According to some, the origin of the handshake was thought to be a gesture of peace by demonstrating that you held no weapons. (Of course, this presupposes that everyone is right-handed, but that’s a story for a different post.) When you think about the handshake in that sense, it’s actually kind of nice, isn’t it? [Keep Reading...]
Part 1: Songs, LA to DC Part 2: Lectures, LA to DC Part 3: Podcasts, LA to DC Part 4: Lectures/Podcasts, Ottawa to DC Part 5: Lectures, In and Around Metro DC It’s time again for another post of the lectures that I’ve been listening to on my travels and miscellaneous activities in and around [Keep Reading...]
Finally, finally, finally. I have caught up my “Who I’m Following” series to the actual people I am following on Twitter. You’ll notice a decided conservative-flavor to these Twitter accounts because I noticed I was following a number of “liberal” folks. As a result, I wanted to make sure I was getting the viewpoint from [Keep Reading...]
It’s been just about two months since I last updated the list of people I’m following on Twitter. I thought today might be a good day to give a brief update. Over the next couple of weeks, I’ll try to catch “all the way” up to who I’m following. In case you missed the earlier [Keep Reading...]
As I’m sure you’ve realized by now, 2011 has come to a close. If you read newspapers, magazines, or follow sites online, you’ve likely come across some type of list that sums up the best articles, pictures, or things of 2011. I’m not one for conformity, but I thought that I would look at some [Keep Reading...]
On the way to the grocery store this afternoon, I passed through a construction zone. As I was driving by, I glanced over at the work they were doing and remarked, “Oh, it looks like they’re almost finished. They’ll probably be done by the end of the month.” I kept on driving and then laughed [Keep Reading...]
“You will learn from others around you being skeptical more than you will learn by becoming skeptical.” – Daniel Kahneman This past October, a world-renowned psychologist (who won a Nobel Price in Economics) published his latest book, Thinking, Fast and Slow. I’ve read a lot of reviews of the book and seen many of the [Keep Reading...]
Is there a more unifying global event than New Year’s Eve & Day? There have been some rather unifying global events in recent memory, but they usually involve some sort of catastrophe (think: tsunamis). In the US, series finales used to be watched by whole lots of people, but with the further development of individual [Keep Reading...]
It’s New Year’s Eve (2011), so I won’t write a very long post. But there are a few things I wanted to say before we ceremonially say goodbye to 2011 and hello to 2012. So, without further adieu… Most people in North America will likely be ringing in this evening with some kind of a [Keep Reading...]
It’s been almost 3 months since I last updated the list of people I’m following on Twitter. I thought today might be a good time to begin to update that list. In case you missed the earlier posts: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 So, without further adieu, here are the people I [Keep Reading...]