Morning, noon and night
Three random things I learned, or remembered, todayArchive for People
Guy Fawkes Day
MORNING
“Remember, remember, the Fifth of November,
The Gunpowder Treason and Plot.
I see no reason why gunpowder treason
Should ever be forgot.”
The trouble with women……
NIGHT
DON’T get angry. But do take charge. Be nice. But not too nice. Speak up. But don’t seem like you talk too much. Never, ever dress sexy. Make sure to inspire your colleagues — unless you work in Norway, in which case, focus on delegating instead.
By LISA BELKIN
Published: November 1, 2007
The New York Times carries an article on why the default image of leadership is still male.
Population genetics
NIGHT
Genetic Equilibrium in a large population is based on the Hardy-Weinberg Law
The link below describes what this is about and what factors might disturb this equilibrium.
Animal lovers
NOON
I have just discovered a site called “Advocacy for Animals.” It is a blog that seems to be part of Encyclopedia Britannica.
It quotes the following:
“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.”
Mohandas K. Gandhi
And would also add that a nation’s treatment of its children and its elderly is also a measure of moral progress.
Identical twins re-united
MORNING
I found this story about identical twins being reunited after 35 years more distressing than happy. Happy because they were at last united. Distressing because, unknown to them, they had been part of a cold, calculated experiment.
The benefits of a mess
MORNING
When I enter a house that is an absolute mess, I think of three things.
Depression.
Creativity.
Far too busy combining work with a plethora of demanding life events.
Or a combination of all three. I never think of sloth, although doubtless that might be a factor sometimes.
It might too, be the house of a perfectionist. Where a mess is more acceptable than mediocrity.
Now, I can live in the most deplorable mess. And have done. In fact I am in a bit of a mess just now. I tell my children they are lucky to have a mother that can live in a mess. I tell them that this is a gift they should cultivate too, because at times it is a way to survive some of the awful things life may throw at them. Living in a mess can give time for rest and freedom.
It also teaches a lot about friends.
Some of them melt away from a really awful mess.
And that makes life interesting.
Confidence tricks
MORNING
I suppose we all hate to be taken for a lemon.
There is, according to legend, a sucker born every day, and of course there are many confidence tricksters around who are all too ready to relieve them of their wealth.
Two main levers of confidence tricksters are gullibility and greed.
Here’s a link to help you recognising and avoiding the tricksters.
Monet
MORNING
I love Monet.
“My sensitivity, far from diminishing, has been sharpened by age, which holds no fears for me so long as unbroken communication with the outside world continues to fuel my curiosity, so long as my hand remains a ready and faithful interpreter of my perception.”
Claude Monet
Chattering women
NIGHT
The average woman utters about 7,000 words per day, the average man 2000.
Mercury poisoning
MORNING
Louisa May Alcott who wrote “Little Women” and “Jo’s Boys” died of mercury poisoning.
She contracted this as a result of treatment for typhoid fever. In these days the drug calomel (mercurous chloride) was used to treat this condition.
Mercuric compounds were used in the 19th century as a diuretic and purgative and more recently in the 20th century in soaps and cosmetics as a skin lightening cream but these preparations are now illegal.
The term “mad hatter” may originate from the time that mercury was used in the process of curing felt used in hat making. Hatters inhaled the fumes. Over time, mercury poisoning leads to nervous stem damage sometimes manifest as psychosis and hallucinations.
Chrissie Maher OBE
MORNING
What an amazing woman Chrissie Maher is!
Chrissie blogs.
But much more than that! Here is what she says:
“I founded Plain English Campaign out of exasperation. I was born into a large, poor Liverpool family back in 1938, and left school almost illiterate. But night school opened the world to me, and I began to see injustices.”
And here is a link to what she has achieved.
