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Category Archives: Real Life

Economist: How to use superpowers

19-Jan-17

The status quo has been blown up. It would be less terrifying if the next Chief Executive weren’t so…random. We are being asked – nay, told – “Trust me” by an individual whom has shown no behavior worthy of said trust nor exhibited the characteristics of a good leader. Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on […]

NewYorker: Intellectuals for Trump

19-Jan-17

I’m posting this having read it but needing time to consider it. As we know, Trump shook the world with his win. I’m personally appalled by the man and believe the dignity of the office of the President has just taken a tremendous blow. This is a man who has mocked a disabled man, disparaged […]

Me: still alive!

06-Sep-15

What a year it’s been! Just a quick note to let you know I’m still alive! This blog is not ‘clinically’ dead and I will still keep it online. Just no time (or will) this year for political debates. Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on Facebookshare via RedditShare with StumblersTweet about itSubscribe to the comments […]

12 business books you should read right now…

24-Apr-15

…just in case you have some free time! http://time.com/money/3572175/best-business-books/ Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on Facebookshare via RedditShare with StumblersTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this post

What will life look like when we can upload in the cloud?

30-Sep-14

This essay touches on it. Many parts fascinating…and horrifying, too. The technology, when it arrives, will change everything. Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on Facebookshare via RedditShare with StumblersTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this post

Aeon.co: Is our tech making the world too complex?

30-Sep-14

Lots of food for thought in this essay. In the end, I’m not sure what the author is getting at – how can we both continue the advance of knowledge but acknowledge limits? Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on Facebookshare via RedditShare with StumblersTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this post

An interesting site: Letters of note

07-Nov-13

This is a pretty cool site: Letters of Note. It’s interesting to see these old letters and what and how people thought and wrote about some legends of yesteryear. Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on Facebookshare via RedditShare with StumblersTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this post

America and crossfit…

12-Sep-13

…an interesting take on sports as an American identity. I’ve never been one to enjoy organized sports on TV or care who passed for how many yards in 1968…but this is an interesting perspective. The jist of this article is that sports in America is the closest thing to the truth our society can collectively […]

On saying, “I don’t know.”

10-Aug-13

“I don’t know” is not a weakness. Being okay with acting out of ignorance and/or not being interested in an opposing viewpoint arguably is (a weakness). Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on Facebookshare via RedditShare with StumblersTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this post

The Rule of Law in the financial system…

10-Aug-13

…I’ve said for quite awhile that the rule of law was broken in the financial system with the failure to hold the banks accountable as they were given blank checks during the bailouts. One example of this is the bias against fraudulent foreclosures. If you as a person write a check to a third party […]