friction and fog

"Everything is very simple in war, but the simplest thing is difficult. These difficulties accumulate and produce a friction which no man can imagine exactly who has not seen war."

- Karl von Clausewitz [1780-1831]

wanted to nuke China

 

"You're remembered for the rules you broke."

- General Douglas MacArthur [1880-1964]

take the day by the throat and shake it.

"Never trust people who smile constantly. They're either selling something or not very bright."

– Laurell K. Hamilton [born 1963]

Incentives to move to small towns

 Make your move here.

you think you have problems?

 Part 1

 

Part 2

 

comps go for 10x

 

For $225 by this small Detroit watch maker here.

formerly of Orange County Choppers

 Rick Petko now makes knives here.

limited prospects, but there's always tomorrow

 

A dejected, suicidal Bill Murray found solace in Jules Breton's Song of the Lark, 1884.

nothing hides the color of the lights that shine

nineteen-eighties ambient saxophone

MBA is a waste of time

 

on history

“The past is never dead. It's not even past.”
― William Faulkner, Requiem for a Nun

on over-engineering

 

"I can't use, don't use 90% of my phone features."

- Marc Maron

swirling spirals