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Category Archives: Wisdom

Obituary For A Quiet Life

Perfect.

¶ Posted 26 September 2023 § Internet § Randomness ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: health, history

Secular Sunday – Men’s Testicle Location Strong Argument Against Intelligent Design

Easing back into my Secular Sunday posts with a funny Reddit post, inspired by a heat wave in Europe, ruminating on how the location of mens’ testicles is an argument against intelligent design!

¶ Posted 10 September 2023 § Humour § SecularSunday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: atheism, health, science

Not to mention the insane wastefulness of spending $250,000 for a five-minute glimpse of the Titanic. Imagine the good that money could’ve done otherwise. Or contrast the media attention and “all hands on deck” search and rescue operation which was basically guaranteed to be futile while boatloads of refugees are ignored completely. Guess what? I […]

¶ Posted 27 June 2023 § News § Politics § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, history, science, travel

Wisdom Wednesday – “What Are You Doing To Solve The Problem of the Person Standing in Front of You”

I’ve been trying to write a post summarizing some of the various tips, pieces of advice, koans of wisdom that I’ve collected over the years – mostly from my time in libraries but from other workplaces, reading of books articles and just talking to knowledgeable people I respect. As that post grew and grew, I […]

¶ Posted 21 June 2023 § Library § MemoryLane § Wisdom Wednesday § Work ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: orgdevl, philosophy

Secular Sunday – “The most unthinking among us…who would invade our schools and libraries and homes. I personally resent it bitterly.”

¶ Posted 11 June 2023 § Censorship § Internet § Library § News § Politics § SecularSunday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: atheism, education, history, science

Friday Fun Link – Fuck Professionalism: Creating A Workplace That Works For All

So much of what we’re taught to believe from our earliest days, by our parents, by our schools, by popular culture, is outdated, incorrect and potentially even harmful such as the notion of “professionalism“.

¶ Posted 02 June 2023 § FridayFunLink § Jobs § Sad § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, education, health, language, orgdevl

If You’re Tired All The Time, It’s Not Your Fault

Fascinating article about changes in the way people sleep and why. (As usual, capitalism and the rich are to blame.) Good sleep is a human right, dammit!