Category: Blog

  • When there are no rules

    When there are no rules

    When our normal rules no longer guide our actions one can choose to follow the law of coffee. When in doubt take a break and enjoy a cup of coffee. Relax and let the moment touch all your senses.

    Maybe we could solve a good number of the world’s ill’s if we could just convince those in charge to relax and enjoy a cup of coffee together. I know it sounds juvenile but how many times have us ordinary people been able to achieve a good result by following the Rule of Coffee.

  • The World is a Pretty Messed Up Place

    One truly has to look long and hard in the news media of today to find something relatively normal. It is little wonder so many of us have decided to tune out to the noise and mayhem caused by the political and dictatorial classes running our world at this moment.

    There is the scheduled meeting of NATO in Ankara, Turkey taking place this week. Headlines tell the story of massive drone and missile attack on Kiev by Putin’s Russia regime. Twenty-three civilians lose their lives as a result of these strikes on civilian infrastructure; apartments, homes, businesses destroyed with little if any consequences for the aggressors.

  • Why I Love Books

    A home without books is a body without soul

    Marcus Tullius Cicero

    I am old enough to remember a time when books were the main method of gaining knowledge. Whether, formal education in schools, or self-education afterwards in the public libraries, books were always my constant companion.

  • David Brooks- A Goodbye

    I have always enjoyed reading his column and will miss not seeing it on the New Times feed. There is good news though, he is going to continue sharing his writing through his Substack newsletter. He explains why in this farewell article.

    https://brucelovell.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Opinion-A-Farewell-Column-From-David-Brooks-The-New-York-Times.pdf