Four Boxes

Based on my training and professional experience, I recognize the need for a mission statement--why am I doing this; what is my goal; that sort of thing.

I’ve always enjoyed the writings of cynics. For example, Ben Franklin is reported to have said, “In the affairs of this world men are saved, not by faith, but by the want of it.”

Ambrose Bierce, in his Devil's Dictionary, defines a cynic as “A blackguard whose faulty vision causes him to see things as they are, not as they ought to be.”

Not only do cynics see things as they are, they have the nasty habit of pointing them out to others. I hope to do that on these pages.

Bierce is also reported to have said, “... Democracy is defended in 3 stages. Ballot Box, Jury Box, Cartridge Box." Later, some unknown person updated and clarified his quote to read, "We have four boxes used to guarantee our liberty: The soap box, the ballot box, the jury box and the cartridge box."

This blog is my “soap box.”

Later I'll be adding more blogs and links referencing the "four boxes."