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Showing posts with label George Carlin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label George Carlin. Show all posts

Thursday, January 27, 2011

The Blame Game ...

Blame Game and Finger-Pointing
I keep coming back to Steve Roberts' wonderful little book of essays  entitled Cool Mind, Warm Heart.  I read it again recently on a short  trip to the East Coast, back in November.  It contains  numerous words of wisdom applicable to our  current situations and  daily lives, I think.  There is an interesting passage in the book that is quite  relevant to what I'd like to discuss today, "The Blame Game".  In an  essay entitled "It Breaks My Heart To Vote" he says:

Thursday, November 25, 2010

The Story of Stuff ...

Story of Stuff by Fontilica
Most of us have too much stuff, and not enough room for those stuff.  As a result of this imbalance, many embark on a vicious cycle coveting more room to put our stuff in, and then more stuff to fill the available room.  It's crazy!  Late comedian and social critic George Carlin explained this in a very entertaining fashion in here. There is also a related nice little song by Bill Lauderbach entitled "Too Much Stuff" that is worth listening to.