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“You can know the name of a bird in all the languages of the world, but when you're finished, you'll know absolutely nothing whatever about the bird... So let's look at the bird and see what it's doing — that's what counts. I learned very early the difference between knowing the name of something and knowing something.”
Source: Richard P. Feynman, "What Do You Care What Other People Think?": Further Adventures of a Curious Character
Posted: 2025 Nov 28And check out this post for more of Richard Feynman's world view.
Category Archives: Musings
On the Scoreboard
Curling commentary: It’s just such a trove of life wisdom, innit? Continue reading
Posted in New Perspectives, Sports and Exercise, Thinking Broadly
Tagged Attitudes, Sports
8 Comments
Anyway
More car and societal reflections. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Day-to-Day Encounters, Laughing Frequently, Photos of Flora
Tagged Pareidolia, Reflections, Trees
10 Comments
Did You Ever Wonder?
Follow me for tips on staying up to date. Continue reading
This is Me, Staying Up
More fun with blog spam comments. #TakeYourFunWhereYouFindIt Continue reading
Posted in Another Thing, Language and Communication, Laughing Frequently, Wired
Tagged Conversations, Technology
4 Comments
Button, Button, Tile & Button
Reflections on which part of the project to pick first. Continue reading
Are You Ready to Order?
Because help is not in the mind of the sender, but in the hands of the receiver. Or not. Continue reading
Posted in Day-to-Day Encounters, Laughing Frequently, Thinking Broadly
Tagged Conversations, Food & Drink
10 Comments
Lunar Tunes
Happy Lunar New Year! As I write this it started yesterday (Saturday, Feb 10), but celebrants carry on their festivities for 15 days, so we have ample time to get with it. Continue reading
Posted in Feeling Clearly, Mortality, New Perspectives, Through the Calendar
Tagged Aging, Attitudes
10 Comments
Choice
The grocery store as an embarrassment of riches. And other stuff. Continue reading
Posted in Laughing Frequently, New Perspectives, Thinking Broadly
Tagged Business, Food & Drink, Miscellany
12 Comments
The Shortest Distance
Old work lessons, and new. Continue reading
Posted in Day-to-Day Encounters, Laughing Frequently, Management and Work
Tagged Attitudes, Community
10 Comments