Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Health Care Reading Material
Came across two articles today that friends had posted to their Facebook pages[1. And so hat tips to both Whitney and Nicole. They\’re super cool. Too bad they\’re not your friends too.], and I thought I\’d share. Here are some relevant quotationals: \”You can feel grateful for the protection currently offered by Medicare (or by…
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Contains: Milk
Last weekend I was enjoying a nice continental breakfast[1. Truth be told I was trying simply to hold it together after a case of food poisoning, but whatever.] at a Holiday Inn Express.[2. And just to forestall that question, yes I did make a number of extremely intelligent decisions later that day.] As people are…
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I should probably be more afraid of flying than I am.
\”Does anyone here have a laptop with wi-fi?\” (It was then that I developed my drinking problem. *Throws drink over shoulder.*) Interesting blog post making the rounds on Teh Interwebz recently. Apparently some pilots in Newark, having been all jammed up due to weather, put out a call to the cabin for anyone with internet…
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#4
I bet Jay Glazer feels like an idiot. A day after backing off his story that several Minnesota Vikings players feel that Favre would be playing for the Vikings this year, the unthinkable happened. At this moment Brett Favre is practicing with the Vikings.
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Need A Bumper Sticker
I just recently read an article that dogs are as smart as children. I\’ve maintained that my dog Luna (that\’s her on the left) is as smart as a five year old. It truly is like living with a small human. So this story comes as no surprise to me… although saying even the smartest…
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Just Throw Me The Damn Swatches
I am currently enjoying a lazy Saturday morning watching some mindless television when I wander past A&E and the on screen display says: \”Keyshawn\”. Um… what? On A&E? So I hit the info button and I get: \”Keyshawn Johnson: Tackling Design\”. What is even more frightening is that he seems to actually know what he\’s…
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Link Unto Others
Came across a good blog post today from the President of Reuters, Chris Ahearn. Essentially his point is that he thinks we should all be civil with one another\’s content, and cite each other with links, rather than quoting long stretches, or entire articles, even with attribution. It\’s something that I\’ve always tried to do…
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Career \”Advice\”
When I log out of hotmail I am unceremoniously dumped onto MSN.com. Basically that is my excuse for \”accidentally\” reading about Britney Spears or the latest between Rihanna and Chris Brown. But occasionally I will come across a really good article, and usually it\’s from Slate. This is NOT one of those cases.
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Somebody explain this one to me.
A word problem: I want a vending machine item that costs 90 cents. I put a one dollar bill in, and the machine replies that it would like me to use exact change. This irks me, so irrationally I put in an additional dime and select the same 90 cent item. The machine cheerfully vends…
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Zubbles!
Happened across some highly exciting news this morning: After four years in limbo (and countless more in development before that), they\’re finally here. Zubbles! That\’s right, colored bubbles that don\’t stain when they pop. It\’s gotta be a fairly amazing feat of chemistry, since the ink is visible, and then disappears after a few minutes.…
Got any book recommendations?