July 2009
42 posts
What I Learned During My Time Offline →
Keep Your Identity Small →
“I finally realized today why politics and religion yield such uniquely useless discussions.”
WatchBeautiful animated-infographic from Canada about imported foods.
Health care architects must face fiscal reality →
“Finally, debate and media coverage has come around to the fundamental issue in health care in the U.S.: runaway costs.”
WatchThis afternoon I was lazily biking on this road over to my neighborhood Starbucks to read through the latest Economist. This road is a very quiet neighborhood road. Hardly any traffic. Suddenly I hear someone in a pickup rev its engine behind me and lay on the horn.
I should stop here and let you know that there’s a lot of unhappy drivers in this area of town because of a lot of bad cyclist...
WatchBreaking Up a Traffic Jam! Highly worth the time to watch the whole thing.
I love traffic theory and practice. This guy has a lot more interesting thoughts on his website: Traffic Waves. ”physics for bored commuters.”
WatchWallStats - Death and Taxes 2010
The top 10 most annoying customers in Denny's at... →
Best of Craigslist is a wonderful treasure trove.
“The U.S. thinks it is the engine of economic growth in the world, when really...”
– Peter Schiff
Travel Etiquette →
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Who owns the U.S.?
Here’s some raw data that I’d like to turn into fancy graphs soon.
Ownership of Federal Securities (sorry it is a DOC. yuck! the data is really helpful, though)
Major Foreign Holders of Treasury Securities
Healthcare Is "Not a Right" and Obama's Plan Will... →
“Taxing the rich to pay for health care for the uninsured is the wrong way to...”
– Prescription for Disaster by Peter Schiff
Peter Schiff for Senate →
Best news I’ve heard all week.
Want to keep your wallet? Carry a baby picture →
“The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting; it has been found...”
– G.K. Chesterton - Religion and Faith - Chapter 5, What’s Wrong With The World, 1910
America's Alcohol Laws: Quirky Rules Across 50... →
Spurred by a budget crunch in 2002, Oregon became the first state to repeal its blue laws banning Sunday liquor sales. Thanks to the recession, a slew of states are weighing whether to fall off the Sunday wagon, including Texas, Georgia, Connecticut and Alabama. Utah, though, is not one of them.
I'm such a hypocrite
I want to exercise every day, but I don’t.
I want to read the Bible every day, but I don’t.
I want to commute to work via bike and mass transit, but I don’t.
I want to have rich and engaging conversations with strangers, but I don’t.
I want to eat healthy, but I don’t.
I want to be using my spare time wisely, but I don’t.
Take Action to Audit the Fed →
Gaining momentum!
Taste of Dallas →
Going on this week in the West End. Sure to be quite delicious.
Getting Through the Summer Job Blues →
The commenters have it right. Turn the TV and Internet off, stop whining about lack of internships, and go volunteer.
“In the battle over gay marriage, opponents often describe marriage as “a sacred...”
– The Bible’s Odd Idea of Marriage (via Michael Moussa)
5 Years After: Portugal's Drug Decriminalization... →
Death caused by drug overdoses drop by 27% and new HIV cases caused by dirty needles drop by 71%. Sounds like a win-win to me.
Short on Cash, California Will Start Paying With... →
Great time to live in Texas.
Stimulus or Not, States Are Cutting Summer School →
This is exactly what we need right now. Less education. Perfect. Go ahead and kiss any competitive advantage America has left in the global sphere goodbye.
Volunteering for the Lazy Set
Microvolunteerism, Colker says, “is perfectly suited for the Millennial Generation. They are used to text messaging, MySpace, Facebook, get-in, get-out, instant gratification. For them, going out and cleaning up a park — that’s not necessarily attractive to them. As we introduce them to the warm fuzzy feeling of doing good, that will increase awareness.”
The Extraordinaries:...