love returning later to old books Possibly Related Posts: Just writing Weekend and quasi-book review Moments with Socrates — making choices The view from 40 years on I haven’t forgotten
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I remember studying the Stamford Prison Experiment nearly 15 years ago. It was shocking then. Now 40 years on the reflections are really just as interesting. Possibly Related Posts: Just writing it was a time The solution to writers block; talking. Vale Common Sense Moments with Socrates — making choices
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From an unexpected source in some ways. Proper introductions aren’t exactly a simple matter: The younger person is always presented to the older or more distinguished, but a gentleman is always presented to a lady, even though he is an old gentleman of great distinction and the lady a mere slip of a girl […] [...]
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My faith, while a small part of this blog is a larger part of my life. I saw this on a Catholic blog, whose podcast is a staple in my diet. Ironically this video is of a song I sang all through my Uniting Church intense youth. It gave me nice memories, and a good [...]
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I think this is good. I just hope this also means that pedestrians and cyclist get training in road rules and “shared zones” too especially after this . Possibly Related Posts: 6WS: late The view from 40 years on Introductions — nicely done Still thankful and remembering 6WS after a gap
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Described more fully here, its basically to describe your life in that moment or a thing in your life in a phrase containing 6 words. During this disciplined blogging exercise I thought I’d try it. Quite sorely, listening to audio Austen Possibly Related Posts: The email I wrote for international day last year Just writing [...]
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GTD Times have some great advice as to how to save oneself from incidental reading overload especially for knowledge workers. I wish I knew this sooner. Possibly Related Posts: heading to cold 6WS: late The view from 40 years on Saturday Snap: The view from down here A few random facts about me
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This is a photo of this evening’s labour. My first attempt at baking in this kitchen, with this oven since the move but more importantly for me it’s shortbread complete with my grandmother’s pricking technique. It may not have been so evenly spread but for a first batch in several years it smells amazing. Possibly [...]
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i used twitter yesterday much like I think it was intended, or at least a very handy way of using it to broadcast a problem PB was having with Vodafone (the Australian phone company) and his iPhone. It wasn’t solved through the tweeting but the up to the minute information was shared and further broadcasted. [...]
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this brief piece is based on a writing exercise based on getting a “Dear John” letter from my favourite piece of furniture. On the website it came from various writers penned letters from sofas and armchairs, scales, toilets and even an electric wheelchair. Here’s my very drafty initial attempt Dear Joanna, Well I’ve had enough. [...]
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