This is the captain speaking....

There's good news, and not so good news....

http://barleyliterate.blogspot.com/2012/10/the-wisdom-of-mortimer-adler.html

http://barleyliterate.blogspot.com/2012/03/wisdom-of-anna-quindlen.html

http://barleyliterate.blogspot.com/2012/04/wisdom-of-franz-kafka.html

http://barleyliterate.blogspot.com/2012/04/wisdom-of-jerry-seinfeld.html 

Some other thoughts:

http://historybottomlines.blogspot.com/2014/01/the-founding-fathers-patriots-and-more.html

http://historybottomlines.blogspot.com/2014/01/the-declaration-was-re-write.html