Power Corrupts
I recently completed training to be the fire warden for my office building floor. I volunteered because I already have a yellow, hard-plastic warden helmet in my office. I use it for decoration. Another employee told me never to wear it during a fire because it might...
Words We Can and Cannot Spell
You can find words that people have trouble spelling by typing into Google “How spell” and then seeing how Google finishes the question. The top word right now in Australia is diarrhoea. That is the British spelling. The American spelling omits the “o.” The word...
The Downside of Fame
A few years back I bought a bag of carrots at a grocery store. The bag had the picture and name of the farmer who “proudly grew” the carrots. The carrots were so bitter as to be inedible. I thought about contacting the guy and giving him feedback on his carrots. It...
Odd Urges and What to Do with Them
I know individuals who have an urge to drink heavily and individuals who have an urge to travel. Different people have different urges. Some of the urges seem genetically based. You can see the pattern going from generation to generation in a family. Learning can be...
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