it happened. what i thought was a prick to my palm due to a thorn on a weed, was in fact the fang of a copperhead snake.  after the prick,...

the stoic journal after thanksgiving, i started a stoic journal.  i would write a few things to be more mindful.  over the next several ...

background & context i served an lds mission to guatemala in the mid-90s; spending almost the entire time in the alta verapaz region; i...

on my six mile walk this morning, i was reflecting on the amount of food i ate yesterday (thanksgiving holiday) and how i felt ill from all ...

Temperance be discrete avoid excess be organized be modest be self-discipline a man who has great self-discipline or restraint isn...

what makes a good human? in summary, i think a good human is someone who strives to become virtuous ( wise, just, courageous, temperate )....

on thursday afternoon, while reviewing my calendar, i noted that friday, september 9 was looking to be a great day.  i was going to play bas...

while enjoying my vacation in colorado, i would occasionally log into my work email and check my inbox.  most emails were low priority, but ...

"i shall restore you to good relations with the gods, who are best to the best men.  for it is not Nature's way to let good ever ...

when i play basketball, i go not only to raise early in the morning and welcome my day, but i go to exercise my body.  and when i play baske...

do not let the burdens of debt hang over you like gloom.  this is not a misfortune, but it is good fortune to demonstrate your commitment an...

queeg playing with his balls while testifying in the trial i read the caine mutiny  by herman wouk over my vacation last week. good bo...

from meditations book 2:16: The soul of a man harms itself, first and foremost, when it becomes (as far as it can) a separate growth, a so...

the nba finals are in full swing (well, it might be over soon, actually, if the warrriors beat the cavs in game 5), this article is a very g...

* i found a stash of my high school and college book reviews. any askterisked titles denotes a book review from this period. february 21,...

* i found a stash of my high school and college book reviews.  any askterisked titles denotes a book review from this period. february 14...

a little context first ... i did a fabulous job losing weight from march to august of 2015.  i kept the weight off from august to novemb...

during the week of january 17 to 23, i noticed my truck would hesitate to start.  being almost 4 years old, i sense the battery was about ...

as i listen to meditations  every day on my commute and as i try my best to practice stoicism, i keep thinking that i ought to do as marcus ...

just putting some ideas down about what i'd like to have accomplished over the next two weeks during my holiday break. list out stoic...