On Time
It bears no resemblance to money whatsoever. You can’t earn it or save it. It can’t be begged, borrowed or stolen. No one can give it to you. You can’t even really spend it; it expends itself at a fixed rate, regardless of whether you’re miserly or profligate with your predetermined allowance. There is nothing [...]
On Money
It’s a paradox, really. Money is both intimate and abstract. Virtually alone among physical objects, it is freely given to and accepted from strangers. It is the substrate of daily life, but increasingly takes no corporal form. When at rest, it is an inert solid. It can lie fallow for centuries, guarding its awesome potential [...]
On Quilts and Aphorisms
Last Christmas, two friends of mine bought upwards of 40 copies of my book to give to their friends, families and business associates as presents. (They are true friends, indeed.) I wrote a customized aphorism in each copy of the book, based a short briefing of the intended recipient’s interests. Over the past month or [...]
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