Angels and Assholes #28...2016 - Christmastime
/Angels and Angels at Christmastime. After all, who'd put an a-hole on top of their tree?
Read MoreAngels and Angels at Christmastime. After all, who'd put an a-hole on top of their tree?
Read MoreOK. Maybe I’ve over-used the Razor. But I am impressed with Occam and his Razor philosophy…that the simplest solution is usually the best.
Read MoreAs I mentioned last time, education is out-moded, has stopped evolving to fit the needs of our current cultures, societies, countries. It’s difficult to prioritize the problems that need fixing in America and the world.
Read MoreBefore tackling peace around the world, let’s take a look at the war going on in our cities and around our country.
Read MoreOk, I am aware when the beauty queen is asked what she’d most like in her life and she answers “world peace” all us cynics think: “Right airhead. Let’s get real.” Well, I’m pretty far from a beauty queen, but honestly, world peace would be cool, no?
Read MoreFor this application of the Razor, I figured I’d pick an easy one: world peace.
Read MoreIn my next novel, Will, (coming out this fall) Will –the main character—feels scoundrels use complexity to confuse issues to their advantage. “Keep it simple,” he says.
Read MoreSome people had questions about what I meant last A&A by “Complexity is the harbor for scoundrels.”
Read More"Complexity is the harbor of scoundrels."
Read More"Only the narrow-minded are certain."
Read MoreSince there's so much dastardly A-hole crap going on right now, I thought I'd send my Facebook friends my summer newsletter for my clients. To me a ray of sunshine.
Read MoreDemocrat/Republican, liberal/conservative, rich/poor, capitalism/socialism, Black/White, Christian/Muslim, left/right, democracy/communism, EU/Brexit, man/woman, angel/a’hole. It’s an endless list. The world would seem to be becoming more and more polarized. We have to be on one side, one extreme or another.
Read MoreWhen I started with A and A it was intended, I hope you realize, as a tongue-in-cheek attempt to point out social injustices and to champion people and events that remind us we are all human.
Read More“What could be better than to hold your hand out to people less fortunate than you are?” The Pope? The Dalai Lama? Certainly two angels that believe this to be true. But, no, it was said by the actor, Paul Newman.
Read MoreGun control is a problem that has reached absurd proportions. Isn’t it about time we not only acknowledge, but take action about this?
Read MoreMy dictionary defines success as: 1) A favorable or satisfying outcome; 2) The gaining of wealth, fame, rank, etc. The first, although not very specific, I agree with. The second I would say is what most people ‘think’ success is.
Read MoreThis is the little schoolhouse for the Hope Town students on Elbow Cay. The students in their colorful uniforms were so damn darling I had to visit a classroom. (Old teachers never die, they just wander into random schoolhouses, I guess.)
Read MoreReturning to the dirty world of mining, politics, and the looming threat to some of the most pristine waters on Earth. If you feel you have a social conscience, please take a moment to read and share.
Read More65% of people think they can get by, when they’re done working, on less than half of their pre-retirement income. They’re going to have a surprise, a rude surprise when the silent thief leaves them without any money.
Read MoreHere in Hope Town, a quaint little village in the Abacos, I frequently take a morning walk past the tiny red and white schoolhouse overlooking the harbor.
Read MoreTimothy P. Munkeby is an author and speaker on financial and career literacy living in Minnesota. Look for his books Back to the Island and If I Had a Million Dollars.
I write to consider how we all might best shuffle through the world's waltz without stepping on each others' toes. Of course, I must also entertain or all is for naught. Poking at the systems that create injustices, my stories hopefully connect with emerging generations or, also hopefully, anyone who believes they can still make a difference.
Timothy P. Munkeby is an author and speaker on financial and career literacy living in Minnesota.
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