Category Archives: meaning of life

Paean

I answered the Technorati “State of the Blogosphere” survey the other day, which caused me to ponder the state of this blog. It’s been rather neglected of late, I know. If I look back over the past few years, I can see that when I first started blogging I was posting every single day, and [...]

What makes you happy?

Thanks to Ruth. A hot cup of strong tea while sitting in a comfy chair. Long weekends. Walking the chihuahuas with M. A booksale. Spending time with my nieces R and Z. Catching up with friends. Wandering in a botanical garden. (I am no green thumb but I can appreciate others’ fine work.) Discovering a [...]

Wisdom

The other day I was sitting in the staff room at MPOW when I picked up a Times magazine and found an article in it entitled “Wisdom from famous over-65s”. The article itself is available online, of course. It’s a look at a book called Wisdom by Andrew Zuckerman, which has interviews with people ranging [...]