Be happy while you’re living, for you’re a long time dead. – Anonymous Scotsman There are so many ways to express this philosophy: Carpe Diem; Eat, Drink and Be Merry, for Tomorrow We Die; Memento Mori; Be Happy. These endeavors go on record as the most pleasurable search for meaning: hedonism, in which the main […]
Archive | October, 2008
IQ Test Practice Questions
Can’t get enough of those brain teasers? The Ultimate IQ Test Book may just help. It is a great resource freely available on the internet which includes a whopping 300 pages of IQ Test practice questions. These tests would be great not only for the daily brain teaser to keep our neurons firing, but also […]
IQ Test Breathalyzer
Ever wake up the next morning and regret an email you wrote when you had a little too much to drink the night before? Well, Google has the solution! Google recently released a new Gmail feature called, Google Mail Goggles, which makes you take a short IQ test in order to determine if you are […]
IQ Test Required To Vote
Should our country require an IQ Test in order to be a registered voter? What’s your opinion?There has been quite a bit of talk on the Internet on the subject especially in the wake of this upcoming hotly debated and historic election between John McCain and Barack Obama. As more and more people become a […]
To be Rational is to be Good is to be…Confusing
Know Thyself. ~ Plato No discussion of the meaning of life is complete without a discussion of perhaps the most influential of all Western philosophers: Plato. Student of Socrates, teacher of Aristotle, founder of the Academy, he has influenced countless generations of free thinkers and under-the-influence philosophy students. His most famous quote, “Know Thyself,” is […]
The Stocks Are Falling! Is Your Job?
This week saw record losses in the US stock markets. The DOW Industrials closed on Friday at below 9,000 points, its lowest level in four years. Investor confidence is near an all-time low. The housing market, gas and food prices, and many other industries seem to ever more volatile than before. What about your job? […]
Mortgage Job Woes
All of the ups and downs of the mortgage industry over the last five years has come with both great wealth and great losses. Some invested wisely and made a fortune. Some took out bad loans and lost their livelihood. Some brokers sold loans honestly, most did not. With all of this investor turmoil, we have […]