Three Hundred Sixty-Five Days!

"At one and the same time we must philosophize, laugh and manage our household and other business, while never ceasing to proclaim the words of true philosophy." ~ Epicurus I am delighted to note that this morning's post marks three hundred sixty-five consecutive daily blogs on Gregg Hake's Blog!  It has been a delightful process …

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The Art of Manliness: The Secret of Great Men

If you are a guy who wishes he were more of a gentleman, I would highly encourage you to visit The Art of Manliness, an uncommonly rich online resource that aims to "reviv[e] the lost art of manliness." I have found it to be tremendously useful in my pursuit of ongoing refinement and I must …

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From Coarse to Fine

I stumbled across an interesting thought while giving some thought this morning to two of my favorite forms of exercise, pilates and horseback riding. It became clear to me that both of these activities measure progress in similar ways: advancement requires increasingly less coarse or jerky movement. In fact, greater control translates into finer movement …

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