Short thread on character:

There are many descriptions of character, but one of my favorites is by a conservationist long ago: “A man’s reputation is the opinion people have of him. His character is what he really is” Jack Miner. A favorable reputation is good to have and we learn young that a bad reputation is not a good thing to have.

While persuing a favorable reputation may be good advice I believe having good character to be more important.

Birthday thread. It's tomorrow, but I won't be on Twitter much. 42 pearls for 42 years, some new some old. Each can be dissected further, but I'll let you do it.

1. Count your blessings and make your blessings count. 2. Sometimes heroes are in the background rather than the battlefield.

At the request of @drbabelovelife my opinion on "how to tell if you're reflecting a projected shadow from a falsehood vs your own true shadow?" This stems from a tweet I did two days ago, which is about 8-10 weeks ago in Twitter time. ;) Before I share my opinion I would like to give an example from a fine piece of literature. Althoug fictional, it is nevertheless poignant. Anyone who has read Huck Finn will recognize the scene "You can't pray a lie" as arguably the moral climax of the book. Ch. 31

Thread on being Casually Deliberate.

I read this term years ago from Frank from the "V" and it that context was used in describing a professional look and demeanor in cycling. It has a kind of gravitas and toughness. I like the term. I was reminiscing on this when someone I follow responded to a tweet that seemed to be an honest and fair criticism of their book. They responded in an overblown temper tantrum insulting the criticizer. Although entertaining as twitter can be I was embarrassed for the author.