The Corrigan Cast

Part two of a taste of the wit and wisdom to be found in Boswell's biography of the legendary 18th-century English writer Dr Samuel Johnson. Part one is at https://open.spotify.com/episode/1lhToOu2qKG5VMbykurfqa?si=RBsH2OW4RUWfHIqIvOuCxA.For the text of this vlog, visit https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2026/04/quotes-and-notes-on-james-boswells-life_23.html.#SamuelJohnson #DrJohnson #JamesBoswell #biography #literature #England #Ireland #Scotland

James Boswell's Life of Samuel Johnson left such an impression on me that I've felt compelled to share my highlights from this pioneering biography. For the text of this vlog, visit https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2026/04/quotes-and-notes-on-james-boswells-life.html.#SamuelJohnson #DrJohnson #JamesBoswell #biography #literature

Some people are better at influencing than others. And, despite what some think, not all of these influencers are disingenuous.For the text of this vlog, visit https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2026/03/market-influencers.html.#influencer #marketers #marketing #MarketInfluencers

A visit to Colombia's Vichada department is more about the journey than the destination. So Brendan 'Wrong Way' Corrigan is telling himself anyway.For the text of this vlog, visit https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2026/03/vichada-vacillation.html.#Vichada #PuertoCarreño #LaPrimavera #Meta #PuertoGaitán #Manacacías #Orinoco #Colombia

While not completely averse to works of fiction, our narrator finds more comfort in reading works of nonfiction.For the text of this vlog, visit https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2026/02/a-nonfiction-addiction.html.#nonfiction #fiction #reading #literature

A job with a nice blend of physical and mental work would be close to the Wrong Way Corrigan ideal. They're not that easy to find, though.For the text of this vlog, visit https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2026/01/lets-get-physical.html.Additional reading/listening referred to in the audio (inserted as hyperlinks in the text version):https://youtu.be/vWz9VN40nCA?si=8pt8SydT4JOMpZushttps://youtu.be/qWU7A039O30https://youtu.be/nuxTijzLjkghttps://youtu.be/Q9DblkWqwUghttps://youtu.be/7DgKnru1ChMhttps://youtu.be/C5m79wgKzDMhttps://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2013/12/simply-having-indifferent-colombian.htmlhttps://youtu.be/AxriLYYZWh4#physical #OliviaNewtonJohn #physicality #WorkHard #exercise #PhysicalWork #workout

I can no longer say I prefer dogs to cats. But that doesn't mean I'm a cat man, either. Other pets are available, after all.For the text of this vlog, visit https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2026/01/reigning-cats-over-dogs.html.Additional reading/listening referred to in the audio (inserted as hyperlinks in the text version):https://youtu.be/KHQGOaRxZAAhttps://youtu.be/sLCXY1z-muIhttps://gutenberg.org/cache/epub/7471/pg7471-images.htmlhttps://youtu.be/FgguOVTjD5ohttps://youtu.be/0CdttekQPyw#CatsAndDogs #cats #dogs #MansBestFriend #PGWodehouse

Going by an oft-quoted definition of insanity, many of us are thus insane. Few of us are truly that special, though.For the text of this vlog, visit https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2025/12/misinterpreting-insanity.html.Additional reading/listening referred to in the audio (inserted as hyperlinks in the text version):https://bigthink.com/high-culture/how-viral-misquotes-evolve-and-replicate/https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2012/03/dealing-with-dealers.htmlhttps://youtu.be/ceU203AXOcUhttps://youtu.be/pB-8-1qnshchttps://youtu.be/MEh7kEO8eKkhttps://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/04/27/fact-check-einstein-never-said-quote-fish-climbing-trees/7384370002/https://youtu.be/o1NU08GmNyI#insanity #ignorance #stubbornness #stupidity #Einstein #sayings

Our lives are shaped by events and other actions over which we have little control. And there's not much we can do about it.For the text of this vlog, visit https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2025/12/fatalist-attraction.html.Additional reading/listening referred to in the audio (inserted as hyperlinks in the text version):https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2021/03/the-price-of-independence.htmlhttps://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2021/07/our-freedom-isnt-being-taken-away-we.htmlhttps://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2024/06/respite-from-uncertainty-and-migracion.htmlhttps://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2012/10/por-que-colombia.html#fatalism #fatalist #DecisionMaking #ChristopherHitchens

Legendary English writer Samuel Johnson struggled to write a diary, so it's forgivable that some of us lesser folk also find it challenging.For the text of this vlog, visit https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-blank-diaries.html.Additional reading/listening referred to in the audio (inserted as hyperlinks in the text version): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Idler_(1758%E2%80%931760) https://www.gutenberg.org/files/1564/1564-h/1564-h.htm https://youtu.be/lt6b5zsj9wE https://youtu.be/5-c0vrlUKIc https://youtu.be/fZ7AgPIzCk8#SamuelJohnson #BlankDiary #journalling #diary