You might think that people are the problem. But oftentimes people are influenced by their environment. And so, it's studying and changing the circumstances that most often lead to resolutions. That's all a bit abstract so here are a few examples. It's not that Jedediah is impossible it's just that he's irascible when hungry. Bring … Continue reading Problems, not people, are pigs →

"Under bylaw 53b you must first have reasonable cause before conducting any form of investigation" I don't know what that means. I simply regurgitated it. If you asked me for my opinion on bylaw 53b I'd be speechless. I had no idea how to interpret bylaw 53b any other way that spewing that sentence down … Continue reading Best form of learning is →

The man came to the top of the stairs and he paused.He scanned down the bus.There were two seats down the back but his lack of movement indicated that he couldn't see them through the crowd of passengers.Eventually he gave it up and went back downstairs.Now what I found interesting was that there were people … Continue reading Bus code of conduct →

'I wasn't annoyed by it' The review every filmmaker wants to hear! If we were doing a cost analysis of the movie it would have just broken even by my judgement. Just enough value for my money I thought! I wouldn't watch it again but I didn't regret my time. I imagine it's not the … Continue reading Spectacular review →

Problems can be hard to fix. They can be even harder to fix when you fall prey to Chinese whispers. As Pete Lindsay and Mark Bawden say in their book 'Pig Wrestling' you need to see the whites of the pigs eyes yourself! It's no good taking Margaret's word for it, everyone knows she's a … Continue reading The pigs eyes →

Vedric was drunk and crooning. 'Yesterday... All my troubles seemed so far away!' 'Now it looks as though they're here to stay' Glug, glug, gargle, garble 'Now I long for yesterday!' Winslow couldn't take it any more. 'What the hell is the matter with you?' 'Moi?' Vedric replied grinning stupidly slopping his beer over the … Continue reading Vedric’s voice →

This morning he was so down he looked depressed and now he's bouncing off the walls. Maybe he's on drugs?Similar to how we read comics we create a story for the gaps in human behavior too.In that sense you don't need to explain your changes in mood because, for better or worse, everyone will come … Continue reading Filling mood gaps →

Debating is about theories. I will carefully select conducive facts to create a theory. Similarly, my opponent, will omit any facts that contradict his narrative. I might interpret facts and say we're in danger and need to act now. My adversary might take those exact same facts and spin them to say we are safe … Continue reading Theory battles →

Imagine you are on this island right. And on this island your water supply is managed by Bertie. Now Bertie is a grumpy old man who is rude, offensive and explosively angry. Bertie also has some rules. Just two actually: 1) Your water charge will increase by 50% every month. 2) If you want to … Continue reading Pay or confront →

The US office strikes the balance between TV sentimentality expectations and authenticity to the setting so well. Just when we think the coworkers are going to become friends they throw a callous comment in to remind you they're just colleagues.