Thinking About My Rating System
I just realized that I really have a 6 star rating system, not a 5 star system like I’d always assumed. I realized that after seeing, and thinking about, Adam Volle’s review scale. This is his scale:
5 Stars: Breaks new ground in some fashion. 4 Stars: The people involved know what they’re doing and have done …
Zygi Wilf Can Buy His Own Stadium
Zygi Wilf, Minnesota governor Mark Dayton discuss new Minnesota Vikings stadium – ESPN
When Gov. Mark Dayton and state lawmakers announced that the outlines of a new budget deal were in place, the Minnesota Vikings were hoping that the door was finally open to discuss their plan for a new $1 billion stadium in …
A Standing Desk?
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I’ve been considering switching to a standing desk for about a year now. This article from Art of Manliness gives a good overview for why and how.
5 Reasons Why:
To Avoid an Early Grave To Lose Weight To Save Your Back To Increase Your Focus To Gain a Satisfying Tiredness
The Ghosts of World War II’s Past
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Taking old World War II photos, Russian photographer Sergey Larenkov carefully photoshops them over more recent shots to make the past come alive. Not only do we get to experience places like Berlin, Prague, and Vienna in ways we could have never imagined, more importantly, we are able to appreciate our shared history …
How to Land Your Kid in Therapy
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Sure, under parenting your children is dangerous. But so is over parenting. It seems that the trick with parenting is to back off, beyond what your first instinct might be. Just don’t get so far back that you can’t see your kids anymore.
Which might be how people like my patient Lizzie end up …
John Lasseter
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“He’s Lots-o-Huggin Bear from Toy Story 3, without the abandonment issues.”
Esquire profiles Pixar’s (and Disney’s) chief creative genius.
Silvio Berlusconi: La Dolce Viagra
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America, we had it good. We may have had to suffer through Bill Clinton’s problems with women but at least we didn’t have to suffer through Silvio Berlusconi, the man the hapless Italians have as Prime Minister.
Mexicans Are Fed Up with the War on Drugs
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Not to mince words, the War on Drugs is completely evil, from alpha to omega. No one who believes in human liberty can coherently support it. That its prosecution should have resulted in death and human suffering on such a vast scale constitutes an indictment of every person who has conducted or supported this wicked undertaking from its outset.
My Solution to the Driving Problem: Vandalism
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“I’ll never forget the expression on the face of our car mechanic when I asked him to draw me a picture of what engine part to break so my mother’s car wouldn’t start”
Zero-Tolerance in Denver
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An 11-year old boy was hauled off to jail, after following his therapists instructions — even though school officials agreed he wasn’t a threat. I’m strongly considering homeschooling because of stories like this.