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Today is President's Day

  • For general happiness, research shows that regular, or even occasional, exercise is more important than money*.  Works for me.
  • The Yin and Yang of our lives is the conflict between chaos and order**. Which dominates your life?
  • Today is National Hug Day. Hug somebody!
  • For politicians, now mostly semi-literate, talking points is the preferred literary form. Just listen to political campaigns - all of them.
  • Do you have a favorite President?  And why?***

* https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/02/well/move/even-a-little-exercise-might-make-us-happier.html
** Jordan Peterson, 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos  (A great book) The (symbolic) rules are
1.    Stand up straight with your shoulders back
2.    Treat yourself like someone you are responsible for helping
3.    Make friends with people who want the best for you
4.    Compare yourself to who you were yesterday, not to who someone else is today
5.    Do not let your children do anything that makes you dislike them
6.    Set your house in perfect order before you criticize the world
7.    Pursue what is meaningful (not what is expedient)
8.    Tell the truth – or, at least, don't lie
9.    Assume that the person you are listening to might know something you don't
10. Be precise in your speech
11. Do not bother children when they are skateboarding
12. Pet a cat when you encounter one on the street
*** Maybe it’s Lincoln. But did ja know he was accused of ignorance, corruption, rigidity, and bad judgment, i.e. the usual they all get. But did ja know he was a consummate and expert writer and lifelong he enjoyed Shakespeare’s plays? From Shakespeare one learns much about words, tone, power, and color.
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