“May you live in interesting times” is a famous curse, and current events are certainly showing why. This is one of the most interesting periods of my entire life. While I’ve certainly lived through numerous memorable events, they’ve been just that: events. Their aftermath might have stretched out, but the events themselves were over quickly. […]
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This year has seen a slow start to the ol’ blog post production line. Things are always busy in January, and as a bonus I’ve started another consulting gig that pays ever-so-slightly more than blogging (editor’s note: so does minimum wage, and searching for loose change on the street). But I know that the masses
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I recently finished The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History, by Elizabeth Kolbert. A Stephen King thriller, it was not. But it was well organized and a great read, and as a bonus, I actually learned something. Since life began on earth, there have been five major extinctions where lots of species – often most of
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When I was a lad, I played a lot of soccer. Although I was a physical player, I stayed within the rules and generally played pretty clean. Generally. In a certain match, however, I really got away with one. We were tied in a very even contest, and the opposing team was about to score.
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A Friday in December – you know what that means. Let’s tie a bow on some random thoughts for your holiday amusement. Plus we’ll issue a challenge for a battle of wits. Welcome to another edition of TGIF! Best Christmas Gift Ever This week my brother asked what he could get me for Christmas. As
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Today we’re going to do things a little different. There’ll be no talk of finance, even by its broadest definition. Instead we’re going to celebrate one of my heroes. You may not know him, but you may well owe your life to him. All for his actions on a single day, fifty-five years ago today.
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I hope everyone is about to enjoy a very relaxing holiday. I’m right there with you, but there will be one small window where relaxation will be no friend of mine. I’ll be the most focused, alert, and vigilant I’ve been all year when I’m deep frying a turkey for Christmas dinner. Six years ago,
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I hope everyone is enjoying a wonderful Thanksgiving! This holiday seems to have evolved a bit from its original “let’s be thankful we’re actually alive and are still (narrowly) avoiding starvation”. Now we eat a week’s worth of food in a meal, start drinking from noon, watch a non-stop football extravaganza, and prepare to spend
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A while back, as I sat in my office thinking super deep and awesome thoughts, I happened a glance on a bookshelf with textbooks I’ve gathered over the years. I saw the two books you see pictured here and did a little double-take. For a Friday “Where’s Waldo” exercise, do you see anything interesting about
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I’ve seen my fair share of adversaries over the years. In terms of the threat to me, though, one of them beats the others pretty handily. He’s worse than the bully who beat me up once in kindergarten. Worse than my worst boss, or fiercest rival, or even that wasp that stung me in the
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