Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

  • Doin’ the math

    So, ironically, Andrew was offered a new job at a private company in Brighton.  It paid £3,354 more than his current role and we were pretty excited.  However, we sat down and did the actual math.  Because this job is 40 hours/week (instead of 37.5 as his current one is) and only gave him 22…

  • Weekly Digest for March 5th

    Lisa has to go to work tomorrow!! Have to catch train at 740 which means I should have been asleep about… 4 hours ago… 🙂 I’ll get used to it again. Oh! Mustn’t forget to pack my lunch! Lisa Done early with my first day of work. Actually think I’ll enjoy it more than expected.…

  • Why parents shouldn’t text.

  • Let’s look at all the good stuff we’ve done!

    Let’s look at all the good stuff we’ve done!

    Ok — so doom and gloom, doom and gloom. How about we reflect on all the cool stuff we’ve done? Let’s take the kitchen for example:

  • Weekly Digest for February 26th

    Lisa just watched FanBoys. Cute movie when you’re sick as a dog. LOADS of references… I got more than I expected. Could have done without the Seth Rogan scenes (whom I otherwise love!). Thank you Vi Collington for watching the kids while I heal. Lisa Some days a hate England. My baby is hacking up…

  • My boys…

  • Shifting priorities

    You know, it’s funny how you just adjust your life as required.  As you know Andrew and I are going through some difficulties at the moment since I lost my job.  I’ve been offered a new job (YAY!) but it pays much less than what I would be expecting at this point.  Thankfully Jeff and…

  • Weekly Digest for February 19th

    Lisa Ok. I’ve been in England, what… 9 years now? And I frequently catch myself saying "we". But when it comes to baked beans with breakfast I will always stick with "they". Blech. Lisa Just to remind everyone, a week tomorrow is my birthday. Gifts accepted only in the form of cash or hard graft…

  • My review of Bob Curtis Photography

    My review of Bob Curtis Photography

    We recently got a smashing deal off of Groupon for a family photo session.  We recently picked up our canvases and I thought I would put up my thoughts. The photo shoot went well and we got some nice snaps.  Afterwards we went into a little lounge to go through the photos and sort them…

  • Weekly Digest for February 12th

    Lisa Not sure if this will work from my phone app, but here goes. I equally want to hug this little boy and shake him. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1zY38p0Lpw&feature=youtube_gdata_player. Lisa To find out the gender of your computer follow the instructions below: 1. Open your notepad 2. Type or copy paste: CreateObject(“SAPI.SpVoice”).Speak”I love you” (if you copy+paste the…

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