Break in transmission
Early this Friday, 10 September, until about 11a.m, this blog may be unavailable for about 2 hours owing to annual maintenance.
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More on ataraxia
The British philosopher and author Prof AC Grayling comments that “Passion suggests something active to us,” he says. “But if you look at the etymology of the term, it’s passive – it’s something that happens to you – like love or anger or lust – that was visited on you by the gods. Unlike passion, …
Thought for the day
~ Old Italian proverb… After the game, the King and the pawn go into the same storage box.
In memoriam
Yesterday, my brother-law, Martin Dean, died of heart failure in a hospital in Taunton, England. He had been in poor health for quite a long time. He was an economic historian, a tourism officer and local Council employee, and author of a book on railways. Rest in peace, Martin. We will miss you. (Forgive me, …
How can we be more like Iceland?
How can we become more like Iceland? That’s the question we should be asking. This sub-Arctic nation of only 330,000 people beat England at soccer, along with Argentina. And the reason for its success? A national plan, introduced 20 years ago, to promote clean living. It was introduced in response to authoritative American research on …