Aristo– is a word-forming element meaning “best,” or “of the aristocracy,” from Greek aristos “best of its kind, noblest, bravest, most virtuous”” (of persons, animals, things). In its Greek form, aristos denoted that which was excellent in kind, noble in bearing, virtuous in conduct. It was not yet the title of a class. The aristoi were thoseContinue reading “Elitism and Aristocracy”
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KAGAMIBIRAKI 2022
Mike Napoli introduced the Kagamibiraki celebration to our visitors – this is a celebration of the prior year and an opening of the new. Takumi Suzuki provided the cultural background for the kagami mochi. Stacked rice cakes, kagami mochi, are placed at the ceremonial center of the dojo, the shinzen. Kagami mochi are shaped likeContinue reading “KAGAMIBIRAKI 2022”
Talent and Genius
Serendipity: two seemingly unrelated sources collided to shape this reflection. In Billions, a well-written drama series I binge-watched through season 2, Axe and his wife Lara are on the verge of divorce. When she hires a rival hedge-fund manager to audit her husband’s fortune, his lieutenant Wags resists showing her the trading history. Axe interjects:Continue reading “Talent and Genius”
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