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The Irony of Solving Puzzles About Which Hardly Anyone Cares
“Eureka! I’ve got it!” “Ah, so that’s the answer!” “Holy Cow! We’ve been wrong all along!” “OK, I think I’ve finally got it figured out.” These kinds of moments are fairly common in my house. Between Kay’s studies and my … Continue reading
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On the Foolishness of Single-Issue Voting
I have long been a critic of LO2ERS, which is my preferred shorthand for Lesser-Of-2–Evils voteRS. My primary concern is that they typically congratulate themselves after having “held their noses” and picked the candidate they consider to be the “lesser … Continue reading
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Observation on the Fitted Sheet
I observe that a properly-folded fitted should should approximate the shape of a basketball.
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Pelham’s Law of Cognitive Error
Pelham’s Law of Cognitive Error: “I am most likely wrong about many things.” Cognitive science has solidly identified certain traits of human behavior by which people operate habitually at a sub-optimal level. We make frequent cognitive errors, some of which … Continue reading
Posted in Character, Pelham's Laws, Philosophy, Politics, Religion, Science
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Ideas I Can’t Afford to Have
I have ideas. Lots and lots of ideas. And I’m getting better at it all the time. I used to think that having ideas was something of a gift, but now I realize that an idea is practically worthless if … Continue reading
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Go ahead, turn the page
Go ahead Turn the page Dance the dance Rage the rage Speak the speech Seize the day Spell it out Lead the way Dare the sky Dare the sea Dare the you Dare the me Cry the cry Sing the … Continue reading
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How Can You Tell When God Says “No”?
You pray for a million bucks and two seconds later the doorbell rings. You answer the door to find an angel with a big sack of money–$1Million, to be exact. You consider this a “yes”—an “answered prayer”. You pray for … Continue reading
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Commentary: The Coup De Grace by Ambrose Bierce
This post is in response to a question sent in by a reader earlier today: I’m currently taking a Biomedical Ethics course at the college. Your writings cover a wide range of topics and interests so I thought you would … Continue reading
Who Will Straighten Out the Mess?
This post is going to be really unfair, now that I think about it, because I’m preparing to introduce an incisive and thought-provoking question into a field where such things are generally thought to be inappropriate: politics. I know, I … Continue reading
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10 Quick Tips for Choosing a Political Party
Far be it from me to tell anybody to which political party he or she should belong, but for those of you who may be giving the issue some thought, I’ve written a few tips below for your own private … Continue reading
Posted in Consumerism, Politics
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