Monthly Archives: October 2005

Tales of small weirdness

Posted on Oct 23, 2005 by sim

Every now and then, when roaming about, we all encounter weird things in scale of large and small. We often forget the small weirdness soon after thinking to ourselves “well that’s weird…”, so in the interest of remembering some of … Continue reading →

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New buzzword

Posted on Oct 20, 2005 by sim

I ran across a buzzword I hadn’t heard before in the latest issue of Fakta-magazine: voimaantuminen. There is an article about a new book by Terhi Takanen on the subject of “Voimaantuva työyhteisö”. There really isn’t an English translation that … Continue reading →

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Desperate Housewives

Posted on Oct 18, 2005 by sim

The show Desperate Housewives arrived to Finland a short while ago preceded by unprecedented amount of advertising – you could hardly avoid being aware that some supposedly big TV event was about to unfold over here as well. As was … Continue reading →

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A circus of money

Posted on Oct 16, 2005 by sim

Another round of quarterly results from corporations of all sizes has begun. With the right attitude, it’s a fun thing to watch. A few days before the quarterly results of any given company are announced, all analysts who care to … Continue reading →

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The unexplored limits of gratitude

Posted on Oct 14, 2005 by sim

Generally people are really lousy when it comes to being grateful for anything; the moments of pure, unbiased gratitude are fleeting and few & far between. For most people, it’s so much easier to find something that is not good … Continue reading →

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