Relief = The joyous moment when you finally find the research material that validates your thesis statement and you receive confirmation that you are not way off base.
Tag Archives: Thought
The Joy of Writing Battles with the Need for Sleep
There is something quite nice about writing late at night when the house is quiet. There is such a temptation to write until dawn.
But while the family would understand my crazy desire, it is probably not prudent to risk altering my sleep schedule.
Since I have reached the halfway mark and am at a good transition point, I will be prudent and go to bed.
Oh, but how I miss the days when a few hours sleep would offset an all-nighter at the computer.
Saith Me: A Good Compass
Only follow a leader with a good compass and the knowledge of how to follow it. A broken compass or unskilled leader will certainly get you lost.
Better yet, get your own compass and become skilled in following it.
Saith Me… The Journey
You are much more likely to get where you want to go, even if you are not sure where that is, if while on the journey you take the time to get to know yourself.
Saith Me… Willing to Learn
The study of history should inspire us to seek more knowledge – not less.
Saith Me… Constitutionality of Ignorance
Oddly enough it was history and not current affairs that inspired today’s pithy. 
On Strategy
“Strategy does not allow a nation to walk through the garden of war and politics unscathed. Strategic planning informs a nation of what it can do and can endure once it’s been pricked. Through planning, a nation can learn what it can endure and the depths of their adversary. It’s not about the plan. It’s about the planning.”
– Nicholas Torres, USAF, AMU Grad Student
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*Nicholas is one of my classmates and has given me permission to quote him.
Saith Me… Tolerance
It takes a stronger testimony of and faith in what you believe for you to show tolerance rather than to show intolerance.
Saith Me… Evaluation of Successful Governance
No government will ever reach perfection, therefore their success must be evaluated on how well they return to law after war messes everything up.
Saith Me… Propaganda
Propaganda works on those willing to listen either from fear or from prior conviction. It can plant seeds of doubt, however seeds of doubt turn into trees of knowledge for any willing to explore rather than be led.
Pithy Ponderings 