The Mario philosophy
When the game begins, Mario is standing all the way to the left of the legendary opening screen, and he can only go in one direction. He can only move… Continue Reading
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Ice, ice…
Hi my name is Jo. And I love trolley problems. I also love unintended consequences, opportunity cost and all manner of cheese. Except Casu marzu. Because I am not a… Continue Reading
If you meet the Buddha…
I’ve probably mentioned this before somewhere, I am loathed to recommend ‘If you meet the Buddha on the road, kill him!’ by Sheldon B. Kopp to anyone because its… well… Continue Reading
Big fish
I’m a huge Tim Burton fan. (does that even need to be said?) Except for his iteration of Charlie and the chocolate factory…. which still causes me serious anxiety when… Continue Reading
The greatest of Danes
Scooby Doo does not automatically (for me at least) conjure up some deeper philosophical layering that needs to be ruminated upon while smoking a cigar and sipping cognac in the… Continue Reading
Sow in the slough
I’ve been very suspicious of empathy (and by association altruism) since the beginning. Ha ha. It always seemed (to me at least) like a psychological deadfall, meant to pin you… Continue Reading
I am mother
I don’t really do movie reviews. Because… eh.. I’d like to say I don’t watch a lot of tv (because I’m doing all these other amazing things with my life)… Continue Reading
4am
Productivity stroke life hacking. It’s supposedly a thing. You know, where you take on the the stellar habits of ‘successful’ people. I think how it works is that you’re supposed… Continue Reading
Precipitation. And other things that will get you wet.
Sometimes I succeed at passing myself off as having some semblance of stoicism… the point on the philosophy spectrum I’d ideally like to occupy. But really, I likely seesaw between… Continue Reading
Dying for an idea
Tribe by Sebastian Junger is one of my favorite books. A couple of years ago Mr. Junger was on the podcast circuit as a guest, an interviewee I devoured. It… Continue Reading