Appreciation Party: 'Once You Take The MEdia Dragon For Granted, It Will Bite You In The Butt'

Almanac: Jacques Barzun on old age

“Old age is like learning a new profession. And not one of your own choosing.” Jacques Barzun (quoted in Arthur Krystal, “Age of Reason,” The New Yorker, October 22, 2007) ... read more

If we forget how to laugh, there’s no escaping the nightmare in which we’re currently trapped.

Opossum breaks into liquor store, gets drunk as a skunk Now, who can resist such a headline. Not MEdia Dragon 

People make music, dance, paint, tell stories, adorn objects and themselves. The creative impulse is universal. Why? E.O. Wilson on the invention of art Chicks in Charge 
Memories are made out of American Appreciation Gatherings, Lou, Tai, Tom, Valerie and a sea of colourful characters with the best view in the city called Syd Ney /  Sydney the economic engine of Australia ...

“For the first time in my life I began to realize that it is not evil and brutality, but nearly always weakness, that is to blame for the worst things that happen in this world.”
― Stefan Zweig


“Everyone in your life gives you something. The bad ones give you experience, the worst ones a lesson; the good ones give you memories, the best ones, joy.”
― Jeffrey Fry

“Everyone in your life gives you something. The bad ones give you experience, the worst ones a lesson; the good ones give you memories, the best ones, joy (and wisdom).”
― Jeffrey Fry

WKRP in Cincinnati Thanksgiving Turkey Drop


“Would you be inclined to buy makeup because a 10-year-old boy is showing you how to create a look on Instagram?”


MEdia Dragon is peppered with provocative ideas, practical tips, and useful tools to help you enjoy life better at home and boost your happiness ;-)

"We thankful for being able to recognize the joy that comes in life. It’s not always a happy journey, but the bad parts help me appreciate the good."

"More than ever,  we are thankful for the checks and balance (separation of power) in our Constitution."