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Are we really this stupid?  I’m hoping they just polled stupid people 🙂 “Unfortunately, there are several other possible sources of error in all polls or surveys that are probably more serious than theoretical calculations of sampling error.” Or more … Continue reading →

A twist to the story I linked to the other day about a story about photograph, the woman who took the photo has of course been fired.  I knew that the government had put in place rules to prevent photos … Continue reading →

Phase one completed last night.  I was able to hook the iBook up to the stereo and made music come out of the stereo from iTunes on the iBook.  I wasn’t able to make it “see” the iTunes library on … Continue reading →

This is a reminder to me to try and make this work somehow. I like the idea of being able to play the music files on my “main” PC from anywhere in the house.  I would especially like to play … Continue reading →

A story about a photograph and so much more. “Silicio knows what it is like to lose a child. The mother of three sons suffered the death of her oldest to a brain tumor when he was 19. ‘It kind … Continue reading →

GOLF HABS GOLF! Dana laments the departure of the Vancouver Canucks from the Stanley Cup Playoffs.  As the Canucks go golfing because their season is over, I can’t wait for the Montreal Canadiens to get down here to beautiful sunny Florida … Continue reading →

Ole Eichhorn points me to the PBS show World in the Balance. The first thing I thought of was the first movie in Godfrey Reggio’s Qatsi trilogy Life out of Balance.  I find it is very interesting to watch people’s reaction to … Continue reading →

Halley points my post over on the Worthwhile blog.  She highlights the part of the Happiness article about the meaningfull life and specifically the difference between pleasurable activity and philanthropic activity.  Makes me think about the things I do as … Continue reading →

“Twelve midsize sedans earned the lowest safety rating from the insurance industry in crash tests designed to show what happens when pickup trucks or sport utility vehicles hit cars in the side.” Somehow this sounds to me like the “Car” … Continue reading →

“People typically record high satisfaction levels in their early twenties. These then fall steadily towards middle age, before troughing at around 42. Most of us then grow steadily happier as we get older, …” From an article on happiness.  I … Continue reading →