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Come From Away- making lemonade out of lemons
The cast of Come From Away “They placed their lives on hold for a group of strangers and asked for nothing in return. They affirmed the...
Dan Connors
Jul 1, 20254 min read


Is an insurance crisis on the way?
"Don't believe in climate change? Your insurance company does." Unknown "extreme weather phenomena drive direct physical risks to all...
Dan Connors
Jun 26, 20255 min read


What are the odds that calculus is a colossal waste of time?
I have no idea what any of this means. "As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain, and as far as they are...
Dan Connors
Jun 24, 20256 min read


"I regret not working enough"- said no one ever on their deathbed.
“You work three jobs? Uniquely American, isn't it? I mean, that is fantastic that you're doing that." George W Bush, to a divorced mother...
Dan Connors
Jun 19, 20254 min read


When is the news not news?
Walter Cronkite- the best news anchor in history “We are not afraid to entrust the American people with unpleasant facts, foreign ideas,...
Dan Connors
Jun 17, 20254 min read


The Hidden World of the global .01%
The Hidden Globe: How Wealth Hacks the World 2024 Atossa Araxia Abrahamian “The hidden globe is a kind of transfiguration of this map,...
Dan Connors
Jun 11, 20255 min read


Think! - 20 questions to battle thought terminating cliches.
created by google gemini “Contentious debates aside, thought-terminating clichés also pervade our everyday conversations: Expressions...
Dan Connors
Jun 8, 20256 min read


Can we stop with the bullshit and find the moral ambition to do better?
Moral Ambition: Stop Wasting Your Talent and Start Making a Difference Rutger Bregman 2024 "The biggest waste of our time is the...
Dan Connors
Jun 4, 20255 min read


Blamethrowing- why blaming the victims is easier than fixing the problems
“Scapegoating will go on forever. We need someone to blame – illegal immigrants, single moms, people in prison. We need someone to...
Dan Connors
May 28, 20257 min read


Snozzberry Nation- when cherry picking goes too far
The snozzberries taste like snozzberries "Although to be fair, cherry picking isn't quite what we do. Cherries are sweet and delicious....
Dan Connors
May 23, 20254 min read


The Pepsi Challenge and why we keep making stupid choices.
“The entire principle of a blind taste test was ridiculous. They shouldn't have cared so much that they were losing blind taste tests...
Dan Connors
May 13, 20253 min read


Reset- How to Change What's Not Working
Reset: How to Change What's Not Working Dan Heath 2024 “Every system is perfectly designed to get the results it gets.” Meaning that...
Dan Connors
May 12, 20252 min read


Waiting for the DMV to call my name
Either the DMV or the Beetlejuice Waiting Room. Pretty similar "God is everywhere. Except the DMV. There you're on your own." Josh Peck ...
Dan Connors
May 9, 20254 min read


Hope in the darkness
Hope for Cynics: The Surprising Science of Human Goodness Jamil Zaki 2024 “I have discovered that most people value compassion over...
Dan Connors
May 8, 20254 min read


Professional wrestling and the essential story behind it and so much else.
Hulk Hogan in his prime “Wrestling is not about winning or losing, but about creating moments that will be remembered for a lifetime.” –...
Dan Connors
May 2, 20254 min read


What the hell happened to the US Mail?
"Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds." USPS Motto...
Dan Connors
Apr 21, 20254 min read


My Name Is Earl- Karma comes to television.
What is Karma and how does it work? That's the central question of a number of religions. And one excellent situation comedy named My Name
Dan Connors
Mar 2, 20254 min read


ER Nation- The Worst is Yet to Come
“The physician shortage that we have long feared—and warned was on the horizon—is here. It’s an urgent crisis hitting every corner of...
Dan Connors
Feb 28, 20254 min read


Sleep Apnea- the hidden near-death experience
“Sleep is the golden chain that ties health and our bodies together” Thomas Dekke What happens when you stop breathing? The...
Dan Connors
Feb 18, 20253 min read


I never thought the leopards would eat MY face
"I never thought leopards would eat MY face," sobs woman who voted for the Leopards Eating People's Faces Party. " Adrian Bott In the...
Dan Connors
Jan 29, 20254 min read
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