So Many Speeches

Much of my time in Europe in recent weeks has been taken up in the pursuit of talking.  I have given numerous informative speeches to a wide variety of audiences.  I have given many, many illuminating presentations in the presence of...

Quietly Pleased with Reflection

A properly enlightened person always knows when it is necessary to be reflective.  This especially applies when making any sort of decision.

Inadequately reflective personages, governments, corporations, households and small businesses usually have...

Quite Pleased with Perfection

After so many months of hard work, it is very nice to know that the ethereal critics are all in agreement about...

The Muse of the World

If you have recently been musing about museums or music or making chocolate moose, dear reader, you may have sought the assistance of one of the mythological muses.  Such ladies are often very helpful whenever an assortment of creative inspirations and knowledgeable insights are required.

It has come to my attention, however, that some of my own private telephonic conversations with the muses may have been intercepted on several occasions.  There is even evidence to suggest that my voicemail messages have...

Battlers in the Library

My colleagues in Australia have recently held an open day in the Enlightened Library.  Even a few persons who described themselves as Aussie Battlers were in attendance.  Have you ever met an Aussie Battler, dear reader?

I have been told that battlers, of any nationality, are inadequately educated persons who have a tendency to live beyond their means.   Battlers, it seems, are not aware of the difference between absolute poverty, globally relative comfort, and the proper usage of a first edition copy of Das Kapital. 

According to Mr Marx himself, the battlers in the library looked rather...

Delightfully in Order

Enlightenment is such a pleasant pursuit.  Everything is in order for my forthcoming activities in the Loire Valley.  Preparations are well under way throughout France for the Australian Political Reform Club's conference.

Scribes are busily working on the manuscripts for...

Enlightened Etiquette

It is indeed fortunate that I have never been a mother-in-law or even a mother.  Children, and their parents, are usually ill mannered beings, even during informal events and other seemingly familiar social occasions.  It is unacceptably unseemly.

Many young persons require the services of a finishing school even before they begin their primary schooling.  Many young parents rely on...