Category: MINDLESS MUSINGS
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Joe has mastered the craft of building chairs. He has made a few and they are selling well. He charges $20 for each chair. It costs him $7 to buy the wood and nails to make 1 chair. It takes him around 12 working hours to make 1 chair. $13 profit = $1 an hour…
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Mercedes: Remember when we were kids and Edmond got that whistle for his birthday, and you got a pony? You were so mad that Edmond was happier with his whistle than you were with your pony. The Count of Monte Cristo (2002) Who are these Joneses we keep hearing about? What is success? There’s the…
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My first full time permanent job began sometime in the early 1990s. It was a small lighting fixture manufacturer rune by 2 brothers. Their 2 wives ran the office and reception, and there were two other guys making the fixtures before I arrived. A grand total of 7. There are a few stories from this…
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I wonder if there was ever an empire that grew out of popularity rather than conquest. Imagine a ruler who was so awesome and a society so envied that people were just compelled to join; they flocked to the place, and tales of this alluring kingdom spread far and wide. It expanded to an empire…
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One of the great big budget disaster films; the plot is not too important. Or I should say, it doesn’t need to be too convoluted. The crucial factor for this genre is getting the audience to care for, at least some, of the main characters. Keep the suspension of disbelief going strong and get us…
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We’re all basically the same, right? I mean, deep down we’re all good people, right? Define good. What does ‘being good’ or ‘doing good’ mean to you? Heavy shit! Sort of, but I won’t drag you along the philosophical obstacle course too much. I just wanted to point out how so often a ‘simple statement’…
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Two things stick in my mind about that meeting. The self-applause and the story about old Reg. Ordinary day at work and we are all asked to scale the lofty heights and attend a farewell meeting in the first-floor offices for our boss. It was a long time ago, so most of this is pretty…
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You’ve connived your way to the head of the table in the village. You’ve annexed a bunch of smaller villages and tribes. Maybe even seized some big ones. You are now ruling an empire! Congratulations. You’re on easy street now… I’m afraid I’ve got bad news sir. Ever notice how throughout history occasionally, some kid…
THE FORKIE PHILOSOPHER 