Philosophy
The shorter of the short people was singing "If You're Happy and You Know It" yesterday at the breakfast table and it led me to wonder whether the line is redundant. Is happiness opaque, can you be happy and not know it?
- Does Fiddler On The Roof Have A Happy Ending?
The less short of the short people completed a run of Fiddler on the Roof last weekend (she was a wonderful Yente). So, as I watched four performances in three days, i was left with this question -- does it have a happy ending? Is the answer to...
- What's The Difference: Happiness, Joy, And Contentment
So many people wished me a happy birthday (thanks everyone), that it started me thinking about happiness. Aristotle devotes a significant amount of space in the Nicomachean Ethics to the question, so let's play with it in this turn's "what's...
- New Year's Resolutions (for Somebody Else)
Happy New Year! A happy and healthy 2012 to everyone! With the fresh, clean year comes a chance to start anew, to make changes, to make those improvements that bring our actual selves more in line with our potential selves. And thus we make the new year's...
- Why Is Romance Yucky?
The shorter of the short people has reached the point where romantic scenes in movies are yucky. It's not that they are uninteresting, boring, or taking up space that could be used for something more exciting, rather they elicit a visceral and often...
- New Year's Wishing Well
Happy New Year everyone! Here's wishing a happy and healthy 2010 to everyone, a year in which you get what you wish. Log those 2010 wishes in the comments and let's see how many come true....
Philosophy
If You're Happy and You Know It
The shorter of the short people was singing "If You're Happy and You Know It" yesterday at the breakfast table and it led me to wonder whether the line is redundant. Is happiness opaque, can you be happy and not know it?
- Does Fiddler On The Roof Have A Happy Ending?
The less short of the short people completed a run of Fiddler on the Roof last weekend (she was a wonderful Yente). So, as I watched four performances in three days, i was left with this question -- does it have a happy ending? Is the answer to...
- What's The Difference: Happiness, Joy, And Contentment
So many people wished me a happy birthday (thanks everyone), that it started me thinking about happiness. Aristotle devotes a significant amount of space in the Nicomachean Ethics to the question, so let's play with it in this turn's "what's...
- New Year's Resolutions (for Somebody Else)
Happy New Year! A happy and healthy 2012 to everyone! With the fresh, clean year comes a chance to start anew, to make changes, to make those improvements that bring our actual selves more in line with our potential selves. And thus we make the new year's...
- Why Is Romance Yucky?
The shorter of the short people has reached the point where romantic scenes in movies are yucky. It's not that they are uninteresting, boring, or taking up space that could be used for something more exciting, rather they elicit a visceral and often...
- New Year's Wishing Well
Happy New Year everyone! Here's wishing a happy and healthy 2010 to everyone, a year in which you get what you wish. Log those 2010 wishes in the comments and let's see how many come true....