Came across this thought puzzle via a MetaFilter thread which, in turn, comes from a review of a book called “The Idea of Justice” by Amartya Sen.Here's the puzzle…“Take three kids and a flute. Anne says the flute should be given to her because she is the only one who knows how to play it. […]
[Edit: A wonderful story I came across detailing the relationship between John Hughes and a teenaged pen pal.] When I'm forced to choose, “Ferris Bueller's Day Off” is one of the movies I often pick as my favourite movie of all-time. “Breakfast Club” pretty much defined my high school days with its perfect delineation of […]
I first became aware of the best-in-the-world ranking of Finnish schools in the excellent book, “Under Pressure: Rescuing Childhood from the Culture of Hyper Parenting” by Carl Honore. (This is probably one of the best books I've read so far this year and would highly recommend it, whether you are a parent or not. A […]
Tomorrow is my YouDay. Since the government hasn't officially declared it a statutory holiday as per my recommendation, I am taking it off using one of my earned holidays as per my personal YouDay policy. Having Friday off, along with the recent news that the State of Utah is moving 20% of government employees to […]
I think I first heard about “The Last Lecture” via a book request we got at the library. The Amazon page for the book has more info including a couple video clips explaining the background and significance of this particular Last Lecture. A bit more searching revealed that the full video of the original Last […]
Kiva is a web site that helps facilitate micro-credit loans to entrepreneurs around the world. (As always, Wikipedia has more information about this organization if you're interested.) Shea got a Kiva gift certificate as a Mother's Day Gift and is helping two people: Ruth Celenia Santana Morales who sells clothes and jewelery in the Dominican […]
As I may have mentioned before, the younger me would probably punch the older me in the mush if he could see how much management theory I'd be reading (and enjoying ) at this point in my life. To me, one of the most interesting aspects of management theory today is the interplay between different […]
So I've had this list of “10 Things Every Adult Should Know” kicking around for a few weeks, never sure when to post it. I really like a lot of what the guy says…8. You have no right to be proud, unless you did it yourself. That goes for anything from racial pride to patriotism. […]
Continuing my trend of posting contrarian viewpoints on major Christian holidays, here's a piece on why atheists get angry and frustrated with believers. (But I am glad to have a long weekend so thanks for that and the chocolate eggs, Jeebus! )
It was an incredible shock to hear of the passing of LIS PhD student, Chris Dixon, last summer. (In a freaky coincidence, this happened right in the middle of my posting the eulogies I've given for my grandparents over the years.) In my post about Chris' death, I wrote about how little I'd been exposed […]
