Pursuing Truth, Goodness, and Beauty
The Internet search engine Ask Jeeves specializes in answering the toughest, most obscure questions Web surfers can throw at it. But even Jeeves can get stumped sometimes and it has now compiled what it calls the top 10 unanswerable questions. The list is based on more than 1 billion queries to the site since it…
Brian Vaszily, founder and editor in chief of IntenseExperiences.com, has provided us with his 25 greatest motivational quotes. Here they are (counted down to Vaszily’s #1 selection): 25) Many of the things you can count, don’t count. Many of the things you can’t count, really count. – Albert Einstein 24) Everything that irritates us about…
The Top Ten: Writers Pick Their Favorite Books is a readers’ collection of dream lists. It is the ultimate guide to the world’s greatest books – as picked by writers such as Norman Mailer, Annie Proulx, Stephen King, Jonathan Franzen, Claire Messud, Margaret Drabble, Michael Chabon and Peter Carey. The Top Ten includes summaries of…
Industrialist Andrew Carnegie was the wealthiest man on the planet in the early 20th century and was a student of what it takes to achieve greatness. In 1908, he met with the journalist Napoleon Hill who collected and edited notes from initial conversations with Carnegie. In 1948, Hill published “Think Your Way to Wealth” which…
There have been a few reports in the American media recently that have described the clandestine tactics of Saul Alinsky – how they have served the campaigns of President Barack Obama and are present in the current presidential runs: “At this very moment Alinsky’s Rules for Radicals are being employed by the Left, again, with…
What Do Canadians Have To Be Proud Of ? Well, look at this list to start… Smarties! Crispy Crunch, Coffee Crisp, Mars Bars The size of our football fields, and a game played with one less down and bigger balls Baseball is Canadian – First game June 4, 1838 – Ingersoll , ON Lacrosse is…
Here is a play list of special songs that make the most of this season’s heat and sweat – and, if you’ve managed to book off, of its water fun. By George presents our dozen favourites to kick-back and enjoy the summer: #1 – We have to start it off with a classic Beach Boys…
Last night was, well, the last night… After a total of 6,028 The Late Show broadcasts, David Letterman signed off with class: “The only thing I have left to do for the last time on a television program is say thank you and good night.” And here’s the final tweet from The Late Show –…
Here is a fun list of what can be best described as “The World’s Thinnest Books” The Amish Phone Directory Royal Family’s Guide to Good Marriages Safe Places to Travel in the USA Cooking Gourmet Dishes With Tofu The Complete Guide to Catholic Sex The Code of Ethics for Lawyers The Book of Motivated…
Marry the right person. This one decision will determine 90% of your happiness or misery. Work at something you enjoy and that’s worthy of your time and talent. Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully. Become the most positive and enthusiastic person you know. Be forgiving of yourself and others. Be generous….
Facebook is a tremendous social media tool – perhaps the best tool to be ever developed. People can spend hours on their Facebook each day – socializing. However, this on-line activity can also lead to an addiction, as people get lost in the FB’s black hole, clicking through both posts, sponsored pages and, ultimately, ads…
I re-discovered this gem from back issues of the By George Journal. In building a firm foundation for success, here are a few stones to remember: 1. The wisdom of preparation. 2. The value of confidence. 3. The worth of honesty. 4. The privilege of working. 5. The discipline of struggle. 6. The magnetism of…
We have all seen these types of lists of questions. Rhetorical. Silly. Puzzling. All designed to simply divert your attention (or that person you have chosen to bug) from the task at hand. So, here’s a list. You can put your pen down or turn your device on mute. Take the time to enjoy these…
From our recent post about pop culture happenings of 30 years ago, we see that David Letterman started his famous “Top-10 Lists” in 1985. This year, sadly, the popular late-night talk-show host will be airing his last show in May. And we will regrettably lose our nightly source of off-the-wall lists. In advance of this…
By George came across a terrific list of pop culture events that were headline in the year 1985 – 30 years ago this year! Here is a list of 30 things turning 30 in 2015. 1. Back to the Future 2. New Coke 3. “We are the World” 4. WrestleMania I 5. Pictionary 6. Discovery…
Jennifer Schaffer of BuzzFeed compiled wonderful sentences from throughout the arts and published her list – 51 Of The Most Beautiful Sentences In Literature. Here are the top-10 of those 51, as picked by By George. To read and enjoy the full list, go here. “There is a sense in which we are all each…
Maclean’s produced their annual list of the top 50 most influential Canadians. By George Journal has reproduced the list of the top 10 below. THE QUIZ: We challenge you to name the occupation of the following 10 Canucks (1 point) and relate why there are so important to our country (1 point). In the comments…
To follow up on yesterday’s post of Colin’s Powell: 13 Rules, By George reaches back into our archives to produce a short-list of “life lessons” posts that have been published in these pages. Each list of rules or lessons provides a slightly different perspective on the age old pursuit of happiness and/or success. Enjoy (and…
On this our Canadian Thanksgiving weekend, By George presents the 50 most-Canadian foods. In no particular order (but certainly with poutine at the top of the list), here are 50 Canuck delicacies. Poutine Ketchup Chips Maple Syrup Bacon (ever popular strip bacon and “Canadian” peameal bacon) Butter Tarts BeaverTails Nanaimo Bars Game Meat ( ike…
Did you know that there are 12 million millionaires in the world, but only 2,325 billionaires. Here are some interesting facts about this most exclusive club: For every three million people on earth there’s a single billionaire. If there is an average billionaire, he or she is worth around $3 billion. 60% of billionaires made…