Ideas I've had this week
Cotton is a superior fibre.
Also, certain British spellings are superior to the American: for example, fibre, spectre and theatre. Not centre though.
Do not remove your shoes.
Unless, of course, there's a good reason. For example, they're very muddy and you're about to enter a place in which mud isn't welcome, or a Japanese person's home. Generally, a person should put comfortable footwear on in the morning & not remove their shoes until the end of day—barring, of course, a change of clothes.
Every person should carry a pocket knife, a pen and a lighter.
An alternative: befriend people who carry knives so that you've always got one handy. Also, if you're shipwrecked or in a similar predicament, you'll be pleased. If you get arrested, it will give the police some fun things to inventory when they process you.
A person should wear fresh clothing whenever possible.
I like white oxford cloth shirts and I don't care who knows it.
Sandwiches are a superior food.
Yet eating them with a fork looks stupid.
The old is superior to the new and the foreign is superior to the domestic.
This is true because of a sort of dimensional osmosis. The old things that survive are, generally, the best of the old things. The foreign things that are imported/translated are, generally, the best of the foreign things.
Plastic has many useful applications.
It is also frequently a choking hazard.
"The question to ask about literature is not 'Is it new?', or even 'What does it mean?' or 'Is it art?', but 'Is it any good?'."
Oh, yes.
Cities are more beautiful than forests.
They frequently smell worse, though.
Hyperlinks are among the greatest wonders of the digital age.
Without them we and the internet would be poorer.
Conceiving of the world as finite realm with infinite possibilities is just fine.
Space is finite. Resources are finite. Life is long, but finite. And your credit card debt is, of course, your own damn fault.
Democracy has failed in all things.
Except self-promotion.
Facts do not require our recognition and will go on being facts whether we like it or not.
Neither knowing nor not knowing is that important.
Bowling is a fine game.
Beer is a fine companion.
Museums fail to educate the public.
Museums exhibits frequently disappoint me. Less so art museums.
Too many books are published every year.
The glut of books published in the English language every year is damaging to ideas and to the market.
I haven't forgotten you.
Also, certain British spellings are superior to the American: for example, fibre, spectre and theatre. Not centre though.
Do not remove your shoes.
Unless, of course, there's a good reason. For example, they're very muddy and you're about to enter a place in which mud isn't welcome, or a Japanese person's home. Generally, a person should put comfortable footwear on in the morning & not remove their shoes until the end of day—barring, of course, a change of clothes.
Every person should carry a pocket knife, a pen and a lighter.
An alternative: befriend people who carry knives so that you've always got one handy. Also, if you're shipwrecked or in a similar predicament, you'll be pleased. If you get arrested, it will give the police some fun things to inventory when they process you.
A person should wear fresh clothing whenever possible.
I like white oxford cloth shirts and I don't care who knows it.
Sandwiches are a superior food.
Yet eating them with a fork looks stupid.
The old is superior to the new and the foreign is superior to the domestic.
This is true because of a sort of dimensional osmosis. The old things that survive are, generally, the best of the old things. The foreign things that are imported/translated are, generally, the best of the foreign things.
Plastic has many useful applications.
It is also frequently a choking hazard.
"The question to ask about literature is not 'Is it new?', or even 'What does it mean?' or 'Is it art?', but 'Is it any good?'."
Oh, yes.
Cities are more beautiful than forests.
They frequently smell worse, though.
Hyperlinks are among the greatest wonders of the digital age.
Without them we and the internet would be poorer.
Conceiving of the world as finite realm with infinite possibilities is just fine.
Space is finite. Resources are finite. Life is long, but finite. And your credit card debt is, of course, your own damn fault.
Democracy has failed in all things.
Except self-promotion.
Facts do not require our recognition and will go on being facts whether we like it or not.
Neither knowing nor not knowing is that important.
Bowling is a fine game.
Beer is a fine companion.
Museums fail to educate the public.
Museums exhibits frequently disappoint me. Less so art museums.
Too many books are published every year.
The glut of books published in the English language every year is damaging to ideas and to the market.
I haven't forgotten you.
posted by jw at
10:21 PM
2 Comments:
"Cities are more beautiful than forests.
They frequently smell worse, though."
I agree with this.
You going for a job with Esquire's "Rules"? Some are quite wise, sir.
Hope you're well.
Peace.
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