Independent Thought on Liberty & Free Markets
It is important to learn your lessons, be they from books, other people or experience. This is where you can find various life lessons that help one live more wisely, help one become more personally independent.
We talk too much. Everybody wants to talk about everything all the time. That’s a lot of talking. I may be wrong, but I get the feeling it’s too much. I had a weekend with a lot of private, quiet time this weekend. I realized that when it’s quiet and people aren’t talking it’s like giving your mind some much [...]
Sometimes a grown adult can learn a lesson from a child. I know because it happens to me. My daughter is 3 1/2 years old. Tonight we were at the dinner table talking about important things like kangaroos, gorillas and Rapunzel. I noticed that she wasn’t really eating her dinner. So, I used one of my sophisticated parenting techniques. I [...]
I love comedy movies from the 1980s. They just make me feel good. There is just something different about the 80s comedy. I guess there are a lot of things that make them unique and appealing to me. The other night while watching I put my finger on one of the reasons I love so many of the 80s comedy [...]
Your family and friends love you. They think you are swell. You probably share the best moments of your life with them. They think the world of you. When you’re down in the dumps they cheer you up. When life kicks you in the ass, they tell you that you can can accomplish anything you put your mind to. And [...]
2012 is going to be an interesting year, I think. The world is likely to see some major changes. So, what’s a black sheep to do? For this black sheep the answer is pretty clear. Recently I have been speaking about a few different themes and this is what I will focus on in 2012. Personally: Work on improving myself, [...]
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