Tag Archives: freedom

not so fast, Alexander

Posted on September 1, 2020 by Michael Patton

I say: Alexander the Great took the easy way out… …when presented with the problem of the Gordian knot. The Gordian knot was so complex, no one could untie it.  But Alexander simply took one look at that knot and … Continue reading →

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fable of the man who rooted for the escaped prisoner

Posted on January 17, 2019 by Michael Patton

Why did he root for the convict? After all, the man had earned that long jail term.  His mind was a cloud filled with lightning. And yet, as the watcher sat in his dark living room, with his open innocent … Continue reading →

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freedom fighter

Posted on May 9, 2017 by Michael Patton

As most children do, I dreamed of being free… Finally (a century later, it seemed), I got my freedom.  At the age of eighteen, I left home and over the years, moved here and there, to one city after another, … Continue reading →

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ride on!

Posted on April 16, 2017 by Michael Patton

Derivative trading, doing business in Siberia, and using bitcoin have all been dubbed “a new Wild West”. We stick that label on many risky endeavors these days.  Endeavors free of the usual restrictions–and so, frequently of dubious legality.  Nonetheless, the … Continue reading →

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