Paleontologists have only dug up the world, the point is to bury it. — 11th Thesis on Feuerbach. — El Gorto, Eschatology for the Over-Endowed: Studies in Anthropological Materialism, vol. 28, November, 2016
Entomb the Malevolent Mess
Quotesself-help
On Impulse Buying
QuotesWait at least a month before buying anything to see if you really need it. If it is a big purchase, give it at least three months. If you still want it, give it a little more time. If you’re buying something just to get laid, then you should already own it. – El Gorto
Finding Balance
BooksIn spite of her kleptomania, Goldilocks knew what was just right. — El Gorto, Finding Balance
Nietzsche in the Morning, then Just Walk Away
Ask El Gorto
Dear El Gorto,
I am a graduating philosophy student at Cornell College in Iowa and am a huge fan of yours. Your book, Finding Balance, really helped me with both my yoga poses and when things were not going so well with my boyfriend.
I am finishing my Honors Thesis on Nietzsche’s The Gay Science. My question to you, El Gorto, is simply, how do you apply Nietzsche’s philosophy in your day-to-day life?
Yours,
Molly Ringwalder
Mount Vernon, Iowa
Dear Molly,
It’s hard to be sure of anything, but I do know Mount Vernon is in Virginia, and Cornell is in Ithaca, New York. So don’t try to fool me.
As far as applying Nietzsche to my everyday life, simple: That which doesn’t kill El Gorto, makes El Gorto stronger.
Slightly miffed,
El Gorto
On Worldly Engagement
InterviewsA Social Engagement Specialist gave me the ball and told me to run with it. I don’t understand that business jargon, but I did run. Well, I sort of jogged. Did I mention sciatica? Back at the couch, I sat. Then I pondered, and nearly made an inquiry: Are any disengagement specialists opportunities available, how much do they make, what are the hours and do they wear helmets? – El Gorto
On Gambling
QuotesVegas is for gamblers, but when the oddsmakers stay home, I get nervous. – El Gorto, The Pandemic Diaries
Pandemic Mix, Volume 1
Tunes
Social distance doesn’t mean social dissonance. – El Gorto, The Pandemic Diaries
Head Trip
Quotes
Without substance, you’re nothing. – El Gorto, Grin and Weep
Perplexing is the Perspective of the Aging Lothario
QuotesDon’t let your mind make promises your body has no intention of keeping. — El Gorto
EL Gorto Kicks off Oprah’s Gonzo Series Book Club
Books“Jon [Voight] was never the same after that famed chicken fight up in Laurel Canyon. Burt [Reynolds] nearly strangled him with his thighs of steel, but Jon— always the tough guy—never said anything. Burt just kept on squeezing. Once Jon did talk, we simply ignored him, a real tragedy.” — El Gorto, The Great American Chicken Fight
