relative value

At expiration, the supermarket marks down by half the inexpensive bread, but the nicer loaves only by a third.

new word order

The little koan that could (change the world).

logos logged off

With nothing to show since the Bible, we can we assume God is afflicted with writer’s block.

extinction threat

It shouldn’t be a surprise that stupid people fear the theory of evolution.

ugly under glass

A butterfly is just a specimen under glass. A butterfly is only beautiful in flight or, however briefly, alighted upon a leaf or flower.

face forward

Don’t turn your head—there is nothing behind you that is not dead.

student teacher

There has never been a good teacher who doesn’t still consider him/herself a student.

context of luck

Circumstance is the stage upon which chance plays its part. You can’t throw a seven holding one die.

act and perspective

When a giant goes to kill a fly he uses a chair or floorlamp for a flyswatter—some furniture is bound to get broken.

in retrospect

Many of the paintings now thought of as masterpieces were the B-movies of their day.

first of last things

The first thing we must realize is that our ability to die is a privilege and not a curse.

juggernaut structure

Religion is a superstition with a superstructure.

as one miscast

The catalogue they sent me was so horrid I felt insulted just receiving it. What personal misstep has thrown me into this milieu?

roll-a-bye-baby

If ever life drives you back into a fetal ball, don’t forget in that position it’s easy to roll.

first things

For a starting point, in fact a star, can we agree on the sun as being primary and important?