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Trickle down or bottom up? Two Missouri dilemmas.
“We have every intention of fielding a good baseball team, It ’s going to have a different profile, but we still have a lot of belief...
Dan Connors
Jan 24, 20253 min read


LOL Nothing Matters- Nihilism in America
" Nihilism has no substance. There is no such thing as nothingness, and zero does not exist. Everything is something. Nothing is nothing."...
Dan Connors
Jan 23, 20253 min read


The Small and the Mighty
The Small and the Mighty: Twelve Unsung Americans Who Changed the Course of History, from the Founding to the Civil Rights Movement...
Dan Connors
Jan 20, 20253 min read


2025 Tax Quiz 5
Which of the following is considered taxable income? 1- A 1099K form from Paypal for concert tickets you sold to someone else at cost....
Dan Connors
Jan 19, 20252 min read


2025 Tax Quiz 4
Social media is one of the worst places to get tax tips. Influencers aren't concerned with accuracy or legality, they just want clicks...
Dan Connors
Jan 17, 20252 min read


2025 Tax Quiz- 3
Okay Land Of Lincoln, let's see if you've been missing anything on your state tax returns.
Dan Connors
Jan 16, 20252 min read


2025 Tax Quiz 2
Which of the following is not necessarily a sign of a scam? 1- A phone call from a grandchild asking for money. 2- An official...
Dan Connors
Jan 16, 20252 min read


2025 tax quiz- 1
We're starting off tax season with some fun quizzes to help people with their tax IQ Question 1 Which of the following could be claimed...
Dan Connors
Jan 15, 20252 min read


We Don't Need No Education...
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” ― Nelson Mandela "Knowledge is Power" Francis Bacon "I...
Dan Connors
Jan 11, 20255 min read


The Dick Van Dyke Show- comedy from another time
"I think laughter may be a form of courage. As humans, we sometimes stand tall and look into the sun and laugh, and I think we are never...
Dan Connors
Jan 9, 20253 min read


Winter doesn't have to suck. Here's how to make the best of it.
How to Winter: Harness Your Mindset to Thrive on Cold, Dark, or Difficult Days Kari Leibowitz "Reclaiming winter is a chance to find...
Dan Connors
Jan 7, 20254 min read


The Berlin Wall and other failures of modern fear and intimidation.
Tunnel 29: The True Story of an Extraordinary Escape Beneath the Berlin Wall Helena Merriman "Behind every barrier, there is always a way...
Dan Connors
Dec 19, 20243 min read


The Hacking of the American Mind
The Hacking of the American Mind: The Science Behind the Corporate Takeover of Our Bodies and Brains Robert H. Lustig “Scientists now...
Dan Connors
Dec 13, 20243 min read


Planned Obsolescence- or why does nothing last anymore?
"Perhaps it is this specter that most haunts working men and women: the planned obsolescence of people that is of a piece with the...
Dan Connors
Dec 11, 20244 min read


The Curse of Knowledge
“The Curse of Knowledge: when we are given knowledge, it is impossible to imagine what it's like to LACK that knowledge.”― Chip Heath,...
Dan Connors
Nov 21, 20244 min read


The Matthew Effect: 5 ways the wealth gap is distorting reality
“For to everyone who has, more will be given, and he will have abundance; but from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken...
Dan Connors
Nov 13, 20249 min read


Good People- they DO exist
Good People: Stories From the Best of Humanity Gabriel Reilich , Lucia Knell 2024 "There are so many good people in the world. Their...
Dan Connors
Nov 9, 20242 min read


In search of the perfect enemy
" Elphaba – when I first got here, there was discord and discontent. And where I come from, everyone knows: the best way to bring folks together is to give them a really good enemy." The Wizard Of Oz in Wicked. "In order to rally people, governments need enemies. They want us to be afraid, to hate, so we will rally behind them. And if they do not have a real enemy, they will invent one in order to mobilize us." Nhất Hạnh, Vietnamese Thiền Buddhist monk They say that lo
Dan Connors
Oct 28, 20245 min read


Is this the age of liars and bullies?
"Until this moment, Senator, I think I never really gauged your cruelty or your recklessness.....Let us not assassinate this lad further,...
Dan Connors
Oct 23, 20245 min read


Josh Hawley- an embarrassment for Missouri
“Some will say now that I am calling America a Christian nation. So I am. And some will say that I am advocating Christian nationalism....
Dan Connors
Oct 17, 20243 min read
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