2nd month

anxiety, imposter syndrome

Sinatra's Smells Like Teen Spirit

 

hummingbirds

 

A free semi-retirement hobby conceived during a nap has turned into serious sales.  

villain counselor

“If circumstances lead me, I will find Where truth is hid”

– Polonius in Hamlet, Act II, Scene ii

MD MBA leaves London for Sweden

 

quiet in the roaring 20s

President Calvin Coolidge [1872-1933] was often referred to as "Silent Cal" due to his reputation for being a man of few words. He was known for his reserved and stoic demeanor, both in public and private settings. Coolidge was not known for delivering lengthy speeches or engaging in verbose communication.

One of the most famous anecdotes contributing to his nickname occurred during a social event. According to the story, a woman seated next to Coolidge at a dinner party told him that she had made a bet with her friends that she could get him to say more than two words. Coolidge reportedly responded, "You lose." This incident exemplifies the perception of his reticence and contributed to the development of the "Silent Cal" moniker.

Coolidge served as the 30th President of the United States from 1923 to 1929, completing the term left vacant by the death of President Warren G. Harding and then being elected for a full term in 1924. His reserved style of communication and his emphasis on limited government and fiscal conservatism defined his presidency.

- HatTip Chat GPT

failure

“There's nothing left to do but get drunk.”

- Franklin Pierce [1804-1869] on leaving the White House

transcendentalism and realism

"Do I contradict myself? Very well, then, I contradict myself; (I am large. I contain multitudes)."

- Walt Whitman [1819-1892]

surface incongruity

"I like to read music and listen to books on tape."
- Steven Wright [born 1955]

communication style

"I only do email."
- Mark Cuban [born 1958]

meditation styles

 

stamp the sport

 A new kind of athlete:

global tech layoffs are accelerating

Attributable partly to AI which works 24/7/365 and demands no compensation:

https://layoffs.fyi

fanciful but works

"For world peace, teach one million children to meditate and they will teach parents, siblings, everyone else."  

- Director David Lynch who overseas the "Transcendental Meditation" brand

appealing cold war era propaganda

 

sewing seeds of doubt

 

future or flop?

 To start, no Apps.

elixer

"America's present need is not heroics but healing; not nostrums but normalcy; not revolution but restoration." 

- Warren G. Harding [1865-1923]

free grant money season

 

black comedy

 

eradicate the abused