PinnedJon BlackstockinThe Asphalt CathedralRaccoonizeAt first, my wife and I were just practicing running away, but a pair of raccoons taught me on our first long trip together that, if we…Oct 19, 2020Oct 19, 2020
Jon BlackstockThe Reckless Versus the HarmlessA harmless man is not a good man. A good man is a very dangerous man who has that under voluntary control.Mar 11, 2022Mar 11, 2022
Jon BlackstockAll of Literature is a Footnote to ArgusYour literacy is useless if you neglect your dog.Nov 14, 2021Nov 14, 2021
Jon BlackstockA Veterans Day ResolutionI’ll tell you why I don’t thank veterans for their service on Veterans Day or any other day. Then, I’ll tell you why I hope to thank them…Nov 11, 2021Nov 11, 2021
Jon BlackstockErnest Hemingway: A Farewell to Cancel CultureIf you can’t tolerate Hemingway, then Hemingway was more tolerant than you.Mar 1, 2021Mar 1, 2021
Jon BlackstockinThoughts And IdeasTally-ho! A Clear, Crazy Winner Emerges in the 2020 ElectionDogmas have babbled and the high-horse hunters have canvassed the countryside, but their prey has eluded them. They may have given chase…Nov 8, 2020Nov 8, 2020
Jon BlackstockinThoughts And IdeasLet Them Play! Hating to Lose Won’t Help Champions Win“Champions hate losing more than they love winning.” Here’s a truism that creates a culture of quitters.Oct 26, 2020Oct 26, 2020
Jon BlackstockinBe UniqueYou Meet the Realest People on a Harley; or Haunted by Hunter S. ThompsonRather than flying in comfort to an education conference, I rode the Road King from Georgia to DC, meeting the real people and the real me.Oct 26, 20201Oct 26, 20201
Jon BlackstockThe Pit Pendulum: A Pit Bull’s Act of FaithBeware, breeder mills and haters, but not of the dog!Oct 22, 2020Oct 22, 2020
