Original Elucidations

Money doesn’t buy happiness; it buys entertainment and distraction (either of which is preferable to mindfulness of unhappiness). Self (Chicago, Ill)

Squeaky wheel gets the grease, sometimes a sledge hammer. ‍Self

If we’re supposed to make lemonade when life brings us lemons, when life brings us plums, should we make prune juice? Self

Haste is the enemy of Prudence. Self

A hurt that cures is better than a hurt that endures. Self

If you’re “fooling around,” you just might be the fool. Self

Understand as it is, imagine as it can, strive as it will. Self

It would seem that there are three types of people: cowards who run from risk, fools who ignore risk, and agents who accept risk. Self

Go big or go home, but don’t bet the farm or the cow so that there is still a home option. Self

Go big or go home, but make sure you don’t bet the farm or the cow. Self

Go big or go home, but be judicious in going all-in so that there will still be a farm and a cow waiting if going home becomes necessary. Self

Let’s not get ahead of ourselves, but let’s not leave any stone unturned either. Self

If you keep fishing in same old sewers, you’ll keep catching the same old shit. Self

Neither ignorance of the law nor understanding thereof are defenses presently in the American legal system. Self

Extreme expression will push others to respond with extreme action Self

Sometimes I’m the head, sometimes the tail. But even the tail leads when the horse finds it necessary to back up. Self

My words land hard. Self

Just because something is out of our control does not mean that it is outside of our influence. Self

The universe is far more complex than Genesis, and far more simple than Darwin. Self

Venganza es de Dios, Compensación es de Dios, Consecuencia es de Dios, pero Victoria es de nosotros! Self

I was created out of phase with everyone else so that I might see what no one else sees ‍Self

You’re not wrong, but you’re also not fully correct. Self

Constancy is keeping your mind made up while keeping it open too. Self

I don’t have to be blind to recognize braille. That doesn’t mean I claim to read it. Self

The essence of our “best” is not whether it can be somehow improved upon at a later time. Today’s “best” will produce tomorrow’s “better still” which will expose shortcomings of yesterday’s “best.” Our “best” is only our “best” as long as we cannot improve upon it until tomorrow. That is, the essence of our “best” is not whether it can be somehow improved upon at a later time. Our best is cognizable by our inability to improve upon it today‌. Self

My hindsight is so good, I should walk through life backward. Self

Some people can MacGyver any problem. Other people somehow will MacFucker every problem. Self

Churchplay is a lot like horseplay. self

The law has no moral or ethic; it is merely just or unjust, fair or unfair. Self

Experience is something you don’t have until just after you need it. Self

The person who cannot refute a disagreeable position holds an indefensible position, lacks pathos, or lacks acumen. Self

There is no “I” in team, but there are twice as many “eyes” as there are players and an “aye” in the middle. Self

Arriving late wastes your time. Arriving early wastes my time. Self

A merry heart makes for willing and abundant praise. Self

Everything I write is completely original, and any thoughts attributable to another person are entirely coincidental — unless you believe in collective unconsciousness, in which case it is just another expression of the same original thought — unless you subscribe to the notion that everything that is written has already been written before, in which case you have to ask, is the dog chasing its tail or is the tail taunting the dog. Self

Smart is not a color that smells good on you. Self

May this suffering be removed from me and cast upon my enemies (and may they know whence it came!). ‍Self (recovering from first-ever migraine)

Unprincipled people can’t engage principled people
. Self

When you forgive yourself, whether others forgive you becomes less relevant. Self

We are accountable not for what we are taught but for what we learn. (In other words, we are not accountable for being taught bigotry or racism or sexism or xenophobia, but we are accountable for learning those behaviors.) Self

Knowing little dreams lots. Self

Knowledge of the law is no defense while ignorance of the law is no excuse! self

We often ask for signs when what we really want is encouragement. Self

I led the horse to water. I made the horse drink. The horse drowned in the process. I beat the dead horse to a pulp. The currents carried away the horse. The horse is no longer my problem. Self

That is a possible explanation but another explanation is possibly very probable. Self

Mental health issue: failing to operate as if not having the mind of Christ and power Self

People date those they WANT to fall in love with, not those they know they actually could love. Self

Morality cannot be legislated. Self

Does having sex on the brain make the person a mastermind? Self

Sometimes pain screams so loud that we can’t hear Wisdom whisper. Self

Pain speaks louder than healing and agony argues with wisdom. Self

Be more committed to your defense than your opponent is to the attack. ‍Self

A word is worth a thousand sentences (to an etymologist). Self

There’s not much difference between ‘mouse’ and ‘mouth’ except between the jaws of a cat. Self

The fucking you aim to give me ain’t worth the fucking I’ll give you in return. Self

A man’s right to swing his fist ends at his neighbor’s nose. A neighbor’s right to be nosy stops at a man’s fist. Self

Some whom the nation condemns as traitors are patriots because they give their lives so that freedom might live. Self

My brain was firing on all five cylinders today. Self

Only once we have been shattered can a higher power guide us through the reassembly. Self

People jump to the conclusions which best validate their speculations. Self

Not all things in life are colored with the same shade of crayon (and some ill-deserving bastard will always have the deluxe set). Self

Take me for what I am, but believe in me for what I will be. Self

It is not that I know it all, but rather that I know the one who knows it all. Self

If you’re not facing challenges, you’re not pursuing your destiny. Self