📝 Plot: Pharmacist Armand’s orderly life unravels as his wife, mother‑in‑law, and mistress vie for attention. After his grandmother Berthe’s death, he navigates funeral arrangements and midlife questions, while magic tricks and family chaos make him ponder love, duty, and self‑discovery.

#AdieuBertheLenterrementdememe #Comedy #FrenchCinema #MidlifeCrisis #Family #ExistentialQuestions #Chaos #Reflection #Identity

VALAR MORGHULIS
https://thelavendergaze.com/2017/01/valar-morghulis/

All men must die.

Such a fact of life,
we fervently neglect.

Out of sight,
out of mind ...

#DarkPoetry #Death #GayWriter #Life #Poems #Poetry #PoetryCommunity #ReflectionsOnLife #Existential #ExistentialQuestions

FACING THE HURRICANE
https://thelavendergaze.com/2016/11/facing-the-hurricane/

We are afraid of the unknown – a force so much bigger than we are and over which we have no control. We are afraid it will crush us, destroy us …

#Courage #Death #Existential #ExistentialQuestions #Fear #GayWriter #Life #QueerWriters #TheUnknown #Philosophy

THE LIFE OF A CAFÉ LATTE
https://thelavendergaze.com/2025/10/the-life-of-a-cafe-latte/

You look at the two tall transparent glasses in front of you. A shiny metal stirrer rests between them ...

#ComplexityOfLife #Death #Existential #ExistentialQuestions #GayWriter #Philosophy #QueerArtist #QueerMastodon #QueerWriters #ReflectionsOnLife

🐶⚡️ Ah yes, the profound epiphany 🤯 of a dog not realizing his invisible barrier is as real as Santa Claus. This riveting tale of canine psychology ponders the deep, existential question: what imaginary fences do we tiptoe around in our own lives? Spoiler alert: your real problem is more likely that your Wi-Fi doesn't reach the bathroom 🚽📶.
https://soonly.com/electric-fences/ #dogpsychology #invisiblebarriers #existentialquestions #humor #WiFiissues #HackerNews #ngated
The Electric Fence Stopped Working Years Ago

"Don't worry, he won't leave the porch. The electric fence hasn't worked in years, but he still won't go past it."

🤔📈 Ah, the age-old dilemma of "When is a team too big?" 🤯 The article spends more time asking existential questions about team sizes than actually providing answers. Just like a team meeting that lasts forever but resolves nothing. 🙄🔄
https://blog.alexewerlof.com/p/when-a-team-is-too-big #teamSizeDilemma #existentialQuestions #teamMeetings #productivityChallenges #teamDynamics #HackerNews #ngated
When a team is too big

How do you know when a team is too big? Why a team of generalists is more impactful than a team of specialists? Let's dive in to a real story where different mitigations were tried to increase productivity including mob programming and how the team's cognitive bandwidth was broadened to increase the execuction bandwidth.

Alex Ewerlöf Notes