Dr. Fluellen's Scrivenings

"OH: Can you believe that somebody is willing to pay you for what is inside your brain (and you get..."

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:12:00 -0500

“OH: Can you believe that somebody is willing to pay you for what is inside your brain (and you get to keep the brain!)?”

- @summertomato

"If you cannot make knowledge your servant, make it your friend."

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:37:45 -0500

“If you cannot make knowledge your servant, make it your friend.”

- Baltasar Gracian

What to Write Down During a Class Lecture

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 10:48:05 -0500

What to Write Down During a Class Lecture:

Something for the students or auditors among us.

"Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions;..."

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:28:13 -0500

““Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions; they become habits. Watch your habits; they become character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.””

- (via conciselearning)

Over to Florida

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 08:36:58 -0500

What the Sunshine State Will Illuminate - National Review Online: “Five key factors in what happened this weekend in the South Carolina primary, and five key factors in what will occur eight days from now in the Florida primary”

Good stuff, and all worth keeping in mind.

"Reading maketh a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man."

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:02:11 -0500

“Reading maketh a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man.”

- Francis Bacon

"The pen is mightier than the sword but I always keep a sword handy in case my enemy can’t..."

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 19:19:49 -0500

“The pen is mightier than the sword but I always keep a sword handy in case my enemy can’t read.”

- @IamEnidColeslaw

"The risk of a wrong decision is preferable to the terror of indecision."

Sat, 07 Jan 2012 14:10:25 -0500

“The risk of a wrong decision is preferable to the terror of indecision.”

- Maimonides

The Other Reason Europe Is Going Broke - NYTimes.com

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 21:55:17 -0500

The Other Reason Europe Is Going Broke - NYTimes.com:

How can Brussels excite a generation of ambitious young people — the ones who will determine Europe’s future success — when too many of them are offered low-wage, short-term work in stagnant industries to pay for the far more generous benefits their elders receive? How can Europe compete if its youth experience the flexibility while the old get the security?

Why I’d rather be here than there.

I am worried about my grade (by superamyable)

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 13:07:54 -0500

I am worried about my grade (by superamyable)

Victor Davis Hanson on Obama's rhetorical shifts

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 16:07:32 -0500

Victor Davis Hanson on Obama's rhetorical shifts:

What else can a man without an identity do, a president who never really was?

/headshake That’ll leave a mark.

Owning your own civilization

Sat, 03 Dec 2011 11:42:00 -0500

Owning your own civilization:

(via Instapaper)

Medved on electability

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 10:50:05 -0500

Medved on electability:

Finally, a sane discussion of electability and the GOP primaries.
(via Instapaper)

Obama's Choice

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:01:06 -0500

Obama's Choice:

The terrible dilemma of the Obama-supporting Catholic blogger, about to be thrown under the bus… Does nobody read Aesop’s fable of the frog and the scorpion?

Sixties Language Made Mass Boring

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 11:01:05 -0500

Sixties Language Made Mass Boring:

Fr. Barron hits the spot on how to see the new Mass translation. (via Instapaper)

The Biggest What-If Hovering Over Obama

Sun, 20 Nov 2011 17:08:05 -0500

The Biggest What-If Hovering Over Obama:

“For all sad words of tongue and pen, The saddest are these, ‘It might have been’.” (Whittier)
(via Instapaper)

The Surprisingly Relaxed Lives of Elite Achievers

Sun, 20 Nov 2011 14:03:06 -0500

The Surprisingly Relaxed Lives of Elite Achievers:

For everyone heading into finals and the end of the semester! (via Instapaper)

Four Enduring Truths of American Elections

Sun, 20 Nov 2011 10:48:06 -0500

Four Enduring Truths of American Elections:

Good things to keep in mind between now and Election Day. (via Instapaper)

"Denialism, the comforting belief that all one’s foes are easily dismissed by bluster, is the opiate..."

Sat, 19 Nov 2011 19:13:40 -0500

“Denialism, the comforting belief that all one’s foes are easily dismissed by bluster, is the opiate of the intellectual classes.”

- Stephen Hawking’s Simplistic Worldview

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Tue, 01 Nov 2011 20:14:26 -0400