Category Archives: Personal reflections

Question Lady Question

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Question Lady

The Question Lady writes: When you feel yourself about to come down sick — what’s your favorite strategy?

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Question Lady Question

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Question Lady

The Question Lady writes: What’s your favorite way to learn new things and skills?

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Question Lady Question

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Question Lady

The Question Lady writes: Do you expect to get all your digital entertainment for free? Or are you willing to pay for some of it — and why?

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Ballplay

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: As I mentioned a few weeks ago, I’m currently enjoying a media blackout phase. Consequently, I’m trying to stay away from the television. Still, I sometimes have a nature show or something running in the background as … Continue reading →

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Orcas Failing to Launch

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Fenster

Fenster writes: A scientist from the University of Exeter says that “prolonged life after menopause remains one of nature’s great mysteries.”  What is the adaptive value to the selfish gene of living way beyond childbirth? That got the researcher, Dr. … Continue reading →

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Campus Cuties, by Louis Marx and Company

Posted on September 16, 2012 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: During the years immediately following the Second World War, Louis Marx and Company was the largest toy producer in the world. The outfit was mainly known for its molded plastic figures, many of them sold in … Continue reading →

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Question Lady Question

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Question Lady

The Question Lady writes: How much of a neatnik or order freak are you?

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Is Anyone Cool Anymore?

Posted on September 7, 2012 by Brundle Guy

Brundle Guy writes: A couple of years ago a friend of mine, for the purposes of this article we’ll call him Ryan, was being transferred by his job. He was regaling another friend and I with the story of a … Continue reading →

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Are There Any Taboos Today?

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Sir Barken Hyena

Sir Barken Hyena writes: I know the obvious answer is “yes and they are racial & gender related” but when reading about Victorian England, for example, it’s clear that the taboos of the age were pretty much universal. Nobody anywhere, … Continue reading →

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Question Lady Question

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Question Lady

The Question Lady writes: Are you instinctively more of a monotheist or a polytheist?

Posted in Personal reflections, Philosophy and Religion | 12 Comments