Ten Things That Occurred to Me #15

1. Economics Lesson of the Week:  If the price of something rises, one of the best ways to get the price to come down is to increase the supply.

2. One thing I have learned over the years is that if you want to be the recipient of tolerance, then you have to be tolerant yourself.

3. A lot of folks these days need to remember that we here in the US live in a republic, not an oligarchy.  

4. I spent a large portion of my life caring about what other people thought of me, and that was a big mistake that I regret.

5. I have like three Raspberry Pi’s and I’ll probably buy a Pico W.  But I’ll be damned if I can actually think of anything that I want to do with these very cool little computers that I must have.  

6. I am trying to seek more to understand and less to be understood.  I recommend that you do the same.  We all can use more of that these days.

7. Many of us have a bad view of many things because many bad things are dramatic and sudden (Hurricanes, elections).  Good things are often slow and steady and harder to notice (improving poverty numbers, improving infant mortality).  Bad news gets clicks, whereas good news isn’t as popular.  Give a look at how much the world has improved since you were born and take heart.

8. In my book, one of the great innovations is the drastic improvement in apples over the course of my lifetime.  When I was a kid, apples were, well, mealy and not really good.  Now, they are crisp and delicious.  Do yourself a favor and try a Honey Crisp.  Amazing.

9. Life Lesson of the Week:  I went to an expensive and snooty liberal arts college.  But from the moment I graduated, exactly zero people cared.  Not one.  It didn’t make any difference in how people approached me -- as far as I could tell, anyway.  In addition, no one even asked about my GPA. Food for thought.

10. Minor Irritation of the Week: “7 more comments” — There is infinite scroll space at the bottom of my browser.  Show me all the comments and don’t make me click for more.  Why not show them all by default?