critical thinking

Fair Share Challenge: what taxes do for me

by Isy
August 11, 2011
2 Comments
critical thinking, loved ones, opinion, perspective, realpolitik, what works

This budget horror-show has given us a lot to think about. The role of taxes in our country is probably the biggest, sorest issue of… Read More »Fair Share Challenge: what taxes do for me

Dopamine, poverty, and pain: the lighter side

by Isy
March 8, 2011November 12, 2017
5 Comments
critical thinking, CRPS knock-on effects, nature, neurotransmitters, perspective, what works

Executive decisions are made in the forebrain. The information that goes into them comes from the sensory cortex (nearby) and the hypothalamus (back in the… Read More »Dopamine, poverty, and pain: the lighter side

Mind, brain, spirit, and the im/pertinence of death

by Isy
March 7, 2011
brainiac, critical thinking, opinion, philosophy, spirituality

I referred to this material in an earlier post, where I described the online conversation that started it. My first thought was to turn it… Read More »Mind, brain, spirit, and the im/pertinence of death

Expanding these horizons

by Isy
March 1, 2011
brainiac, critical thinking, opinion, philosophy, spirituality

As a gift of my old friend Jen, I’ve scraped the online acquaintanceship of a very lively group of secularists… And it says a lot… Read More »Expanding these horizons

Balancing act: homeostasis and words I live by

by Isy
January 25, 2011
1 Comment
critical thinking, nature, perspective, tasty words, what works

A balance has two ends: when one goes up, the other goes down. As a metaphor for living, it lacks dimension. Homeostasis is better. It… Read More »Balancing act: homeostasis and words I live by

Julian Assange and Swedish herrings (red)

by Isy
December 22, 2010
3 Comments
brainiac, critical thinking, realpolitik

The Interpol-ation of Julian Assange, the most widely-known of the Wikileaks founders, is a thoroughgoing exercise in logical fallacies and predatory smoke-screening. First, the fallacies…… Read More »Julian Assange and Swedish herrings (red)

B. C. E. takes on new meaning

by Isy
November 27, 2010
critical thinking, humor, loved ones, perspective, realpolitik, tasty words

Les was a chef before he was born. He helped with a BAADS Thanksgiving some years ago as a gesture of kindness, and found that… Read More »B. C. E. takes on new meaning

On weighing the evidence

by Isy
October 18, 2010
critical thinking, loved ones, perspective, sheeple

My friend J’s husband called her from work today with the immortal words, “I’ve met someone else.” If he had been able to pick a… Read More »On weighing the evidence

My contribution to the statistics

by Isy
October 10, 2010
critical thinking, realpolitik

Here’s an anecdote to chill the blood. On my 21st birthday (1987, so imagine the hair, shoulderpads & pegged jeans), I went out with a… Read More »My contribution to the statistics

Living lean: mulling cost and value

by Isy
September 21, 2010
critical thinking, perspective, realpolitik, what works

I’ve gotten pretty good at the fine art of stretching a dollar so tight that if I let go, the rebound could snap my nose… Read More »Living lean: mulling cost and value

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