Category: intelligence

BANNING BOOKS IS NEVER OKAY

Fandango’s Provocative Question #156 How do you feel about state and local school boards and other jurisdictions banning of classic books such as those I’ve listed? Under what circumstances, if any, do you feel that banning of such books is appropriate and justifiable? Just the other day, I posted this clip from "Inherit The Wind." https://www.youtube.com/embed/S_DQUAuNUvw … Continue reading BANNING BOOKS IS NEVER OKAY

BROKEN CABINET, PART TWO

Beyond Repair, by Rich Paschall OUR NATION'S INFRASTRUCTURE Secretary of the Interior, Doug Burgum. The wealthy software executive and venture capitalist served two terms as governor of North Dakota and signed several "anti-trans" bills. He campaigned for Trump for months. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy. The former Wisconsin Congressman and FOX Business host was a … Continue reading BROKEN CABINET, PART TWO

WHAT IS YOUR POWER

When you’re worried, frightened and have lost your way without idea what to do, what’s your game changer? Is it a hug from a loved one? Encouragement from peers or colleagues? A visit to the doctor where he or she assures you that all is well, not to worry? Information empowers me. Knowledge. Facts. You … Continue reading WHAT IS YOUR POWER

INGENIOUS WORDS VS. SHOUTING AND VILIFICATION

Blogging Insights 3.0 # 13 First, the quote: "Fortunately words, ingeniously used, will serve to mask the ugliness of naked facts." There was a time -- not all that long ago -- when being clever with words or witty or just plain smart -- could smooth over information to make it more palatable assuming you … Continue reading INGENIOUS WORDS VS. SHOUTING AND VILIFICATION

THE MEANING OF LIFE

And Other Important Items, by Rich Paschall  You may be asking your AI-infused search engine, "What is the meaning of life?"  It will probably tell you that the answer is too profound to be known and understood. Ha! We here at the Serendipity's Think Tank and Boulangerie have been contemplating this and other critical universal … Continue reading THE MEANING OF LIFE

BANNING BOOKS IS NEVER OKAY

Fandango’s Provocative Question #156 How do you feel about state and local school boards and other jurisdictions banning of classic books such as those I’ve listed? Under what circumstances, if any, do you feel that banning of such books is appropriate and justifiable? Just the other day, I posted this clip from "Inherit The Wind." https://www.youtube.com/embed/S_DQUAuNUvw … Continue reading BANNING BOOKS IS NEVER OKAY

WORLD SHARING TIME AGAIN

It's already the middle of July. Neither of us is sick and hopefully we will stay that way. We have agreed to an installation of the boiler. It turns out that our first estimate was the best estimate we could get. How exactly we will pay for it remains a matter of considerable interest to … Continue reading WORLD SHARING TIME AGAIN

OLD PEOPLE WATCH CABLE NEWS – BY TOM CURLEY

I watch way too much cable news. Which is odd because I don’t really like the news. I worked for CBS News for over 40 years. I had to watch the news. I was making the news shows. It was my job. If I had a choice, I would rather watch the cartoon network  But … Continue reading OLD PEOPLE WATCH CABLE NEWS – BY TOM CURLEY

PROVOCATIVE QUESTION 2 REDUX: WISDOM V. INTELLIGENCE – Marilyn Armstrong

Fandango’s Provocative Question #2 Is there a difference between these two things? Isn't wisdom an elderly version of intelligence, fired by time and hard knocks? I read a bunch of definitions of the difference between intelligence and wisdom and basically, it boiled down to intelligence is using wisdom intelligently or alternatively, wisdom is a wise use of … Continue reading PROVOCATIVE QUESTION 2 REDUX: WISDOM V. INTELLIGENCE – Marilyn Armstrong

SHARING MY WORLD, SUCH AS IT IS – Marilyn Armstrong

Share Your World 1-8-2020 QUESTIONS: Is ‘hello” enough for you these days?  (credit to Rory – https://aguycalledbloke.blog/2019/12/29/is-hello-enough-for-you-these-days/ ) I'm not actually sure what this means. I think I'm missing something. Let me put it another way: why wouldn't "hello" be enough? Is there some cooler way to greet someone that I don't know about? Should I text … Continue reading SHARING MY WORLD, SUCH AS IT IS – Marilyn Armstrong