I was single for a long time before I met Q. A loooooooong time. I wish I could say that I was single because I was too busy busting my ass and kicking down doors to be in a relationship. On some level, this is true: my single years were highly productive. But it’s also not…
It took me ages to finish reading Thinking Fast and Slow. I must have stopped to reflect about 50 times. The book is about judgment and decision-making, and was written by a psychologist. While I was already familiar with many of the theories – Daniel Kahneman has been working since the early 1970s – it…
Last week (or the one before), on my way to the office I thought: “God, I hope someone brought in donuts.” There were none, but the next day, someone brought in a whole tray. Yep, I manifested that sh*t 😉 I was thrilled. This week, no donuts, but I did read/revisit some cool articles: If…
Over the past few weeks, my boundaries have been pushed a few times, and I’m about ready to curl up into a ball and become a hermit. One of the times, I’d had a disagreement with a friend. He saw a situation differently than I did, and thought I was “close-minded” for not seeing it…
My sister and I saw Boom last night, a one-man play about the Baby Boomer generation. If you’re in Canada and you have a chance to see it, I’d highly recommend it. I tend to be both present- and forward-looking, which can mean I see only problems that need to be solved. Watching Boom made…
When Fallout 4 came out, M played it a lot. It’s a video game set in the remains of Boston following a nuclear war. There are all sorts of post-apocalyptic beings; ghouls, feral beasts, super mutants. Watching it one day, I was confused. “But this isn’t what would happen after a nuclear apocalypse. Humans wouldn’t…
At work, I sit between two football fans. On Monday, when they got in, they started talking about the weekend’s playoff games. This is what I retained: “Patriots! Belichick! Headsets! Hail Mary! Chaos Theory!” They were so into it, it made me want to learn more about football. Truthfully, I wish I watched more sports.…
M and I have to buy life insurance, which means I’ve been thinking about all the terrible things that could happen to us. What if I die? What if he dies? What if we both die, together? One of the leading causes of bankruptcy is medical problems, even in Canada. It’s not that the medical…
A colleague of mine is having lady troubles. He has a friend who he thought was just a friend, but this lady has been acting somewhat amorously. He went to a party; when he left, she was very affectionate. She’s asked him to do a couple of date-like activities, like swing dancing. Now, to me,…
When we went hair product shopping, we walked past the lipsticks. I said I’d never managed to find a red lipstick I could keep a straight face in, which my friend took as a sign: it’s time to try. It’s 2016, you know? The times, they are a-changin’. Which is perhaps the wrong phrase to…
