pious, obedient European peasant into a literate political rebel, but that is one of the main things his achieved."

twist

“Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please.”

– Mark Twain [1835-1910]

you have to live a life first

 

Ricky Gervais: "Why didn't I do this earlier?"

Wife Jane:        "Because [before you were 41] you wouldn't have been any good at it."

 

a swift horse

There is no Frigate like a Book
To take us Lands away

Nor any Coursers like a Page
Of prancing Poetry –
This Traverse may the poorest take
Without oppress of Toll –
How frugal is the Chariot
That bears the Human Soul 

- Emily Dickinson [1830-1866]

miami heat

survival in a corrupt, blighted society.

“Some people never go crazy. What truly horrible lives they must lead.”

– Charles Bukowski [1920-1994]

died before the Group of Seven's founding in 1920,.

"Take everything as it comes; the wave passes, deal with the next one."
- Tom Thompson [1877-1917]

3D Cypress tree

 Vincent Van Gogh's [1853-1890] Starry Night [1889] available for $170 in 2316 Lego pieces here.

What do you think of Western Civilization?

Gandhi [1869-1948]: "I think it would be a good idea."

the ancients procrastinated too

"Well begun is half done."

- Aristotle [384BCE-322BCE]

dermatology

 

World's highest-end skin clinic here.

average

 " ... the human being is something like halfway between the largest things we know about and the smallest." 

channeled thoughts in different direction

 Abraham Lincoln [1809-1865] went to the theatre more than 100xs during his presidency.

what took so long?

The business case was not there as over months Michelin inspectors need to be fed, transported by land and air, accommodated in hotels, and so forth. 

in a world of herd creatures

[Subtle shade cast on psychology Professor Jordan Peterson, who claimed unconvincingly not to have slept for almost a month]: 

 

 Or you could be a Lone Wolf Sigma, the rarest male type:

 

San Francisco "Snow"

 ... broken glass of ripped off vehicles form drifts especially in the top neighbourhoods:

bust

Like thousands of others, Isaac Newton [1642-1726/7] lost much of his fortune by speculating on the South Sea Company, which had been granted a monopoly to supply African slaves to the islands in the "South Seas" and South America.

 

to and fro

At $100,000 per night, the Palms Damien Hirst suite is the most expensive hotel room in the world. 

Under the same Palms roof is the reasonable all you can eat buffet featured here: 

2.7%

"At 13, I scored 8 out of 300 on the naval academy mathematics entrance exam, so I joined the army."
- David Niven [1910-1983]

ex-convict

"I'm most productive between 1am to 5am: It's quiet. The children are asleep. The phone is dead - no calls, DMs. I can focus."  
- Roy Wood, Jr. [born 1978]

"If I waited for perfection I'd never write a word."

“A word after a word after a word is power.”

– Margaret Atwood [born 1939]

on the Mall

routine

 

worthy of consideration

"I can be proud of my heritage without dismissing yours."
- Bill Clinton [born 1946]

serendipity

"I will study and get ready and someday my chance will come."

- Abraham Lincoln [1809-1865]

a place to stay near Bath

 

https://www.rudloearms.com

more advanced than the French

 

William Hogarth [1697-1764], "O the Roast Beef of Old England" [The Gate of Calais]

Mennonite bakery and restaurant

A quick drive from Waterloo, ON. No credit cards:

https://annamaes.ca

growth

 

As a youth, Stephen Colbert [born 1964] says he was awkward, anxiety ridden, socially inept, alienated. Then as a high school Junior, he connected with his grade's alpha male who wanted to get high with his polar opposite. He was no longer an outcast - he was a player.   

textured prints

Order here.

buy and sell businesses

https://www.bizbuysell.com

a person of integrity and honor.