The Hotel’s Advice
I took this photo: I saw it on the wall at the last hotel I stayed at (in Tooele, Utah). Seriously? Someone thought this was useful advice? (“Use stairs, not elevator” might be helpful, but this?!)
Thinking
Memorial Day Reminder
Memorial Day is the day set aside to remember those who died while serving in the armed forces. It’s the day that living veterans pay tribute to those who didn’t come back from war, and on this day, they’d rather you remember the fallen, not them. Be sure to see last year’s post too.
Fun Fact: Patriotism
“To believe that patriotism will not flourish if patriotic ceremonies are voluntary and spontaneous instead of a compulsory routine is to make an unflattering estimate of the appeal of our institutions to free minds.”
An Important Lesson
Photo: The 16th President with his youngest son, Tad (1864), educating him with the laptop of his time.
Alternative Realities
Tillerson warned that democracy in America is threatened by a “growing crisis in ethics and integrity.” Mr. Tillerson is correct.
Orwell on Thinking
It’s Orwell Week (#3 of 3) George Orwell was a pen name for Eric Arthur Blair (1903–1950), an English novelist, essayist, journalist, and critic best known for the novella Animal Farm (1945), and Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949). Obviously, the term “Orwellian” – descriptive of totalitarian or authoritarian social practices – refers to his writing. He himself … See the Meme
Orwell on Alternative Facts
It’s Orwell Week (#2 of 3) George Orwell was a pen name for Eric Arthur Blair (1903–1950), an English novelist, essayist, journalist, and critic best known for the novella Animal Farm (1945), and Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949). Despite having spoken on BBC radio many, many times, no recordings of Orwell’s voice are known to exist. That … See the Meme
Orwell on Freedom
It’s Orwell Week (#1 of 3). Orwell understood policing.
Strengthen the Wall
Ever notice? Both like to build their monuments to themselves at the top of a hill. If the image looks familiar, yeah, you’ve seen it before with different text. Sometimes you can get double duty out of the work done to create a graphic. 🙂
Nature is Amazing
News Item: “A third of millennials believe the Earth is flat” says a British company of Americans (not everyone on, well, Earth) after a survey. Well, not quite….