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Archive for September, 2010

From the Kitchen

September 22, 2010

From the Kitchen #70

I like to tell myself that I am in control of my life, that I do or do not do things as I choose.  The reality is that this is both true and not true. (more…)

From the Kitchen

September 15, 2010

From the Kitchen #69

How often do we worry about the structure and neglect the substance?  We do it within families, in business, in government and individually.  A working structure is useful in any enterprise and essential in some, while many activities can be enjoyed with no structure at all.

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From the Kitchen

September 8, 2010

From the Kitchen #68

What can we believe of what we are told?  How do we judge the truth?  It is not easy.

In Victoria, the law says that a producer of orange juice may add cane sugar to the packaged juice and proudly write on the container: “100% pure orange juice.  No added sugar”.  This is to make up for any amount by which a batch of oranges may fall short of containing a specific amount of natural sugars. (more…)

From the Kitchen

September 1, 2010

From the Kitchen #67

Last week I started with a number of questions and I realise I only addressed the first of these.  The one that is worth exploring further is: How many people do work that is demoralising? (more…)