Good Stuff! A clear-eyed view of the Founders

By John Brown | September 15, 2019 - 9:25 am |September 15, 2019 Blather

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When it comes to politics, we frequently talk twice as much as we should and listen half as much as is deserved. With our mouths open so much of the time, we fail to get the facts. And this often leads us to paint things in hyperbolic black or white. One area where we seem →

Good Stuff! The political book for our times

By John Brown | July 27, 2019 - 6:10 pm |July 27, 2019 Blather

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I just finished the most important book on politics I’ve read in years. Years. In fact, I’ll go so far as to say it is the book for our current political times. I say this because America isn’t facing the threat of Communism, Nazism, poverty, illiteracy, or disease. ISIS and the terrorists are on the →

Good Stuff! Atomic Habits, Let Me Finish, a Political Taxonomy

By John Brown | May 5, 2019 - 4:05 pm |May 5, 2019 Blather

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Habits are one of the most powerful forces in our lives. If we could consciously harness them, there’s no telling what we can do. The problem is that we keep going about it all wrong. We keep trying to motivate ourselves into behavior change. Sometimes motivation works, but motivation is fickle. And more often than →

Good Stuff! La Brea, Bingham’s, Aggie Lemon Custard

By John Brown | February 23, 2019 - 10:11 pm |February 23, 2019 Blather

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I have cut my consumption of bread to almost nothing. And so when I want a slice, I’m not going to waste it on run-of-the-mill sandwich bread. I want something delicious. And the best bread we’ve found is the La Brea Bakery bread that’s sold at Smith’s and other Kroger food stores. Our favorites are →