Why Jim Carrey’s video about gun ownership is stimulating conversation.

Why is Jim Carrey’s video “Cold Dead Hands” about gun ownership stimulating conversation? What! A celebrity you like speaking out on an issue and challenging you because you thought he was such a cool wacky guy? He is joking about the kind of gun pride stuff many of us joke about with people we can… Continue reading Why Jim Carrey’s video about gun ownership is stimulating conversation.

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4 kinds of officer

I listened to Stewart Brand on CBC Ideas the other day and he mentioned that when he was an officer in the US military his trainers held the belief that there were 4 kinds of officers. I found it very interesting. From best to worst: Brilliant and Lazy Brilliant and Industrious Lazy and Stupid Industrious… Continue reading 4 kinds of officer

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children in grown up bodies

-sigh- occasionally my work inspires me for my ideas of what to write here and today I am filled with a desire to vent. I am regularly reminded that while our bodies age, and our vocabularies increase, the level of maturity is not guaranteed to follow. Moreover wisdom may never come to an individual despite… Continue reading children in grown up bodies

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climate change and atheists

can you both believe in climate change and be an atheist? if atheists don’t believe in something they cannot see or find evidence for, then how could one believe in climate change which is based on a future state of the earth?

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hope

it would be interesting to know if any other life form on our planet experiences hope. I think we assume we are the only species so lucky but I wonder if instinct is the only driver or if there hope in the mind of the great majestic whale or in the hovering hummingbird. hope keeps… Continue reading hope

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the most powerful force

human greed. is there really anything more powerful? it drives people to do the most horrible crimes and tell the most horrible lies. we want more money, stuff, love, food, space, entertainment, attention. the simple living movement tells us to declare “enough” and we do but we are secretly just redirecting our greed elsewhere. are… Continue reading the most powerful force

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curriculum vitae extraordinaire

have you ever worked with people who had a fantastic resume but sucked at working? I am getting really tired of these types. Having a sales pitch for every challenge never actually tackles the challenge and being a sweet talker doesn’t get stuff done. Is it just me or are the ranks of these people… Continue reading curriculum vitae extraordinaire

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murder or self defense?

one thing seems common in the past years is that natural “disasters” and their related death tolls are good business for the news media. the ironic component to a headline that reads “storm kills #” or “earthquake kills xx” is that in fact what has usually killed them is the building they were in or… Continue reading murder or self defense?

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