Category Archives: Thinking Broadly

Exploring new perspectives, new ways of thinking, or exercising critical thinking skills.

Is this the Help Desk?

Posted on 21 March 2026 by Isabel Gibson

Spoiler alert: Not so much. Continue reading →

Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Day-to-Day Encounters, Language and Communication, Laughing Frequently, Thinking Broadly | Tagged , , | 6 Comments

All together now. Or not.

Posted on 21 February 2026 by Isabel Gibson

La la la la la. Continue reading →

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Spam Philosophy

Posted on 24 January 2026 by Isabel Gibson

Maybe it matters how I think about it. Continue reading →

Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Feeling Clearly, Thinking Broadly | Tagged , | 16 Comments

Six Feet Apart or Six Feet Under?

Posted on 16 January 2026 by Isabel Gibson

What? Is someone still printing these things? Continue reading →

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May I Take Your Order?

Posted on 09 January 2026 by Isabel Gibson

Striking a blow against entropy. Continue reading →

Posted in Another Thing, Photos of Built Stuff, Thinking Broadly | Tagged , , | 12 Comments

What’s Wrong with This Picture?

Posted on 06 December 2025 by Isabel Gibson

Revisiting a story 50 years later. Continue reading →

Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Thinking Broadly, Wired | Tagged , , | 8 Comments

By Any Other Name

Posted on 28 November 2025 by Isabel Gibson

Onwards and upwards? Backwards and forwards. Continue reading →

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Surprise!

Posted on 21 November 2025 by Isabel Gibson

Just trying to follow the rules, here. Continue reading →

Posted in Laughing Frequently, Thinking Broadly | Tagged , | 16 Comments

By the Ratios

Posted on 31 October 2025 by Isabel Gibson

4 – Hours to notice an apparently out-of-place car parked in our neighbourhood. 72 – Hours to feel confident that it truly is out of place. 2 – Hours to connect with relevant neighbours to confirm the car’s out-of-placeness. 1 … Continue reading →

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