I admire my Uncle Tony tremendously. A common-sense New Englander, Chicago-trained lawyer, who is now in his 80s and remains intellectually active. With an odd synchronicity, independently we both re-watched Patton (1970). It is a brilliant movie that underscores the grave importance Patton had in winning World War 2 while still showing his human flaws.Continue reading “General George Patton”
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Selling Confidence
To my ears, Trump is an inarticulate ignoramus with a heavy dose of meglomania. In a prior post, I linked to John McWhorter‘s analysis of Trump’s speech patterns. These YouTube clips summarize his conclusions: McWhorter elaborates in The Atlantic and concludes that Trump is a walking “hot mike” with no sensible filter. I agree. ButContinue reading “Selling Confidence”
FOIL: THE USE OF THE POINT
Saturday we were able to do a private seminar on the use of the point with Master Foiler Vincent Camillo at Northwest Fencing Center. The use of the point – the straight thrust is a critical skill to add to one’s arsenal and foil is a great introduction. The limitation of the torso as a targetContinue reading “FOIL: THE USE OF THE POINT”
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