Office White Board: Aristotle, motorcycles, and metaphysics

[James Burleigh]

I think enterprise risk management appeals to me because it's very Aristotelian: Here I am in my office working a priori on a Supreme Model of the Risk Universe for the campus, trying to categorize and account for all the risk-related influences and their relationships.

It's exactly like Aristotle coming up, first, with his Physics, followed by his Metaphysics. Exactly, sort of.

 

[wheatonFJR]

Or you can jes ride dem wheels off da bike oblivious to all but the joys of motion.

 

[Geezer]

Um, yeah. If you are concerned about the risk of being eaten by a crocodile then you simply worry too much.

 

[ionbeam]

He's doing it again :lol:

 

[beemerdons]

He's doing it again

I hear you loud and clear my Brother Alan, Hombre do I ever hear you ese! jes' sayin' and nuff said, Kumbaya!

 

[Dr. Rich]

He's doing it again

I hear you loud and clear my Brother Alan, Hombre do I ever hear you ese! jes' sayin' and nuff said, Kumbaya!

Never Ending Pointless Thread ?

 

[Bounce]

It's more to do with RECURRING.

 

[James Burleigh]

I think it's more to do with THREAD--because we're all just dangling by a thread!

 

[HotRodZilla]

You dummies! Extensive research has shown that living causes death in 100% of those who try it.

 

[Redfish Hunter]

You dummies! Extensive research has shown that living causes death in 100% of those who try it.

That is Really Good Stuff. Even the fact that you said it does not rob it of its eloquence.

The fact is that just existing still results in the same ending. Continuing to dwell on the consequences of living a happy life seems just a bit too gloomy and depressing for me. Instead of worrying about what can go wrong, I wish to focus on what will go right. I think I will leave this deep dark pondering of dire consequences for Hans and do something happy instead. I am going to plan my Next Big Ride.

 

[SacramentoMike]

I must be getting smarter.

I knew who started this thread just from the title.

Yes, Hans, you're just like Aristotle.

 

[beemerdons]

I must be getting smarter.
I knew who started this thread just from the title.

Yes, Hans, you're just like Aristotle Socrates!

La Pregunta para SacramentoMiguel: Does hemlock grow well in Beserkely? Inquiring minds DO want to know! jes' sayin' and nuff said, ese!

 

[Hudson]

I think, therefore I am.

I think too much, therefore I am... Hans.

 

[Hudson]

Why we ride -- a DVD I really enjoyed.

Why we ride? -- a NEPRHT (never-ending, pointless recurring Hans thread)

 

[Fred W]

Yes, Hans, you're just like Aristotle.

Onassis? I didn't know Hand had that much money.

I call BS. If so, why would he still work in an office with a whiteboard and do risk analyses? Wouldn't he just pay someone else to do that?

If you are talking about that old Greek guy (with no last name), then i don't think JB is very much like he was, really. That Aristotle was a firm believer in empiricism, which requires one to actually experience something to have real knowledge about it, not the innatism of sitting around in a cubicle doing mental gymnastics.

 

[mcatrophy]

I sometimes think, therefore I might be - mcatrophy

 

[wheatonFJR]

I sometimes think, therefore I might be - mcatrophy

I sometimes think, the other times I just eat donuts and drink beer.

 

[beemerdons]

I sometimes think, therefore I might be - mcatrophy

I sometimes think, the other times I just eat donuts and drink beer.

Great minds think alike Wheatie, however Papa Chuy Viejo also eats tamales and drinks Tequila! JSNS!

 

[HotRodZilla]

Mmmmmmmmmm. Tamales and Tequila.