michael langfordBell Towers“There are some things that cannot be learned quickly, and time, which is all we have, must be paid heavily for their acquiring. They are…3 min read·Jan 20, 2022--4--4
michael langfordSteelSwords … and scythes (or chisels or axes or any number of implements whose function depends on taking and holding a keen edge through…4 min read·Jan 12, 2022--1--1
michael langfordFIGSI hope that I’m safe in thinking that most people (as in the vast majority of humanity) would hesitate before inflicting violence on…2 min read·Dec 10, 2021--1--1
michael langfordI Ching & C G JungSome essays are of such brilliance that they should be required reading for anyone presuming to take on the mantle of adulthood. The…3 min read·Nov 30, 2021--2--2
michael langfordMarkets vs. Human CapitalWhen are we going to learn, cheaper isn’t better. It’s just cheaper.5 min read·Nov 24, 2021--1--1
michael langfordDiscipline and RemembranceOn Sunday afternoons, after all the household chores have been put aside, I give myself some time at the workbench with the Japanese…2 min read·Nov 13, 2021--1--1
michael langfordRealI seem to have been a stranger in a strange land all my life. Pretty sure I was put here by accident, or some sort of cosmic mischief…3 min read·Aug 25, 2021--4--4
michael langfordSmall is BeautifulIf you were around in the 70’s, there’s a good chance you read Small is Beautiful by E. F. Schumacher. It was largely about economies of…4 min read·Aug 16, 2021--1--1