Quote of the Day
May 17, 2016
“After obsessively Googling symptoms for four hours, I discovered ‘obsessively Googling symptoms’ is a symptom of hypochondria.” ― Stephen Colbert
Month: May 2016
Skill Sets
May 17, 2016
An actual conversation: “So you’re a doctor, a physician?” “Yes, I am.” “Can I ask you a question? Is it possible to get mild food poisoning? I think I accidentally ate dinner with a fork that touched raw chicken, and I feel mildly ill.” “It’s not my area of expertise, but I imagine if you … More Skill Sets
Quote of the day
May 15, 2016
“My formula for living is quite simple. I get up in the morning and I go to bed at night. In between, I occupy myself as best I can.”—Cary Grant
Barbers
May 15, 2016
Finding the right barber can be one of life’s greatest challenges. The first barber I have any memory of is Cliff, the barber in the neighborhood I grew up in. Cliff loved sports and talked sports incessantly. The Harlem Globe Trotters were staring to make a splash in the 1950s, and Cliff often said, … More Barbers
Quote of the Day
May 13, 2016
“The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.”– Winston Churchill
Ten Reasons Donald Trump May Well Be the Next President
May 12, 2016
The polar opposite theory. Incumbent presidents are replaced by their polar opposites. Except for his gender, Trump is definitely the polar opposite of Obama. Obama has big hands. The persistence of sexism. The qualities Americans want in a president are incompatible with pantsuits. False memory syndrome. Some Americans really do want to make America great … More Ten Reasons Donald Trump May Well Be the Next President
The Coffee Table
May 12, 2016
We all fall victim to magical thinking at some point. For some, of course, magical thinking is a way of life; for others, exploiting magical thinking is a way to make a living. Many naturopaths, faith healers, fortune tellers, and the like may combine the two, believing in what they do as fervently as those … More The Coffee Table
Quote of the Day
May 12, 2016
“Every Republican candidate is either a climate change denier or a skeptic who says we can’t do it. What they are saying is, ‘Let’s destroy the world.’ Is that worth voting against? Yeah.”—Noam Chomsky http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/5/11/1525536/–BernieOrBust-Michael-Moore-Noam-Chomsky-and-Bill-Maher-Have-Some-Advice-For-You
Quote of the Day
May 11, 2016
“I’m amazed he was such a good shot”.—Noel Coward, On being told his accountant had blown his brains out
Donald Trump’s Republican Party
May 11, 2016
Donald trump has been winning over evangelical Christians, but apparently not the ones who actually go to church: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2016/03/29/where-is-trumps-evangelical-base-not-in-church. Probably a lot of marginally religious Americans call themselves evangelical Christians without having a clue about what it means. They know they’re not Catholics, Jews, or Mormons. They find Ted Cruz creepy and think Trump looks … More Donald Trump’s Republican Party
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