“America why are your libraries full of tears?” ~ Allen Ginsberg, “America”
"Remember and remind yourself of a phrase favored by Epictetus: “persist and resist.” Persist in your efforts. Resist giving in to distraction, discouragement, or disorder." Ryan Holiday
“Some people spend their entire lives waiting for the time to be right to make an improvement.” James Clear
You know football season is upon us when we have game time decisions being made for debates. The channels need to have a Start or Sit segment now
Giuliani's fall to RICO charges brings to mind those words spoken to David Kleinfeld by the immortal Carlito Brigante: "You ain't a lawyer no more, Dave. You a gangster now. On the other side. A whole new ball game. You can't learn about it in school, and you can't have a late start."
It's fitting that RICO, which Rudy Giuliani mastered and used to propel him to the heights he reached, would ultimately be the final nail in the coffin containing any kind of legacy he had left.