Born in the 1930s and early 40s, we exist as a very special age cohort. We are the Silent Generation. We are the smallest number of children born since the early 1900s. We are the “last ones.” We are the last generation, climbing out of the depression, who can remember the winds of war and […]
“Sword of Common Sense! Our surest gift.” – George Meredith (1828-1909), “To the Comic Spirit” “Foremost captain of his time; rich in saving common-sense.” – Tennyson (ode to the Duke of Wellington) THE EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA, upon being informed of the death of the ambassador from Russia, said: “I wonder what his motive was.” Sometimes smartly-dressed emperors […]
“Wisdom is the power to see behind a tree.” – old Indian chief “Common sense is the widest understanding possible of the relationship of common things and our relationship to them.” – William Dempster Hoard (1836-1918) A FARMER’S PHILOSOPHY. For the benefit of anyone who has never heard of this great man, I think this is a […]