Category Archives: Miscellaneous

Must-Read: Anderson Cooper Comes Out

Posted on July 2, 2012 by

Here, presented without comment, is a link to Andrew Sullivan’s blog post, which contains an email from Anderson Cooper about the decision to maintain privacy as a public figure (for both personal and professional reasons) and the broader, often unintended … Continue reading →

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Happy Mother’s Day

Posted on May 13, 2012 by

If you are lucky enough to still have your mother in this world, treat her like the superstar that she is. The rest of us know that every day should be Mother’s Day. I love you Mom, and miss you. … Continue reading →

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Ze Frank is back!

Posted on April 9, 2012 by

Four or five years ago, my friend sent me a link to something called “Ze Frank” and told me to watch it. I did. I went on to watch a video by Ze just about every day for the rest … Continue reading →

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No poker, just protests

Posted on March 18, 2012 by

While Wiesman regales you with tales of poker, I’m working on a post that considers the notion that our legal system searches for reasons to arrest Occupy protestors, but goes to such extents to ignore all reasons for arresting white-collar … Continue reading →

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How Culture Influences Perception

Posted on March 16, 2012 by

I found an amazing video today that I wanted to share. It’s called: “Do you see what I see?” and it features the Himba tribe from Namibia in south west Africa. The Himba have defined colors very differently from Westerners. … Continue reading →

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In which I am Unapologetically Proud of my Son

Posted on March 12, 2012 by

So I get to walk my kids to school every day, and after dropping off my 2nd grader at his class, my younger son and I were waiting for his pre-school class to start with his classmates and their parents. … Continue reading →

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I hate this commercial

Posted on February 21, 2012 by

Capital One is one of those companies that spends a lot on commercials, and I’ve never given them too much thought. Like Geico, they try lots of different themes, and if one seems to get a good response, then they … Continue reading →

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So old…

Posted on February 17, 2012 by

I made the mistake of wandering into my boss’ office and asking what he wanted to do for lunch.  Next thing I know we’re making our way to the running trail to “run.” I use quotes because some observers might … Continue reading →

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20 Things I Learned in Atlantic City

Posted on February 12, 2012 by

To everyone out there who’s been jonesing for some new inuyesta posts, I apologize for my absence this weekend. I promise there was a good reason for my absence though. You see, this weekend I made my first-ever trip to … Continue reading →

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STOCK Act passes Senate procedural vote

Posted on January 30, 2012 by

So Obama charged Congress with passing a bill to stop insider trading by Congresscritters and wonder of wonders, the Senate has just passed a procedural vote for a bill that does just that by a 93-2 margin.  (And if you … Continue reading →

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