That's the way I feel about giving up NYCity when the folks in the country pressure me to "come home."
REH From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Keith Hudson Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2012 8:26 AM To: RE-DESIGNING WORK, INCOME DISTRIBUTION, EDUCATION; Ed Weick Subject: Re: [Futurework] Cheer Up At 11:58 19/12/2012, EW wrote: Isn't also the end of the world, according to the Mayan calendar? Somehow, I don't feel very cheerful. I feel cheerful. I'm what, a few years ago, used to be called (disparagingly) a "techno-optimist". I'm also a reaslist. Although I'm fascinated by the residual instincts of several million years living on the African savannah, I'm also aware that we have frontal lobes which, caused no doubt by mutational accident, are enormously larger than those of any other species. Our frontal lobes are our great decisional ditherers but also the place where new ideas arise. With only modest frontal lobes our closest cousins never invented fire (and thus not able to frighten lions away from their kill) nor were ever to make a stone spearhead with which to kill prey by themselves nor ever realized where babies come from. Nor, today, would I want to give up my PC. nor most other products of man's frontal lobes. Keith Ed ----- Original Message ----- From: Arthur Cordell <mailto:[email protected]> To: [email protected] ; 'RE-DESIGNING WORK, INCOME DISTRIBUTION,EDUCATION' <mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2012 1:16 PM Subject: [Futurework] Cheer Up December 21 marks the shortest day of the year. After that the days will be getting longer. (albeit colder). The Solstice is probably the basis for a number of religious holidays but religion aside, just think after that day there will be more light each day. Something to celebrate. So cheer up. arthur _____ _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [email protected] https://lists.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [email protected] https://lists.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework
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