Live life well. Fail often. And to those who have passed: R.I.P.
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Mr Cranky on Life, Death & so on
... my friend asked a question: "Why should I live a life that brings me no joy?" That question, along with the passing of these three people, has produced quite a bit of thought on the topic of life, its meaning, and ( Read more... )

The dangerousness of people who are certain of themselves is a recurrent theme in history. Events have recently resonated with a couple of memories, plus there has been some recent good news (see at the end). Here are two related treatments of it, edited from old entries ( Read more... )