Category Archives: rants
The Plight of Future Historians
Today, the Guardian warns:
“Too many of us suffer from a condition that is going to leave our grandchildren bereft,” Brindley states. “I call it personal digital disorder. Think of those thousands of digital photographs that lie hidden on our computers. Few store them, so those who come after us will not be able to look [...]
Help a Friend
I’m not sure where to start.
She posted this. Her friend, her ex, her roommate, key part of her life since she was a kid; Jon died. She watched it all happening, helpless to do anything. She made the key phone calls. Death is hard on the living.
Then some other things happened. I won’t go into [...]
Finally
from here
Don’t Vote
These are awesome.
An Open Letter to the Liberal Party
Dear Liberals,
What worries me the most is that you won’t win this upcoming, yet-to-be-announced election. Not that I have ever actually voted for a candidate of your persuasion (I generally give my vote to the NDP), but I’d prefer you guys in power to the C.R.A.P. party, barring a miracle for the leftists. Though I [...]
Homework
I object to anyone getting homework. I object to it in elementary school, in middle school, and even in high school. University doesn’t count because it’s not homework. You could, if you were dedicated, spend only as much time as you spent in high school doing university level work and you’d probably still gets As. [...]
How to Dehumanize a Person in One Easy Step
Today on the train downtown, I got to thinking about my sick leave. Before I had to take it, there was a big part of me that dreaded it, since I knew I would be very sick, but there was this other part of me, a smaller, quieter part, that longed for it. I just [...]
Inspiration
All humans are the limbs of the same body, created
from one essence.
If the calamity of time afflicts one limb
the others cannot stay at rest.
You, who remain indifferent to the suffering of others
do no deserve to be called human.
–Saadi Shirazi (as translated by my dear Mohamad Tavakoli-Targhi, heard on TVO’s Big Ideas podcast)
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