August 11, 2026

In the Arena, Failure is an Option.

Failure is an option. Anyone who says otherwise is either in a movie, naive, or asking for your vote.

No, I’m not becoming pessimistic in my early middle-age. Rather, I’m beginning to learn that the world is not shifted by those who stand on the sidelines and taunt, but rather by the men and women who risk, who dare to make the effort, who put themselves in the arena at the risk of failure. [cont…]

“Pay no attention to that man behind the ego…”

  [Salt Lake Tribune]

Book Review: “Theodore Rex” by Edmund Morris

To read the first in Edmund Morris’ biographical series on Theodore Roosevelt (see my review here: “The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt“), one might be left with the feeling that it was inevitable that Teddy someday become President. Individuals from his German tutor while he studied abroad to those who came into contact with him while […]

Which way to the top of Drudge?

I don’t know quite what this is “reporting,” but I sure do know what it’s implying. It’s unfair, it’s a stretch, but it’s hilarious. 

Because it’s been one of those days…

Let us consider….Mitt Romney…through the eyes of Team Coco. (h/t Holly on the Hill)

While the world watches, the world’s largest debtor quibbles…

“The longer Congress fails to act, the more we risk that investors here and around the world will lose confidence in our ability to meet our commitments and our obligations,” Geithner said in a letter to congressional leaders. via Geithner warns U.S. to hit debt ceiling by May 16 | Reuters. Meanwhile, in Congress: A […]

“I have a dream”

Cover of Martin Luther King, Jr. A friend of mine has an excellent suggestion: take few minutes to watch Martin Luther King Jr.’s most famous speech, the “I have a dream” address on the national mall. Check it out on her site: “I have a dream” « Holly On The Hill.