From the monthly archives:

April 2008

Just Say Yes

04.29.2008

A few weeks ago, I wrote a post about how people shouldn’t be afraid to say no. Now I’m wondering why people can’t just say yes. Example: Teenagers have gone nuts with the dating ritual. The other night while working, I heard a ruckus in front of my home. A peak out the window revealed [...]

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Know Thy Opponent

04.16.2008

Recent research indicates that more than company profits fuel the stock market.
In a new study [John Coates] reports that traders who start the workday with high testosterone levels make more money on that day than their low-testosterone colleagues do. A hot day on the market sends their levels of the natural steroid up even more, [...]

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Love, Hate, and Indifference

04.15.2008

If, as Elie Wiesel says, “the opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference,” I wonder why some people inspire equal parts adoration and loathing. The current presidential race, for example, highlights the almost 20-year love/hate affair the American public has with the Clintons. Individuals seem to either love Hillary or despise everything she [...]

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Words for a Cause

04.14.2008

Many of the most popular causes in the world have a word problem. In particular, I wonder if proponents of global climate change would face less resistance if the words global warming had never been associated with their cause. This post isn’t about the validity of the cause but rather what’s happening because of the [...]

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Painful Knowledge

04.08.2008

We often hear that knowledge is power, but do you ever miss the time before you knew something? For example, on days where I’m debating post options, I sometimes wish I didn’t know about blogs. It would mean one less thing to worry about in a day. However, it would also mean forgoing the pleasure [...]

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Using the Right Tools

04.07.2008

The last few weeks I’ve had cause to give thanks to Norman Breakey. He invented the paint roller, a tool many of you have an intimate acquaintance with. By tweaking a basic idea (the paintbrush), the roller takes a previously tedious task and speeds up the process. A potential user requires minimal retraining in order [...]

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A Break Until Monday AKA When Internet Service Resumes

04.02.2008

I’m in the midst of painting/cleaning/moving this week, so writing fresh content is highly unlikely until I get my new Internet service next Monday. In the meantime, I encourage you to read some of my favorite earlier posts if you haven’t already. I’d also love to hear what your favorites are if you don’t see [...]

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