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…·5 min read·Oct 19, 2020--1--1
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.·6 min read·Mar 11, 2022----
Jon BlackstockAll of Literature is a Footnote to ArgusYour literacy is useless if you neglect your dog.·5 min read·Nov 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…·4 min read·Nov 11, 2021----
Jon BlackstockErnest Hemingway: A Farewell to Cancel CultureIf you can’t tolerate Hemingway, then Hemingway was more tolerant than you.·7 min read·Mar 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…·8 min read·Nov 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.·10 min read·Oct 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.·10 min read·Oct 26, 2020--1--1
Jon BlackstockThe Pit Pendulum: A Pit Bull’s Act of FaithBeware, breeder mills and haters, but not of the dog!·5 min read·Oct 22, 2020----
