Who Is Marcus Aurelius? Getting To Know The Roman Emperor

A good introduction to Marcus Aurelius. Worthwhile even if you're familiar with the man and his teachings or not.

Any good leader would benefit from practicing the 3 Stoic exercises listed. 

What is tragic about Marcus, as one scholar wrote, is how his "philosophy - which is about self-restraint, and respect for others - was so abandoned by the imperial line he anointed on his death."

Luckily for history Russell Crowe was around to kill Commodus in the end. (Just kidding but sometimes I do hear Richard Harris' voice when reading a Marcus Aurelius quote.)

More Flotsam and Jetsam

More miscellaneous thoughts and observations.

Would be interesting to track Jeep sales pre and post Springsteen Super Bowl ad. My instincts say Jeep's sales will be down because personally I know a good number of people who will now never buy a Jeep because of the ad. Go Woke Go Broke is a real thing... Imagine that football fans in Buffalo and other AFC East cities were especially thankful watching the Super Bowl that Tom Brady is now in Tampa Bay instead of on their schedules twice a season... I'm an awful person - if I'm playing cards in a bar with some of my friends who now hate Bruce Springsteen because he's become so preachy and left-wing and I'm losing - I will purposefully throw a few Bruce songs on the jukebox to throw them off their game... If I'm Pat Mahomes I would immediately become a devoted disciple of the TB12 Method. And if I'm the Kansas City Chiefs - I'd pay all expenses for him to do so... I'm also known for putting Richard Harris' MacArthur Park on the jukebox when playing pool to throw my opponent off their game. I'll even yell/sing the lines "Left the cake out in the rain and I'll never have that recipe AGAIIINNN!!" (Seriously not kidding about this)...  

Richard Harris - MacArthur Park

Richard Harris' inexplicable MacArthur Park may be the worst song in history or it could be so bad it's good. Either way - recently I've taken to playing this song on the jukebox when playing pool to throw off my opponent's concentration.

So far it's working.