Monthly Archives: February 2010
Running Away?
I had a boss once who agreed with Linus. “No problem is ever so big you can’t run away from it,” he would say. I never quite agreed. I’m a walker, not a runner. I’ve fortunately never been in … Continue reading
Posted in Lifelong Learning
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Would You Trust It With Your Life?
cheerfulmonk. Creative Commons license. I love my computer dearly, but I wouldn’t trust it with my life unless I had no choice. Unfortunately that’s not an option in modern cars. The manufacturers are replacing the old-fashioned brakes and accelerators … Continue reading
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Job Security
Guess who’s having a new will made? We were supposed to sign last Monday, but the lawyer made a few mistakes in our last changes so we decided to take the time to make sure she put them in correctly. … Continue reading
Posted in Lifelong Learning, Patience
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We Need To Talk. Really?
cheerfulmonk. Creative Commons license. The above cartoon was inspired by a cartoon in Science Magazine a few years ago. I was tickled that the magazine actually included a cartoon and that the above idea was used in an article … Continue reading
Posted in Living Fully
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Crisis Management
Toyota has done an abysmal job of crisis management lately. But I bet if we took a poll Toyota would still get a higher approval rating than Congress. What do you think? That said, Andy Borowitz says Toyota has come … Continue reading
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Time to Move On
It’s a Magical World by Bill Watterson, fair use People always ask how cartoonists come up with ideas… When something interests us, we play around with it. My goal is to feel enthusiastic about some aspect of the work. … Continue reading
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Who’s To Say?
This past week bikehikebabe sent me an e-mail entitled “Panda Therapy” that included pictures of some of the most beloved animals in the world: My question is why do we love the sedentary Giant Pandas so much when … Continue reading
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Seeking a Cure for Optimism
This past week Rummuser suggested I comment on a New York Times article with the catchy title Seeking a Cure for Optimism. The article argues against extreme positive thinking, the idea that if we just work hard and look on … Continue reading
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