Why are women less happy?
A recent study by the National Bureau of Economic Research found that women are less happy now than in the 1970’s, when a similar study was conducted. Not only did the subjective happiness of...
Category: Rant
21 Suggestions for Success
A friend of mine tipped me off to these suggestions, but they are both profound and simple: 1. Marry the right person. This one decision will determine 90% of your happiness or misery. 2....
If only all politics could be like this
Wouldn’t it be great if all politics could be this light-hearted. Part I [youtube Goaj5V4tZoc] Part II [youtube mrqoSyKsAPw] Part III [youtube NXKaAQ-6BiU] Part IV [youtube QkBQf4FJi-o]
For the last time – it was blocked!
So what’s all the controversy? I’m so tired of hearing the reports of the BYU vs Washington game on Saturday. All the ESPN analysts kept talking about the “controversial” call by the refs. In...
Bad Patriotism
Just a few days after my recent post on True Patriotism, I found this article from The Philadelphia Inquirer. This guy is a prime example of “Bad Patriotism.” He claims that because America has...
Empathy Deficit Disorder and shifting the blame
Some that know me well (especially my wife) can attest to the fact that I don’t have a great deal of patience in showing empathy or sympathy (yes, there is a difference). So when...
True Patriotism
The Centrist recently sent me an article from Time Magazine titled “The State of Patriotism” by Peter Beinart. The article details the differences between the conservative style of patriotism and the liberal philosophy. Beinart...
Go get Firefox 3!
Today will be a day of infamy fame, err… it’ll be cool. Ok… maybe not that amazing, but it might be cool. The Mozilla Foundation has just released the latest version of Firefox....
NASA triumph!
When Dwight D Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act, in 1958, I wonder if he had any inkling of what kind of an impact that action would have on the world. Not...
