Roman Emperor

“The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.”
- Marcus Aurelius [121-180]

victory

"Never does a man portray his character more vividly than when proclaiming the character of another."
- Winston Churchill [1874-1965]

Jelle's Marble Runs

billionaire row

740 Park is where Jackie O grew up.

Dutch elder care

" ... we thought of a way to house seniors in surroundings that encourage interactivity, physical activity and participation. From this idea, we found a 400 yrs old fortress: www.fortisabella.nl.
It will house 25 end stage Alzheimers patients. There are also houses for students, a child care facility and a hospital for cats and dogs that have a surgeon, orthopedist, gen medicine, cardiologist, dermatologist, neurologist, all just for cats and dogs!"

- Dr. Olivier Koning

mountain biking gopro pov

The Queen's chef makes scones

nourish the roots of our culture

"If sometimes our great artists have been the most critical of our society, it is because their sensitivity and their concern for justice, which must motivate any true artist, makes him aware that our Nation falls short of its highest potential. I see little of more importance to the future of our country and our civilization than full recognition of the place of the artist."

- Robert Frost's full 1961 JFK inauguration text here. 

WCK

José Andrés says my modest $10 donation to World Central Kitchen will feed 10 people.

fabulist

"By the work one knows the workman.”
—Jean de La Fontaine [1621-1695]

Afternoon of a Faun

mum

"I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn't say any other way - things I had no words for."
- Georgia O'Keeffe [1887-1986]

The Great Plague

on literacy

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

- Emily Dickinson [1830-1886]

harrowing dystopias and opposition to totalitarianism

"The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history."
- George Orwell [1903-1950]

axiom

last in his West Point class

"The friend in my adversity I shall always cherish most. I can better trust those who helped to relieve the gloom of my dark hours than those who are so ready to enjoy with me the sunshine of my prosperity."
- Ulysses S. Grant [1822-1885]

paucity

"There's a reason Profiles in Courage is one volume."
- John F. Kennedy [1917-1963]

skip it

I ordered this from "Skip the Dishes":

But got this:

The interface needs to be crystal clear guiding you through the topping options. I spent a useless 45 minutes on mother's day trying to rectify this. The cost of new customer acquisition is more expensive than customer retention. "Door Dash" here I come.

motivation

"Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition. Whether it be true or not, I can say, for one, that I have no other so great as that of being truly esteemed of my fellow-men, by rendering myself worthy of their esteem."
- Abraham Lincoln [1809-1865]

"saluted for my contributions"

"Sid Caesar didn't want fame, fortune. He just wanted to be appreciated."
- Mel Brooks [born 1926]

contrition

"Now that I'm older and mature, I admit that I was wrong."
- NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley, who was arrested for a DUI and 6 times for confronting fans

axiom

Tom Foolery

routine

"I drink 5 martinis, smoke 20 cigars daily."
- George Burns [1896-1996]
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on leadership

bolt

"And once the storm is over, you won't remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won't even be sure, whether the storm is really over. ... When you come out of the storm, you won't be the same person who walked in. That's what this storm's all about.”
- Haruki Murakami [born 1949]

on food

"No matter 3-star Michelin or a McDonald's Double Quarter Pounder, in a matter of hours it becomes excrement."
- Anthony Bourdain [1956-2018]

why skate?

Philosophers

"Look at the bad stuff and see if it can be survived."
- Stoicism: the endurance of pain or hardship without the display of feelings and without complaint.