Let's pretend you are terminally ill.I would wager that how you spend your remaining time on this mortal plain differs depending on how much time I give you.With five years to live, it would look like, to the outsider, that you are doing everything the same as pre your death sentence but a small mental … Continue reading Time to die →

Automatically I register that what you're saying does not match with my values and so I will not be doing any of this. But it would be impolite to say that so I'm just going to nod my head and let it go in one ear and out the other.

I've been on a number of stags now and it seems like the norm is for the college friends to stick with the college friends and the school friends to stick with the school friends and the work friends stick with the work friends. To hazard a guess as to why this happens, I reckon … Continue reading Stag small talk →

I think John Cleese with Basil Fawlty in Fawlty Towers showed us cathartic laughter. He created a character that got so wound up by life that it put our problems into perspective and when it happened to us we would be reminded by Basil. So, in our frustration with life we could shake our fist … Continue reading Basil therapy →

I was shocked to hear Ole Gunnar Solskjaer talk about how mentally fragile his Man United players were. Often times they would go through assistant coaches, agents or other players to let him know they didn't want the captaincy. I would have thought all these professional athletes would be bulletproof mentally and have sports psychology … Continue reading United players →

Once upon a time in the restaurant at the end of the universe, Balthazar Gulag after giving his waiting staff their schedules for the week said: 'glcjabdpiwbgj 49&!#+20!' which roughly translates to 'And smile more!'.To which Pelogaffe piped up and said '9)@-_(*!0 fjsoc &$)'8 fkcos loponnj daswe mnbc' which roughly translates to 'You cannot give … Continue reading Pelogaffe’s right →

I think for most people their supplies of compassion are reserved for those they like.If I like them, I'm compassionate. If I don't like them then they can go have sex with themselves.And I think to leave the padawan status behind and finally attain Jedi knighthood you must uncouple liking and compassion.So you can not … Continue reading Liking and compassion →

What is he doing? Why is he just staring at that tree? No idea. Doesn't he know that you're supposed to power around the park? Not stop and examine the plants!

There was the Gungans. The Aretes. And a go between called Kasdan. Now Kasdan, standing between the Gungans and the Aretes saw that the Gungans were much more powerful, aggressive, and intimidating. So he quickly decided that he would do everything he could to please them. This seemed like a sound strategy. One that would … Continue reading Gungans, Aretes, and Kasdan →

Defeating Sith Lords gets a lot of awe but what about the everyday skills of unsuspecting heroes?What about when Bob, despite being stressed to his gills, politely ends the conversation with chatty Kathy to get back to working on his mounting to do list?Or how about Lisa who deals with temper tantrums with finesse?Bringing the … Continue reading Defeating Sith Lords →