Mistakes to Avoid at Work
The new school year has started, and I have compiled for myself a list of things not to do while teaching. My list comes from actual and fictional events. First, do not refer to students who never come to class as spooks. This was a mistake...
Your Signature Scent
What do you smell like right now? My daughter gave me a liquid soap that makes me smell like cinnamon. The gift led me to think of these Neil Young lyrics: I could be happy. The rest of my life. With a cinnamon girl. My expensive hair...
Femme Fatale
Have you ever known a femme fatale? I watched a streaming video on someone who was widely considered one: Christine Keeler. She was the attractive teen at the centre of the Profumo Affair in the UK decades ago. Christine had an affair with the...
Our Desire for Justice
I like to see justice occur. I wager you do too. It seems fitting when someone who claims that Covid is a hoax ends up getting Covid. It seems just when a wife killer is imprisoned. I like it when sports cheaters are banned from competition. When...
Psychological Importance of the Neighborhood
I live in a neighbourhood. I imagine you do too. When I look out my windows I see trees, bushes, and grasses. I reckon those views are good for my health — mental and physical. If I look farther I see the houses of my neighbors and beyond that downtown Armidale....
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