Petals Floating By, Drift Through My Woman's

I Regret Having Been The Bearer Of Ambiguous Tidings.

If There Are Still Honest-smart Men And Women Within Those Old And Noble Traditions, They Should Think Carefully, Observe And Diagnose The Illness. They Should Face The Contradiction. Discuss The Conflation. And Then Do As Warren Buffett And Bill Gates And Many Others Have Done. Choose The Miracle Of Creative Competition Over An Idolatry Of Cash. They Should Stand Up.

History And Geology Show What An Eyeblink It's Been Since Our Current, Comfortable Culture Came About. And Yet That Culture Is Using Up Absolutely Everything At A Ferocious Rate.

Beware Of Self-indulgence. The Romance Surrounding The Writing Profession Carries Several Myths: That One Must Suffer In Order To Be Creative; That One Must Be Cantankerous And Objectionable In Order To Be Bright; That Ego Is Paramount Over Skill; That One Can Rise To A Level From Which One Can Tell The Reader To Go To Hell. These Myths, If Believed, Can Ruin You. If You Believe You Can Make A Living As A Writer, You Already Have Enough Ego.

What Point Was There In Pursuing An Ever-elusive Popularity?