in my last blog entry, i spoke about violence in my microcosm, just 10 minutes down the street from where i live. i’m looking forward to replying to the comments i received on that – again, interesting thoughts that deserve more than a short acknowledgment. before i do that, however, let’s look at violence in… Continue reading violence in small and big worlds
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understanding internet users
(the following entry is a retreat of something i posted back in january. when i transferred my blog over from blogger, for some reason none of the material from january made it over here. so i’ll post some of the posts anew.) a while ago i skulked around the internet again, using wordtracker to find… Continue reading understanding internet users
understanding email chain letters
the other day i received an email from a friend. it started with the ominous “please read and pass on”. immediately my antennae went up; in my experience, 95% of such emails turn out to be hoaxes. the friend of mine who passed the email on to me is an ex teacher, has an excellent… Continue reading understanding email chain letters
my first wordpress post!
i finally moved my blog over to wordpress! i’m so happy! can we have a celebration? how do you have a celebration on a blog? any ideas? as you can see, all of my previous posts (minus the ones from january, for some strange reason) have been imported from my old blog. let me know… Continue reading my first wordpress post!
yogurt and self-righteousness
plain yogurt – after you’ve opened the container, do you stir it or do you carefully take off what you need and leave the rest alone? that, my friend, is the big question. it’s a question that plagued me, so i complained, err, i mean, talked to a few people about it – with such… Continue reading yogurt and self-righteousness
understanding spammers
okay, here is something that i absolutely have to get off my chest: what goes on in the head of spammers? and what, specifically, is the process of coming up with these amazing names, like abhorrence p. versifying amateurism g. causal ambiguities u. magnetos annihilation j. silliness arnulfo mcleod (more at the end of this… Continue reading understanding spammers
blogging for the good of humankind
rick bruner from business blog consulting writes this today: … why not blogging for the good of [hu]mankind? There are issues-focused blogs like the environmental blog TreeHugger. Now there’s a network of blogs for good, founded by Paul Chaney of Radiant Marketing Group. Way to go, Paul! It’s a brilliant idea; I hope it really… Continue reading blogging for the good of humankind
how to …
hello everyone – maybe you don’t need me anymore! i just discovered wikihow, and you can, too!. there you can learn fascinating things, like how to Become Emotionless (“a very useful way to handle problems”) Bury Your Burdens Cope With Feeling Alone at Night Discipline Your Troubling Student Find Help For a Suspected Eating Disorder… Continue reading how to …
mental illness in the workplace
read in hugo schwyzer’s blog about a tenured professor who apparently was let go because of behaviour resulting from a mental illness, as well as my comments on this alarming situation. isabella mori counselling in vancouver www.moritherapy.com
healthy lifestyle strategies
A UCLA research study published in the June issue of the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry found that people may be able to improve their cognitive function and brain efficiency by making simple lifestyle changes such as incorporating memory exercises, healthy eating, physical fitness and stress reduction into their daily lives. Researchers found that after… Continue reading healthy lifestyle strategies