Thoughts on the world and the things in it.
If you could go back in time and kill anyone to improve history, who would it be? Most people would choose someone like Adolf Hitler. For the most bang for my buck, I would kill a young Julius Caesar before the battle of Alesia. “Why Julius Caesar?” you ask? Because …
If you could go back in time and kill anyone to improve history, who would it be? Most people would choose someone like Adolf Hitler. For the most bang for my buck, I would kill a young Julius Caesar before the battle of Alesia. “Why Julius Caesar?” you ask? Because …
I have written it before, but it bears repeating. We suck at probability. This is very apparent at these anti-vaxx drives we are seeing popping up in Canada, New Zealand and elsewhere. Like this sign below: If only 1% die then isn’t that a really low rate, why should we …
Recently there was a viral video of a middle aged man having a meltdown in a fast food restaurant over a smoothie. It made the front page of Reddit and was posted in numerous subreddits. It was all over twitter and digital lynch mob has been quick to judge. The …
America is an outlier on a global scale. It is the most individualistic country in the world. Other Western countries show individualistic tendencies as well, but the US is the extreme. This individualistic mentality has led America to great prosperity. But now we are seeing it lead to its decline, …
A story on CBC was about employers struggling to get workers. In the comment section, a farmer mentioned that no one wanted to come work on his farm anymore and that everyone was lazy. I wanted to point out that farms are remote. Perhaps he was having difficulty finding employees …
I am currently struggling to learn the Japanese language. Some people say it’s easy, but I am finding it quite difficult. Maybe I am just not that bright. In these struggles I was thinking of all the stupid things languages do, like gender everything, have words that are unnecessary, or …
Everything you need to know about life can be found in pottery and in the act of making pottery. It’s hard to not get philosophical when talking about pottery because so much of it is in the head and the heart, not just the hands. Here are some of the …
And why the world will be stuck with Trump for another four years… As a Canadian I follow American politics as closely as I follow our own. The decisions made South of the border, like it or not, have a profound affect on us. I have watched with keen interest …
So you ever feel like you were meant to do something but you missed the opportunity. Or that you are too old to achieve something? I am struggling with this feeling right now. I feel like I am too old to do some of things I wish I had done. …