Category Archives: Reflections

Exhaustion

Posted on Friday, July 8, 2011 by bt

Since starting work last Friday, I’ve worked two regular days and three twenty-four hour days. And I’ve come to the following conclusion: It’s not that all of a sudden once you graduate from college, staying up all night makes you … Continue reading →

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Psychology of Debt

Posted on Monday, June 13, 2011 by bt

Mortgage brokers enjoy giving potential borrowers tips on speedier repayment. The typical line goes like this: “If you only switch to bi-weekly payments, it’ll cost you about as much as an extra latte per week, [I believe the latte is … Continue reading →

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Family Day

Posted on Monday, February 21, 2011 by bt

You know the family is in rough shape when having one day of the year named after it increases its importance. The really scary thing is that in the lead-up to this fourth EVER family day in Ontario, people were already asking … Continue reading →

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History

Posted on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 by bt

One hears from time to time that we must study history, lest we repeat it. That’s never convinced me to crack a book. After a year and a half of classes and discussions amongst a university population largely unaware of history, … Continue reading →

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Mathematics of Life

Posted on Sunday, November 16, 2008 by bt

I’ve never understood why the heroes of sexual licence are so blind to its essential tendency to suicide. Ideas are passed on in the home. Contraception, abortion and homosexual acts drastically limit the number of children raised in homes where … Continue reading →

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Remembrance Day

Posted on Tuesday, November 11, 2008 by bt

It seems as though every Remembrance Day someone trots out the little trope that we remember our fathers’ sacrifices so that we won’t have to repeat them. I’m surprised it took me so long to realize the obvious error of … Continue reading →

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Tools

Posted on Saturday, August 2, 2008 by bt

The poor workman blames his tools, and so, I suppose, the good one doesn’t. But it’s not because he does a good job in spite of bad tools. It’s because he buys good tools.

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Futility

Posted on Monday, May 19, 2008 by bt

There’s nothing more frustrating than an argument with a relativist. It’s kind of like playing chess like this: “Aha! Mate in three moves.” “Uh, not if I don’t move any of my pieces. Oh well, guess it’s another stalemate.” “That’s … Continue reading →

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Prayer request

Posted on Sunday, May 11, 2008 by bt

The prayer service for those who donated their bodies to the anatomy department this year was held yesterday. All the donors’ names were read, and every few names a student presented a brief meditation. Here was mine: “Perhaps it is … Continue reading →

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Politics

Posted on Sunday, March 2, 2008 by bt

Figure this one out for me: A) Religious conservatives subscribe to the belief that there is an Almighty ruler of creation, but do not expect him to arrange a perfect state of political affairs before politics are permanently dissolved in … Continue reading →

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