When you’re worried, frightened and have lost your way without idea what to do, what’s your game changer? Is it a hug from a loved one? Encouragement from peers or colleagues? A visit to the doctor where he or she… Read More ›
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WHEN DID WE LOSE TRUTH?
I was naive. I think most of us were naive including a lot of people who should not have been naive since they had considerable experience with “truth” versus “spin” in their professional lives. Yet somehow, we believed that “truth… Read More ›
A DOGGISH TRUTH
Truthful Tuesday 8th August Take two. I don’t know if it’s WordPress doing its thing — there are some new things I’ve never seen before this morning — or my computer is misbehaving, but it is getting hung up while autosaving…. Read More ›
HOW’S YOUR MEDICAL STUFF?
I know wherein I speak about medical care. I’ve had very bad medical care which was nominally better than none. These days, it’s good, bordering on great. It didn’t happen all at once.
NOOZ, NUDES OR NEWS?
It’s all about ratings. Money is everything. Make as much money as possible. If, by chance, they manage to include some quality journalism, that’s nice. It doesn’t mean the story is accurate. Great journalism doesn’t equal truth.
BEING TRUTHFUL
Truthful Tuesday 9th May I’m pretty sure a day wouldn’t do it for me. I’d need at least a week. Maybe more like a month. Fixing everything that’s wrong with the planet could take a bit of planning and implementation. So,… Read More ›
YOU ONLY THOUGHT YOU KNEW
Fandango’s Provocative Question #202 Now here’s a really good question: Have you ever been sure that you knew something to be true only to find out that what you thought you knew to be true was, in fact, not true? If… Read More ›
FROM THE WISE TO THE UNWISE
Fandango’s Provocative Question #15 Redux And so the wise man said to the not-nearly as wise (other) guy: “The fundamental cause of the trouble is that, in the modern world, the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubts.”… Read More ›
WE STAND FOR JUSTICE, TRUTH, AND THE VALUE OF A SINGLE HUMAN BEING
I have been told that when Spencer Tracy gave this speech towards the end of the production of Judgement At Nuremberg, he did it in a single take. Everyone gathered from other sets to listen to him, one of the… Read More ›
POSTWAR: A HISTORY OF EUROPE SINCE 1945 By TONY JUDT
It’s the truth. Not the truth we’ve been led to believe, but the truth every nation has tried to make sure we did not know. This books is not only history. It’s also culture and art. It’s 857 pages long… Read More ›
THE BEST POLICY
To Tell The Truth, Rich Paschall At times it may seem okay to tell an “innocent little lie.” You may want to “protect” someone from the truth. You may not want to hurt them. You may want to save bad… Read More ›
THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH
#FSS: Fandango’s Story Starter #2 ANECDOTAL PREVIEW Oh my, the memories this brings back! In a good way. While I worked at Doubleday, we had a big office in which worked 12 writers, probably six editors, and at least nine or… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY - SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 