[November 23, 2022] The Critical Drinker, aka Scotsman Will Jordan, is someone I like to listen to for informative reviews of movies. I wrote about him in March this year when he critiqued modern movies, saying those films teach people to be “arrogant, complacent, narcissistic, and selfish.” Link here. Nicely put, Will. Will believes the producers of movies… Read More »
[November 22, 2022] The ancient sages of the past gave us some darn good advice, and that is, “find your own words.” And, if those are truthful words, then there is nothing that can stop you. The power of the truth rings throughout all cultures and at all times. Are you a sovereign individual? Or not? If you… Read More »
[November 21, 2022] On April 9th, 1940, the German military machine invaded Denmark. I enjoy watching movies about war for many reasons but subtitled films of any kind are not on my watch list. A Danish war movie, April 9th (2015), is a war film that depicts the invasion. It follows a Danish bicycle Infantry unit sent as… Read More »
[November 20, 2022] I often heard from many of my Soldiers, “How do you find the right person?” They ask how to find someone to date, marry, and have children. Not someone to go out and have fun with but someone they can genuinely be serious about. I tell them that this is not a good question. You… Read More »
[November 19, 2022] November 19, over the years, has seen many significant events. I was thinking that U.S. President Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address in 1863 would be among the most famous. I have a few of the lines below. His speech was delivered during the American Civil War at the dedication of the Soldiers’ National Cemetery, and it… Read More »
[November 18, 2022] I see in many men a resentful attitude toward women. These men blame their despair for not finding a woman because women won’t have anything to do with them, while the women are making those men self-conscious for not being all they should be. The women think, “Why should I bother with you if you’re… Read More »
[November 17, 2022] You should present yourself to the world in such a way that you don’t disgrace yourself. You don’t want to disgrace yourself because the consequences of disgrace are emotional chaos, more pain, and less positive thinking. The best way to present yourself is to stand up properly and stretch out so that others can see… Read More »
[November 16, 2022] Dr. Jordan Peterson is a clinical psychologist with a vast international following. Many years ago, on Quora.com, he wrote in the Q&A section 42 things that he sees as basic rules for life. I’ve listed them here. Today, you can find this list everywhere, but on Quora, for some reason, they were deleted by Quora… Read More »
[November 15, 2022] Make friends with people who want the best for you. Like everyone, I had friends who wanted the best for me and friends who didn’t. And there were friends who had noble goals and those who did not and were on a downward spiral in their lives. The best advice I can give is remove… Read More »
[November 10, 2022] There is little doubt that the West has a serious attraction to “victimhood”; it’s believed to be a virtue and desirable. Richard Gunderman, MD, Ph.D., is an experienced doctor and serious thinker about the health of populations. He takes a strategic look at the West’s victimhood mentality in a recent article titled Pathologies of Victimhood.… Read More »