Category: General

Notes on Malcom Gladwell’s book.I think that the title would have been better if it had been, “flash point,” or “critical mass,” or “the straw.”  I kept getting a picture of one of those stupid tipping birds (Dunking ducky) in my head.85:0 Happens in meetings all the time98:1 Overwhelmed by people clamoring for our attention163:1…

I was wondering if that stuff we spent so much time learning in economics classes is really true.  Look at gasoline prices for example.  Just because there was a natural disaster along the gulf coast, gasoline prices went up by 20% from $2.50 in a matter of days to $3.00. There was no increase in…

International Talk Like a Pirate Day!  Whoo Hoo!

Nature is a sphere whose center is everywhere and whose circumference is nowhere.Blaise Pascal

Daniel and I spent the first of September at the “Great Minnesota Get-together.”  I had a Pronto Pup (Corn Dog) for my fried food quota, but Daniel had a foot-long Pronto Pup (the Big Daddy) and a deep fried Milky Way on a stick; but he got the punishment for that one because he sat…

A Greek and Italian were sitting in a Starbuck’s one day discussing who had the superior culture.Over triple lattes the Greek guy says, “Well, we have the Parthenon.”Arching his eyebrows, the Italian replies, “We have the Coliseum.”The Greek retorts, “We Greeks gave birth to advanced mathematics.”The Italian, nodding agreement, says, “But we built the Roman…

Did you ever wonder where all that stuff you had confiscated at the TSA security checkpoint at the airport goes?  Well; wonder no longer.  Apparently it goes up for auction on eBay.  Now you can buy your stuff again.  Is this a case of a “dumb-ass” tax?  I forget I have it in my carry-on,…