Books, iceburgs, and the meaning of blue curtains

Have you ever read something incredibly and profoundly dumb that you felt obliged to say "NO" out loud to your monitor? I saw this floating around a few months back:

Here's the thing though...your English teacher was probably right! 

Thailand, England, Crabs, and Cricket

Thailand is a wonderful place to live. I often take it for granted, or fail to appreciate the good fortune that plonked me here. Every so often though, I'll have a small and often unexpected experience which will make me realise how thankful I am to be here.

For example, yesterday I was riding my motorbike on my way to get some dinner. Dusk had fallen, and I was driving through a nearby university as a shortcut. The roads were dimly lit, and I was mostly guided by the faint glow of my headlight. As I pulled round a bend I noticed a small black object in the road; slightly larger than a tennis ball. I couldn't make out what it was, but I was certain it was a live animal; I could just about make out some spindly legs and could see it inching across to the other side of the street. So I passed it before turning around for a closer inspection, my curiosity piqued. This was too slow and steady to be a rat, too fat to be a spider, and too short to be a lizard. 

It was a crab.

Meninism...just no.

Ugh. Sit down, guys. We need to talk.

It's this whole meninism/Men's Rights Activists thing. How can I put it? At the very least, I'll say it's silly and embarrassing.
 
Stupid as it is, it seems like the whole MRA movement in general is growing. I recently read a good (if slightly lengthy) article challenging some of the preconceptions and ideas held by meninists, and it served to remind me just how much this sort of mentality needs to be challenged. 

Decisions, Decisions

(picture borrowed from here)

Here's an interesting article about behaviour, choice, and inertia in human decision making. We’ve all been there. Maybe you were in line at Starbucks, or trying to choose a new phone plan. For me, I faced the problem of choice when I went shopping for cereal when I lived in the States a few years back. You’re confronted by an entire aisle (sometimes more) just for cereal, and you think…does anybody need this much choice? I mean seriously, with their being so much hunger and poverty in the world, how many varieties of corn flakes does the average Western consumer need? Or Cheez-its, for that matter. Now don’t get me wrong, I love me some Cheez-its. All day, son. They’re a solid, incredibly unhealthy yet satisfying junk food. But the last time I looked on the box, I noticed there were almost a dozen different varieties! And for what? 

Trevor Noah

So, it's just been confirmed that Trevor Noah is going to be the new host of the Daily Show, and in all the midst of the #whothefuckistrevornoah idiocy that's already reared it's head, I've got to say it's not that bad of a choice.