Holiday Meeting at Work
Julie, the head honcho: "We need to say yes to customers this holiday season! 'Yes, I can use that expired coupon; yes, I can waive that shipping fee for you."
Aaron: "Yes, you can take that, no one's looking."
Julie: "What time is it?"
Aaron, wanting to leave: "11:30." (4 hours later than it really was - ha!)
Friday, November 30, 2007
Sunday, November 11, 2007
Things I Love
I love the way our cat Clyde drinks water by dipping his paw in it and then licking his paw.
Saturday, November 10, 2007
Ideas
from Psychology: A Journey of Discovery, 3rd edition, by Stephen L. Franzoi, Ph.D.
The linguist Benjamin Lee Whorf (1897-1941) developed the linguistic relativity hypothesis, which proposes that the structure of language determines the structure of thought (Whorf, 1956). . . The implications of this hypothesis are profound. First, if language shapes your conception of reality, without a word or phrase to describe an experience, you literally cannot think about it.
This is not true for me. There are many concepts that come to my mind with no English words to describe them. For several months I've been looking for a word for "happy accident" or "joyful surprise" with no luck. Can anyone help me? I also need a word for the opposite of heartbreak, solar wind, streams of white light that shoot up into the sky in an arc, the perfect note, and the sound of photosynthesis. What are the words for those things?
The linguist Benjamin Lee Whorf (1897-1941) developed the linguistic relativity hypothesis, which proposes that the structure of language determines the structure of thought (Whorf, 1956). . . The implications of this hypothesis are profound. First, if language shapes your conception of reality, without a word or phrase to describe an experience, you literally cannot think about it.
This is not true for me. There are many concepts that come to my mind with no English words to describe them. For several months I've been looking for a word for "happy accident" or "joyful surprise" with no luck. Can anyone help me? I also need a word for the opposite of heartbreak, solar wind, streams of white light that shoot up into the sky in an arc, the perfect note, and the sound of photosynthesis. What are the words for those things?
Thursday, November 8, 2007
Monday, November 5, 2007
My Favorite Thing About Today
My favorite thing about today was being awakened in the middle of the night by my kitty Max. I reached out to pet her and found a wad of paper . . . she wanted me to play fetch with her! So cute.
Another time I was just finishing up a shower, and when I opened the bathroom door to go out I saw a wad of paper right there on the floor. I could just imagine Max bringing the paper, waiting for me to come out, and then leaving, tired of waiting.
Another time I was just finishing up a shower, and when I opened the bathroom door to go out I saw a wad of paper right there on the floor. I could just imagine Max bringing the paper, waiting for me to come out, and then leaving, tired of waiting.
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