Upwarding by Chris Kawaja #90: Travel IS torture, Retail Workers Riches, Last Names And Luck

Picture

The word travel is based on the word “tripalium”, from Latin, an ancient torture device pictured above because traveling in the middle ages felt like torture.  Note: this image was created by AI, bonus points for noticing the hallucination.

Health/Wellness

Increased shower pressure REDUCES water use?

Money

Managers at Walmart can now make over $600,000 per year.

Random

People whose surnames start with U, V, W, X, Y or Z get grades 0.6% lower than people with A-to-E surnames.  Grumpy and tired teachers are to blame.  Maybe it’s why Jay Z went into music?

Reflection/Quote

From Brian Eno: People often want to "aim for the biggest, most obvious target, and hit it smack in the bull's eye," Eno says. "Of course with everybody else aiming there as well that makes it very hard to hit." The alternative? "Shoot the arrow, then paint the target around it," Eno explains. "Make the niches in which you finally reside."

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