“These people, they crawled out of the sewer and they have a 1200 AD mentality. They’re barbarians.” -Erik Prince (former CEO and founder of Blackwater), referring to the people of Afghanistan. The pictures the media shows us every day of Afghanistan show us a country that does seem to be backwards and barbaric. We see … [Read more…]
“Money will buy a pretty good dog, but it won’t buy the wag of his tail.” -Josh Billings I spent 6 hours making the biggest batch of dog food yet. 35 days of dog food in one fell swoop. Each time I’ve done this, my system has gotten more efficient. First, I’ve learned to Dexter … [Read more…]
“America is a vast conspiracy to make you happy.” -John Updike I’ve been pretty damn clear about my feelings towards conspiracy theories and the people that buy into them. Yes, we landed on the moon. No, no one “blew up” the Twin Towers. No, vaccines don’t cause autism. Yes, climate change is real. No, scientists … [Read more…]
I was first introduced to Sudhir Venkatesh through his work featured in “Freakonomics”. He contributed to Chapter 3, titled “Why Do Drug Dealers Still Live With Their Moms?” The average drug dealer makes $3.30 bucks an hour, but they’d actually make more at McDonald’s. That statistic has stuck with me since I’ve read the book. … [Read more…]
This review came from a non-blogger friend of mine: Gang Leader for a Day is a fun and easy read. It really sucks you in and doesn’t let go, which I think is a real credit to Stephen Dubner (given that other Venkatesh books I’ve read don’t have nearly the same story-telling charm). For me … [Read more…]
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