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Category Archives: Thinking out loud
Google, hire an English major
1 CommentWatch this video resume. Then visit his web page. And here is a comment I sent to Matthew Epstein this morning. Cool resume, but the correct use of “bad” is the adverbial form. “I want to join your product marketing … Continue reading
The US Post Office mangled their good news again
Leave a commentYesterday, The Rachel Maddow Show (with guest host Melissa Harris Perry) ran a story segment about Owney the Post Office dog. In short, a new stamp will be issued today with Owney’s image. I’m not sure how easy it is … Continue reading
What’s next for NASA? Ummmmmm I dunno
1 CommentI watched the space shuttle STS135 Atlantis touch down this morning and I felt as if that was the ending of something really big. I think what is happening is something more than simple nostalgia even though I am part … Continue reading
Politics shut down Minnesota, but beer brought it back
Leave a commentPolitics may have shut down the State of Minnesota, but the threat of having no beer brought it back pretty quickly. The only thing more dangerous than a drunk Minnesotan camping out in a tent in the wood is a … Continue reading
Tradition also means change
2 CommentsWhenever I hear people talk about traditions, a quick story flashes through my head. I don’t know if it is true or not, but it’s still a good story. A young woman was cooking Thanksgiving dinner for the family. They … Continue reading
Something to think about over this Independence Day weekend
2 CommentsThis week, the Chinese unveiled the largest sea bridge in the world. It only took them four years to build this at a cost of $2.7 billion dollars. They used Chinese engineers and Chinese labor. No American intellectual capital was … Continue reading
What do you want from me?
13 CommentsThe question came over as casually as any other, but it was a loaded one. “Why are you being nice to me?” she asked. “I’m nice to everyone,” I replied. It was the truth. I am. But her real question … Continue reading