The Life, the Universe, and Everything
Dear Diary…
Dedicated to Lincoln Phayze who always goes with the flow except for the times when he doesn’t. Both of us are lost…
That was an advice from somebody like me. The gentleman in question works in the arts (I almost said “arts industry” and I was appalled by the ugliness of the expression). Correction: he [...]
By Igor Shchegolev
There are many opinions about the question, “Why don’t people work?”
Aesop’s famous fable clearly illustrates what the result of not working is. The ant and grasshopper are opposites in that one of them doesn’t want to work. People of many generations have accepted the moral of Aesop’s fable as the rule.
According t Aesop’s [...]
Little white lies: lies about trivial matters, like false excuses to spare a person’s feelings; flattery; “how are you feeling”; “how’s it going”; etc. – these lies must be truly harmless and inconsequential, never intended to be given a second thought.
Placebos: deceptions to make a person feel better (like sugar pills); euphemisms; some self-help gimmickry; [...]
Tell White Lies (Occasionally)
Protecting from Unnecessary Hurt
By Donald W. McCullogh
Taken from “Write to be Read” (Reading, Reflection, and Writing) by William R. Smalzer
Verna claims that I said her baby was ugly. I can’t imagine being that insensitive, though it was a long time ago and my memory isn’t exact in these matters. I do recall [...]
I don’t think that they came to see us. But it is the thought and effort that counts.
Dear Natasha & Jonathan!
Take a deep breath (or better a hot bath followed by a cocktail) for this is going to be a long story…
This gift is to mark the occasion that we’ve missed all of your important [...]
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