marginalia
is the Latin word for 'things in the margin', and refers to writing or decoration in the margins of a manuscript. I am exploring the edges and margins of our world through photographs and writing....from February 5, 2011...
I was too busy writing elsewhere to write here this time last year. So many words, so little time...
Roughly translated...
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Monthly Archives: August 2007
the gift of fear
I’ve been writing here recently about the vampires in the workplace – the workplace bullies that wreck havoc with the lives of individuals and their whanau, and in the process negatively affect the image and profitability of a business. Even … Continue reading
Posted in book pile, workplace vampires
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smirting like a cheshire cat
I don’t understand why it has become socially acceptable to punish addicts in New Zealand. In a nation I used to think of as fair, and indeed, supportive of the underdog, I find it horrid that we not only blame … Continue reading
Posted in thinking
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workplace bullying: the stakes are raised
A few days ago I wrote here and here about workplace bullying, and how I believe it is rife, if not in New Zealand, then certainly it’s alive and thriving here in Wellington. When I first wrote about the workplace … Continue reading
Posted in bad sights, reflective practice, thinking, workplace vampires
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seventh son – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
I finally finished reading Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7) this evening. It was good, way good. A vast improvement in writing and editing over the drudgery of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Book 5). … Continue reading
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How to Succeed at Psychometric Tests
Quite a while ago I wrote a quick draft over at wikihow about how to succeed at psychometric testing. It needs editing. Why not take a swing at it? Psychometric testing is a commonly used method of assessing prospective employees. … Continue reading
Posted in explorations
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from dusk ’til dawn II
We were chatting about the idea of the workplace vampires, and I mentioned I’d forgotten to mention one of the other effective ways the vampires can get in amongst their victims. It’s simple. It’s elegant. Simply load up the victim’s … Continue reading
My keyhole blows a gale
Stunned in their voiceless way to be alive That neither the motionless farm couple trudging But when, on the timepieces that we call And he is swathed in ever-petrified dread; Down the long course of the gray slush of things … Continue reading
Posted in fu-haiku
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from dusk ’til dawn…
Wellington, as a concept, makes an effort to attract the creative talent, along the lines described by Richard Florida. And while that’s a good thing, I’ve noticed a rather disturbing pattern here – that is, how common the bullying of … Continue reading
sharing and caring
You can tell a lot about a society by how they treat their aged and their dead. When I’ve travelled into other countries I often like to see what are the cemeteries like – how are old people looked after. … Continue reading
Posted in bad sights
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the landscape of dreams…
The other night after I’d been skyping with Marcel and discussing our respective views on architecture and houses in particular, I had a very clear dream about a very specific view of landscape. I’ll make a drawing of it over … Continue reading
Posted in what dreams
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