Mister Ron's Basement #1655

Wed, Apr 21 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1655

This week we offer some wonderfully feel-good tales from Charles Battell Loomis's 1908 book 'The Knack of It -- Some Essays in Optimism.'

Are people all good or all bad? Is everything Black or White and no Grey? Loomis argues that we are all 'Mixed Pickles' -- 57 Varieties!

Time: approx nine minutes

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