Isn’t interesting how the same thing presented in two totally different ways can sound diametrically opposed? I can’t even begin to count the number of misunderstandings that have happened between my friends and me ever since we started using instant messaging. Thank goodness to emoticons I have been discovering the magic of acoustic and cover… Read More Umbrella-ella-ellas everywhere
So apparently, Joseph Petcka killed a cat. I’m a little confused. Why is this hot news? Why is it at the top of all Google searches? He’s an actor. So? He was on Sex and the City. So? He was a prospect for professional baseball. So? I must be missing something. Because while the act… Read More In the endless search for understanding in a world that doesn’t make sense
Injustice annoys me. Thoroughly. It makes me lose my cool like nothing else can. This is one of the reasons I find it so sad that in today’s “modern” world, in “developed” countries, there are still so many people do their best at work not because they are inspired to do so, but rather because… Read More Doing your best out of fear
First of all, does the fact that P!nk writes her name with an exclamation mark means that there is a click in her name? And does that mean that her name is, in fact, “P-click-nk”? And if so, how in the world do you pronounce that? But odd spelling and questionable early hair color choice… Read More P!nk’s “So What”
A couple of years ago, a wonderful friend of mine called me boring. I still consider him a wonderful friend because he made me realize that yes, I was boring – or, more precisely, I was very mainstream. I liked music that was played on the radio, read books that were features on the Oprah… Read More Miniature art: celebrating day to day life
The Olympics have been over for a little two weeks (already?!?!?) but there is one thing that shocked me so much that I just had to blog about. For most sports, I only tend to follow the results in the morning paper. However, not when it comes to track and field. It might have something… Read More Luck doesn’t have a lot to do with it
In response to Steve Maich’s article in the May 5th issue of Maclean’s magazine titled “It’s official: money buys happiness”. Many of my close friends would be shocked if I told them I do believe that money and happiness are linked. It seems that they, like many others, have a hard time admitting to this… Read More Money & happiness: the search for the confounding factor
I was recently faced with quite an interesting ethical dilemma. My friend is a RA (research assistant) at a local, world-renown university. The professor she works for is brilliant and very sweet. While this means that his research is published quite often, it also means that many walk all over him (let’s call him The… Read More Perpetuating injustice (or trying to be nice)
Sometimes I wonder just how much the X-files have influenced me. As stated previously, I am quite the fan (to the point of going to the first showing on the first day the movie X-files: I want to believe was released). I sometimes search the internet for sites about UFOs and extra-terrestrials, and can’t help… Read More I want to believe
A fellow WordPress blogger brought my attention to the following article: D.C. Tries Cash as a Motivator In Schools. In a nutshell, students earn points through good behavior and can exchange these points against money. Some might argue that exchanging points for money is the same as exchanging them for prizes, a practice already in… Read More Cash as incentive to behave?