yesterday i read just the first ten pages of a new book by ERIC FELTEN (a wall st. j. writer) called LOYALTY, THE VEXING VIRTUE. And it was pretty deep.

So deep and interesting that i am going to remain loyal to my impulse and continue reading until I finish the book.

Unless I get bored halfway through, in which case, my loyalty to the book may waiver and i may betray my initial intention to finish the book.

But seriously, it’s a really interesting book on an important subject.

I know I still a recall a relatively petty disloyalty by a “friend” of mine from well over 25 years ago and it still resonates in me. That fucker, I think. Fuck him.

of course, I’m guilty of equal or worse disloyalties along the way. If loyalty weren’t such an intensely important subject, I doubt I’d still be able to “feel” a minor betrayal from a quarter century and longer ago.

Loyalty to spouse is just one of many potentially conflicting loyalty issues; loyalty to country, to friends, to work, to family, to self — that can make life difficult to navigate….fortunately, we all have this book to help us.