When someone runs because it’s starts raining, it’s usually because they’re thinking one of these things: ‘Aarrrgh. My ______ ‘s going to get ruined.’ or 2. ‘Oh dear. I’m soon
Category: I don’t get it
What the hell are negative ions and why are they good for you?What the hell are negative ions and why are they good for you?
There’s a reason people in cities are more stressed than those in the country. Or why people in the city look at you like you’re an asshole if you make
Was Machiavelli a cunt?Was Machiavelli a cunt?
There’s this beautiful series of 20 books called ‘Great Ideas’ published by Penguin. These are the two I have: And one of the others in the series is The Prince by
Oh, okay. Yeah, no, now I get it.Oh, okay. Yeah, no, now I get it.
Sometimes it takes a while to understand something. Like, when you stay at an Airbnb and they explain the shower to you, that you got to fully open the hot
You know nothing and neither do I and neither did these guys. And that’s okay.You know nothing and neither do I and neither did these guys. And that’s okay.
Spanning over 2300 years, there’s one thing that bound Plato’s Socrates, Henry David Thoreau and Confucius together: They all knew nothing, and they knew it. This was a song Thoreau
Kids couldn’t care less about limitsKids couldn’t care less about limits
When you’re a kid there’s no limits. You haven’t learnt what is and isn’t impossible yet. Your boundaries haven’t been tainted by what grown-ups have already seen and heard. Then
Binding changeBinding change
Occasionally we hear of customs, practices, laws or traditions that surprise, shock or even sicken us. I’m thinking of things like Japanese whaling, women not being allowed to drive in
How to deal with the most awkward question there isHow to deal with the most awkward question there is
Ever been in this situation? — How the HOLY GODDAMN HELL do you reply to that question??? ‘What’s up’? or: or just the polite: My friend Jonesy is one of the
It’s just a _____. [The philosophy of: Chunky pt.2]It’s just a _____. [The philosophy of: Chunky pt.2]
When some thing of ours breaks or gets destroyed, there’s usually two ways to look at it: The first way’s to look at it solely from our own blinkered point of
To be honestTo be honest
How did some of our language get all twisted around, bent out of shape? And how much of it is based on white lies, politeness, placating or keeping the peace?
Interference, ingratitude, insolence, disloyalty, ill-will, and selfishnessInterference, ingratitude, insolence, disloyalty, ill-will, and selfishness
In my everyday life, I’m fortunate I rarely come across assholes. I teach a class of foreigners who, whether I’m good at what I do or not, have some respect for
How to be a good person: You can’t.How to be a good person: You can’t.
This is Henry: Henry likes to do all the usual things. Like going to the park, the beach, or just hanging out at home The problem is for Henry to
I swearI swear
We tend to remember bad memories more than than the good ones… or they’re at least more vivid and more powerful. So when we swear and use cuss words do
Do this. Don’t do that.Do this. Don’t do that.
In this Illy song, Heard it All, he says, ‘Some claim, “Kick back, give it time”, others are like, “Hustle hard or it’ll slip by”.’ And that’s exactly it. People know
What’s a particle accelerator?What’s a particle accelerator?
Fucked if I know. But I’d love to. I just want to know the basics about it. And I’d love love love to know everything about it. That’s not going
Hacking my relationshipHacking my relationship
Today, my wife and I took our dog, Chunky to Point Cartwright. It was drizzling on the way there and soon enough it started to come down heavily. (Sidenote: I
‘I don’t understand.’‘I don’t understand.’
One of the reasons I started writing again was to learn about stuff I knew nothing about. So many times I haven’t asked the stupid question because I didn’t want to
Everything goes in cyclesEverything goes in cycles
Back in 1906, people were worried about this: The caption read: These two figures are not communicating with one another. The lady receives an amatory message, and the gentleman some
1+1=01+1=0
If you split your mind’s focus on two or more things or places at once, does that mean you’re processing or present in none? Is multitasking the way to fail?
That was some bullshit writing yesterdayThat was some bullshit writing yesterday
The post I wrote here yesterday was crap. One of the reasons I started this blog was to improve my writing. I figure if you do something every day, every day,