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Foolish All Alone

Posted on May 13, 2021 by swabby429

“He that cannot reason is a fool. He that will not is a bigot. He that dare not is a slave.”–19th century industrialist, Andrew Carnegie I stumbled across the Carnegie quote while skimming a yellowed, vintage Omaha newspaper to determine … Continue reading →

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Suffer Fools Gladly

Posted on July 15, 2019 by swabby429

The coffee mug at the thrift store caught my eye because of its short message, “I do not suffer fools gladly”. I did not purchase the mug because of a noticeable chip on the rim at the location my lips … Continue reading →

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Such Folly

Posted on July 9, 2019 by swabby429

“True wisdom is less presuming than folly. The wise man doubteth often, and changeth his mind; the fool is obstinate, and doubteth not; he knoweth all things but his own ignorance.”–the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaton If we judge the modern world … Continue reading →

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So Foolish

Posted on April 1, 2019 by swabby429

“You know the value of every article of merchandise, but if you don’t know the value of your own soul, it’s all foolishness.”–Rumi I know you’re aware by now that today is All Fools Day, so yes, the pithy quote above … Continue reading →

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Such Folly

Posted on March 30, 2019 by swabby429

During a discussion about Space travel yesterday an acquaintance, Chuck claimed that humans settling on Mars is a folly. The conversation went quiet for awhile as the rest of us were taken aback by Chuck’s use of the word “folly”. … Continue reading →

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Today Is Fool’s Paradise Day

Posted on July 13, 2015 by swabby429

When we’re young, we’re most likely to yearn for a better place to live than where we grow up.  In my own instance, the often stultifying, backwardness of the Midwest inspired dreams of far-away, progressive England. I daydreamed about the … Continue reading →

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Stupid

Posted on June 16, 2013 by swabby429

I love history for a variety of reasons.  One of those that I rarely discuss is that so many of the accounts of human history reveals such vast amounts of stupidity.  I do my best to keep contempt and misanthropy … Continue reading →

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