Frankie and Lao Tzu

It’s an interesting mix, exploring the Tao Te Ching and training/being trained by a new puppy at the same time. After several dogless years, I started scanning the websites of the area animal shelters. I was looking for a medium size dog and beyond that had nothing...

Reflections on Tao Te Ching

A daily exercise, reading and reacting to several translations of randomly selected verses from the Tao. Starting on January 1, 2021. I’ll be adding a verse each day to this post until March 22, give or take. 4 Tao. In one translation, Hogan says use all you...

Zero-Sum

It’s not zero-sum. It never has been. The notion that there must be a winner and a loser is applicable in sporting events and other contests, which have strict rules and time limits and operate on the premise that the result will provide a designated winner. Beyond...