Category: SignPosts
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‘Cause we got a little ole convoy, rockin’ through the night.
“…In a Kenworth, pulling logs. Cabover Pete with a Reefer on, and a Jimmy, Haulin’ hogs. “ In 1975, “C.W. McCall” released “Convoy”, capturing the epitome of the CB Radio craze of the 1970’s. In the 50 years since, it has become an anthem of trucking nostalgia. (Youtube Link) In 1977, at the height of…
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But you don’t have to take my word for it.
“Take a Look, It’s in a Book, A Reading Rainbow.” Much like Sesame Street before it, Reading Rainbow taught a generation of kids about reading. Produced and Hosted by Levar Burton, and building off his fame in Roots and Star Trek: The Next Generation, each week PBS brought a celebrity and a book into the…
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Shop Smart. Shop S-Mart.
Army of Darkness (1992) The 3rd of Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead Trilogy, this is the movie that perfectly blended horror and comedy. It’s pretty self contained, so don’t be afraid to start here and work backwards.
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Cloudy with a chance of wrong.
Humans are emotional creatures. When something doesn’t work, it’s normal to react. We can be disappointed, angry, shameful, prideful. We put effort into things, and we want to succeed. There’s like four-thousand different inspirational quotes about dealing with failures. All sorts of successful people will gladly tell you about all the times they weren’t. But…
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It is the start, not the end.
This quote comes from the book The Field Guide to Understanding Human Error by Sidney Dekker. In it, Dekker explores the “bad apple theory”, whereby our operations and SOP’s are inherently safe except for those few unreliable people working within it. Dekker questions the idea that concluding “human error” is the end of a safety…
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I get my suits at Garak’s Clothier’s, on the Promenade.
Another of the Ferengi Rules of Acquisition. And also a pretty good piece of general advice.
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He’s Dead, Jim.
In the original run of the Star Trek television show (1966-69), the writers had a nasty habit of introducing a new character in the episode, usually all part of the security or engineering teams who wore red uniforms. Our heroes would gallivant off to some dangerous planet or situation with these new friends, who subsequently…
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There’s a Rule for Every Conceivable Situation.
“Every Ferengi business transaction is governed by 285 Rules of Acquisition to ensure a fair and honest deal for all parties concerned… well most of them anyway.” It’ll take far too long to explain the Ferengi, The Grand Nagus, and The Rules. Go watch more Star Trek. But nothing says a fictional race of capitalist…