In the novel 1984, George Orwell’s “protagonist Winston Smith works at a propaganda department for the state, called the ‘Ministry of Truth,’ where inconvenient news can be discarded down a ‘memory hole.’” When I married, I married for love. “People marry for a variety of reasons and with varying results. But to marry for love […]
James Branch Cabell
Motto 2016
“The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds, and the pessimist fears this is true.” —James Branch Branch Cabell, 1926. ++++ Wikipedia: James Branch Cabell (/ˈkæbəl/; April 14, 1879 – May 5, 1958) was an American author of […]
January, 2015 Motto
[C]onsider the CNBC economy survey, showing that 53 percent of Americans are pessimistic about the current and future economic situation, while only 23 percent are optimistic. —Washington Week, January 2, 2015 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Branch_Cabell Note 1. I am a contrarian. I believe economic and political conditions will improve over the next 10 years. Note 2. I believe […]