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Can love be transactional?
If it is, is it truly love? Is it necessary? Are transactions the foundation? Story: Rabbi Vogel’s speech at son’s ufruff. He repeated his father’s speech (or was it Rabbi Shochet his father-in-law?) about giving your spouse a “blank check” I quoted Dennis. To make sure the check doesn’t bounce, you need to make deposits…
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If you’re so smart, how come you aren’t rich?
As a child, this was a typical ad hominem response someone would say when they didn’t have a meaningful reply. It was never intended to be anything other than a face-saving mechanism to stop the argument/debate. I recently read an article that made me think about the underlying fallacy of the statement. The assumption is…
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Never Explain
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Everyone thinks of changing the world
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Shake hands like a man
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Why is life so difficult?
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You can’t please everyone
But it’s all right now, I’ve learned my lesson wellYou see, you can’t please everyone, so you’ve got to please yourself “Garden Party” by Ricky Nelson Discuss: Always being pulled in multiple directions People are never satisfied In the end, do what you think is best. Do what makes you happy. It’s a lesson I’ve…
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There are no victims, only volunteers
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The value of a smile

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Take vs. Taken