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Category Archives: Wisdom

Secular Sunday – How David Copperfield Made The Statue of Liberty Disappear

This was the original illusion as broadcast… This is an explanation of how Copperfield pulled it off… Watching this, it struck me that this would make a good Secular Sunday post even if it wasn’t overtly about religion. Seeing people in the live audience say things like “If I was home watching on TV, I […]

Posted 06 November 2022 § MemoryLane § PopCulture § SecularSunday § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Bosses Who Mask When In The Presence of Others

This week might have to be a “Leadership” theme… ‘Bosses’ who mask when in the presence of others demonstrate:•evidence-based decision-making;•respect for their employees;•that they understand their influence; and•very good leadership. — Dr. Jennifer Irwin (@drjenirwin) October 25, 2022  

Posted 26 October 2022 § Jobs § Library § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Leadership

Leadership, both as a research area and as a practical skill, encompasses the ability of an individual, group or organization to “lead”, influence or guide other individuals, teams, or entire organizations. – Wikipedia 

Posted 25 October 2022 § Jobs § Library § Meme § MemoryLane § Randomness § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

What Gives Life Meaning?

It would be interesting to see the results from a similar survey in Canada…

Posted 19 October 2022 § Family § Infographic § Jobs ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Secular Sunday – None of This Really Matters, None of It’s For Us, and We Don’t Know Why

A bit of a different take on my usual Secular Sunday posts poking fun at religion…a very serious, deep reply to a Reddit question about “What are some dark realities people are in denial about?”

Posted 16 October 2022 § SecularSunday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Some Recent Covid Tweets

One of the biggest stumbling blocks to overcoming Covid is people who act like Covid is already over… When COVID started I thought the best thing to do was to learn all I could about what it was and how to avoid it. I thought that the people I cared about would want this information […]

Posted 12 October 2022 § News § Politics ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , ,

Swearing Is Actually A Sign of More Intelligence – Not Less – Say Scientists

I am a huge fan of scientific knowledge that help justify my potty mouth! (And my kids are clearly geniuses as they named their band, “The Shits”!) 😉

Posted 28 September 2022 § Family § Humour § Pace § Photo § Sasha ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

A Few Recent Covid Threads

Even though “Covid Is Over”™  according to many, it’s not really.  Far from it actually… Britain is being swamped by yet another Covid wave — 2% in England are currently infected, 1 in 30 in Scotland: 1.4 million people in the UK, a stark 40% week-on-week rise in prevalence. Hospitalisations highest since April https://t.co/hFiriFHY3r — […]

Posted 22 June 2022 § News § Politics § Randomness ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

TED Talk – Sleep Is Your Super Power

Posted 15 June 2022 § Video ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: ,

Secular Sunday – What’s The Oldest Religion in the World?

I mean, humans have been making up gods to worship, probably since their brains were capable of such a thing, but I believe this short clip is talking about which is the oldest of the current major world religions…

Posted 12 June 2022 § SecularSunday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , ,