These aren’t polished essays or tidy aphorisms. They’re scraps I’ve carried around this month—half-heard thoughts, borrowed lines, sudden recognitions—that refused to be forgotten. Zuihitsu literally means “following the brush,” and while my version is shorter and scrappier than the classical form, the impulse feels the same: to catch what drifts across the mind before it … Continue reading Zuihitsu, 2025-12
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Zuihitsu, 2024-12
Technically, zuihitsu are longer reflections than what I tend to collect. But, the general idea is right. Here’s this month’s installment. If you want the complete set, please download the fortune file. Success contains the seeds of its own destruction. It breeds complacency. Complacency breeds failure. Only the paranoid survive. Always take sides. Neutrality helps the … Continue reading Zuihitsu, 2024-12
Zuihitsu, 2024-11
Technically, zuihitsu are longer reflections than what I tend to collect. But, the general idea is right. Here’s this month’s installment. If you want the complete set, please download the fortune file. After the game, the king and the pawn go into the same box.—Italian proverb Planning assumes order. Preparation assumes a range of possibilities. Sooner … Continue reading Zuihitsu, 2024-11
Zuihitsu, 2024-10
Technically, zuihitsu are longer reflections than what I tend to collect. But, the general idea is right. Here’s this month’s installment. If you want the complete set, please download the fortune file. Without great risks, there can be no great art. You cannot learn what you think you already know. What you are seeking is also … Continue reading Zuihitsu, 2024-10
Zuihitsu, 2024-09
Technically, zuihitsu are longer reflections than what I tend to collect. But, the general idea is right. Here’s this month’s installment. If you want the complete set, please download the fortune file. Life is nothing but a competition to be the criminal rather than the victim.—Bertrand Russell The things you run from are inside you.—Seneca It … Continue reading Zuihitsu, 2024-09
Zuihitsu, 2024-08
Technically, zuihitsu are longer reflections than what I tend to collect. But, the general idea is right. Here’s this month’s installment. If you want the complete set, please download the fortune file. The street is a tough mother, but she is honest.—Jack Micheline Your life reflects who you are. You cannot hide. You cannot lie. Your … Continue reading Zuihitsu, 2024-08
Zuihitsu, 2024-07
Technically, zuihitsu are longer reflections than what I tend to collect. But, the general idea is right. Here’s this month’s installment. If you want the complete set, please download the fortune file. Just ask for it. Sorrow eats time. Be patient. Time eats sorrow.—Louise Eldrich Bring change unheralded to the unready. All work gets refactored or … Continue reading Zuihitsu, 2024-07
Zuihitsu, 2024-06
Technically, zuihitsu are longer reflections than what I tend to collect. But, the general idea is right. Here’s this month’s installment. If you want the complete set, please download the fortune file. The ranking mind is small and wrong. You don't win friends with salad. The lover who leaves reason in control is a half-lover. Only … Continue reading Zuihitsu, 2024-06
Zuihitsu, 2024-05
Technically, zuihitsu are longer reflections than what I tend to collect. But, the general idea is right. Here’s this month’s installment. If you want the complete set, please download the fortune file. The price of a fresh start is no support. A heart in the right place often means a brain in the wrong one. Are … Continue reading Zuihitsu, 2024-05
Zuihitsu, 2024-04
Technically, zuihitsu are longer reflsudections than what I tend to collect. But, the general idea is right. Here’s this month’s installment. If you want the compcwaewwjjrrrlete set, please download the fortune file. If you can’t find yourself in your own back yard, you’re not going to find yourself in the Serengeti, are you?—George Shaw The Batman … Continue reading Zuihitsu, 2024-04
Zuihitsu, 2024-03
Technically, zuihitsu are longer reflections than what I tend to collect. But, the general idea is right. Here’s this month’s installment. If you want the complete set, please download the fortune file. There are problems in this universe for which there are no answers. Nothing. Nothing can be done. Is there anything actually bad about this? … Continue reading Zuihitsu, 2024-03
An Eschatological Laundry List: By Sheldon Kopp (1974)
"10. The world is not necessarily just. Being good often does not pay off and there is no compensation for misfortune...23. Evil can be displaced but never eradicated, as all solutions breed new problems...29. Love is not enough, but it sure helps...41. You are free to do whatever you want. You need only face the … Continue reading An Eschatological Laundry List: By Sheldon Kopp (1974)
Fun With Fortune in Linux
Fortune provides a random quote or aphorism every time you open a terminal in Linux. I wanted to have a personalized fortune using zuihitsu quotes posted on this site come up whenever I opened a terminal. If you want to do something similar, here's the procedure. To check if you have it installed, simply type … Continue reading Fun With Fortune in Linux
Zuihitsu: 2020-08-08 to 2020-12-31
A great meeting has three key elements: the options, desired outcome, and the roles of the participants are clear.Solitude is freedom from inputs from other minds.Insanity is relative. It depends on who has who locked in what cage.—Ray BradburyLife is a game that is played on a five-inch field — the distance between your ears. … Continue reading Zuihitsu: 2020-08-08 to 2020-12-31
