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Posted on 1 May 2011 by blackandblueman

Late night, Thursday, 21 April 2011. The Australian dollar had reached $1.07 against the US dollar. Thanks to my employer’s foresight, I’d gotten next week’s pay five days earlier than normal to avoid the banking chaos predicted for next week … Continue reading →

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ZAMM then and now

Posted on 24 October 2010 by blackandblueman

Earlier this year, I began reading Robert M. Pirsig’s classic 1974 book Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance (ZAMM) – but as of this writing, I’m still only halfway through and I haven’t picked it up for months. Why? … Continue reading →

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The negatives of positive thinking – Barbara Ehrenreich’s ‘Smile Or Die’

Posted on 24 September 2010 by blackandblueman

A few weeks ago, I read Barbara Ehrenreich’s Smile Or Die: How Positive Thinking Fooled America and the World (published in the US as Bright-sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America). In Smile Or Die, Ehrenriech … Continue reading →

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