I went to the vet clinic a few Saturdays ago to pick up a stack of receipts that needed to be entered to calculate the GST tax return for the clinic. They were supposed to be in a pizza box by the passthrough window between the reception desk and the office. (Don’t laugh; my clients … Continue reading Just Bob
Author: Bob Goodnough
The long-lasting effects of COVID
No, I’m not thinking about the lingering physical malaise that is sometimes called “long COVID.” I’m thinking about the lingering social, emotional, psychological, and spiritual effects caused by two years of social distancing, isolation, mistrust, and fear. We all went along with it; what else could we do without further isolating ourselves? Psychologist Jody Harrington … Continue reading The long-lasting effects of COVID
Where are we headed?
Humans are called homo sapiens because of our capability for reasoning and abstract thinking. What happens when we outsource our thinking to AI? Do we then become homo inconscient?
Henny Penny as allegory
The following is a version of an ancient folk tale that I read in French on the internet several years ago. The main character is called Chicken Little in the USA and Petit Poulet in France. I have used the name that is more familiar in Canada and the UK. Henny Penny made her breakfast … Continue reading Henny Penny as allegory
Peace in the storm
Chaos (physics) behaviour so unpredictable as to appear random, owing to great sensitivity to small changes in conditions. (Oxford) Image by yan1515 from Pixabay Weather forecasting is both a science and a matter of guesswork. Temperature forecasts are usually pretty accurate, rainfall forecasts can be wildly inaccurate. I have watched weather radar projections of where clouds will be … Continue reading Peace in the storm
Lows and highs of August
August 1 was anniversary number 55 for Chris and I. We were tentatively planning a short trip to Moose Jaw where it all started. But that was for later. Today we were taking Chris's serger to a sewing machine repair shop in Saskatoon. The serger had sat in one place in her sewing room for … Continue reading Lows and highs of August
In those days there were no meetings in the workplace . . .
My thought here is an adaptation of a verse that is repeated a number of times in the book of Judges in the Bible: "In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes." It is a wonderful thing when men do what they firmly … Continue reading In those days there were no meetings in the workplace . . .
Tattered Levis
I am wearing a pair of blue jeans today that are very faded and one knee is becoming quite frayed. In other words, they are on the verge of becoming fashionable, all I would have to do is rip that knee open. If I donate them to a thrift store, perhaps someone will do something … Continue reading Tattered Levis
THE SHEEPFOLD
The Bible frequently mentions a sheepfold, and no doubt people of those days understood exactly what that meant. But that was long ago and far away, do we really know today what a sheepfold looked like? According to descriptions I have read, there were several kinds. There were temporary sheepfolds with walls or fences of … Continue reading THE SHEEPFOLD
What are you worth?
We are spiritual beings made alive by the breath of God. This spiritual nature enables us to be in communion with our Creator and is more important than our physical nature. The value of a human being is not based on the work he accomplishes, but upon the inherent spiritual essence of bearing the image … Continue reading What are you worth?
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