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In Kung Fu Panda, how does Po end up developing the capability to be an awesome Kung Fu fighter? How does he shift from being a total fat slob to becoming capable of defeating Tai Lung?

This essay was originally published in 2014 on https://www.quora.com This is an important question for our time and must therefore be considered carefully.  First one must challenge the assumptions of the questioner. Po is not a slob. He is a panda with an appetite and lack of athleticism to match, and principally fat because of this.  […]

April 1, 2014 by

Excellence

WHAT SHOULD WE BE WORRIED ABOUT? Excellence Over the past two decades I have been involved with the war on excellence. I know that those few of us actively involved in the struggle are deeply worried about the epidemic of excellence precisely because excellence compels its hosts to facilitate its spread by altering their perception […]

December 31, 2013 by