I read a tech website that has links to a sister website devoted to news solely about celebrities. This website feed people’s vanity and sense of self worth by dishing on the celebrity foibles. Apparently, it is is not beneath me to slum and click on the links. I am ashamed to admit this. Today, I came across an article that describes some celebrity behavior described as ungrateful. I can say that I have been…
I’ve heard numerous ideas on that thing that definitively defines us as human beings and they’re all equally as valid as they are invalid. I’ve heard language, opposable thumb and various other explanations. I’m not here to criticize any of them, but I do like one particular reasoning that does a pretty job of providing insight encompassing the wide spectrum of human behavior. It’s been stated that story-telling is an entirely human activity. The ability…
I’ve never really had all that much interest in history or the study of it. I’ve just not felt the need to re-live what’s already happened. I’m slowly beginning to change my opinions regarding this matter. I recently started reading William Tecumseh Sherman’s memoir. It’s been very illuminating. What’s been so surprising (or maybe not so much) is how similar some of the situations Sherman faced and lived through, economically and politically, are to the…
As shallow as it may be to say, perceptions matter greatly. If you were to truly think rationally concerning people’s perception, much of the time it makes very little sense. That statement I just made gave with one hand and took away with the other. Why? Because the words “rational” and “people” have had a very storied and difficult time coexisting since the beginning of sapience. Here’s what had me wondering about perceptions a few…
I’d just finished listening to today’s Planet Money podcast. One of their stories details two public service announcements regarding piggy banks. If you’re a US citizen/resident, then you’ve probably seen one of them. It’s basically exhorts the audience to “feed the pig”. If you have not seen it, then all it amounts to is for everyone to put money away in their “piggy” bank. I can’t seem to take away anything from this commercial but…