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" It means your future hasn't been written yet.No one's has.Your future is whatever you make it.So make it a good one, both of you. " ...
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Dan Connors
- May 18
- 5 min
Soul Boom- Dwight from The Office creates a new religion
Soul Boom: Why We Need a Spiritual Revolution Rainn Wilson 2023 "I think God has a tremendous sense of humor" Rainn Wilson For nine...
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Dan Connors
- May 17
- 4 min
The Race to the Bottom
"Do you know any kids who have been married at age 12? I do. And guess what? They're still married” Missouri State Senator Mike Moon. I...
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Dan Connors
- May 10
- 4 min
How engineers make everything
The Things We Make: The Unknown History of Invention from Cathedrals to Soda Cans Bill Hammack 2023 Where did microwave...
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Dan Connors
- May 5
- 5 min
American Rule- Are we exceptional?
American Rule: How a Nation Conquered the World but Failed Its People Jared Yates Sexton 2022 “America’s original Noble Lie is the...
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Dan Connors
- Apr 29
- 6 min
The Invisible Kingdom of autoimmune diseases and how we can fight back against them
The Invisible Kingdom: Reimagining Chronic Illness Meghan O'Rourke 2022 “There is a razor-thin line between trying to find something ...
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Dan Connors
- Apr 21
- 6 min
The Trilemma and the eternal debate on the nature of God
"So, was the Holocaust part of God's great plan? Is that why he allowed it to happen? Is that why God didn't answer the prayers of all...
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Dan Connors
- Apr 17
- 6 min
Nukes- close calls when the world almost ended
"Any fool can start a war, and once he's done so, even the wisest of men are helpless to stop it - especially if it's a nuclear war."-...
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Dan Connors
- Apr 16
- 5 min
B students can save the world
"Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new." Albert Einstein " I was too worried about grades and I should have...
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Dan Connors
- Apr 9
- 7 min
Corporations- good, evil or just misunderstood?
For Profit: A History of Corporations William Magnuson 2022 "I see in the near future a crisis approaching that unnerves me and ...
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Dan Connors
- Mar 26
- 4 min
Police Squad! The cult classic that was too funny for television
Normally when a television show only lasts for four episodes before being cancelled, it's never heard from again. Police Squad! was an...
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Dan Connors
- Mar 19
- 5 min
The Funny Family Sitcom That Redefined Masculinity For A More Feminist Era
While situation comedies are something of a dying breed today, they were a television staple from its earliest days right up to the turn...
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Dan Connors
- Mar 12
- 4 min
An Immense World- an awe-inspiring trip into the hidden worlds of animals.
An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us Ed Yong 2022 “A moth will never know what a zebra finch hears...
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Dan Connors
- Mar 5
- 13 min
Dietary supplements and the wild west of healthcare- 10 things that could make a difference
"To me, supplements are a necessity, not a luxury. I think of them as medicine: Instead of asking a doctor to prescribe me a drug when...
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Dan Connors
- Feb 11
- 6 min
Is Life Really a Beach? If so, our beaches may be dying
The Last Resort: A Chronicle of Paradise, Profit, and Peril at the Beach Sarah Stodola 2022 "If there’s heaven for me, I’m sure it has...
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Dan Connors
- Feb 5
- 6 min
Phasers on Stun- The Ultimate Star Trek Book
Phasers on Stun!: How the Making (and Remaking) of Star Trek Changed the World Ryan Britt 2022 "The power of Star Trek is that it...
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Dan Connors
- Jan 28
- 4 min
The Lighthouse Effect
The Lighthouse Effect: How Ordinary People Can Have an Extraordinary Impact in the World Steve Pemberton 2021 “I feel that we’re...
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Dan Connors
- Jan 20
- 20 min
Inspiring stories of kindness from the comments section
"Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible." Dalai Lama Normally, I stay away from the online comments sections of articles. ...
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Dan Connors
- Jan 19
- 6 min
Recap- 38 Books of 2022 that made me think and wonder
“The reading of all good books is like conversation with the finest (people) of the past centuries.” - Descartes A big focus of this blog...
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Dan Connors
- Jan 16
- 5 min
The four scariest words in the English language
Let's Talk About Hard Things Anna Sale 2021 "When we avoid difficult conversations, we trade short-term discomfort into long-term...
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