The Count Who Understood How Leisure Prepares One for Battle

The Count Who Understood How Leisure Prepares One for Battle

Leisure and war are two words that people think of as oil and water—things that can never mix, under any circumstances. Count Nikolaus Pejacsevich of Veröcze would have disagreed. Count Pejacsevich (1833-1890) was born into a noble family of Croatian and Hungarian descent. With over two-thirds of his life spent in the military, the count … Read more

Why Leisure Is Indispensable in Today’s Restless Society

About 1990, an acquaintance of mine got the job of his dreams. One sign of his new status was his employer-issued BlackBerry interactive pager. At the time, this device was state of the art. Older pagers displayed only a telephone number to call back.  This one allowed for a short immediate response. A few weeks … Read more