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Dan Connors
May 10, 20243 min read
The Waterfall Effect- why does falling water make us feel so good?
“If there is magic on this planet, it is contained in water.” ― Loren Eiseley, American anthropologist and educator Have you ever stood...
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Dan Connors
May 6, 20243 min read
Are we insured against what's coming next?
"Insurance is there for natural disasters like floods, fires, or storms. But climate change means that natural disasters are hitting...
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Dan Connors
May 4, 20245 min read
The best television show of all time? Maybe.
“...the worst aspect of our time is prejudice... In almost everything I've written, there is a thread of this - man's seemingly palpable...
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Dan Connors
Apr 27, 20243 min read
Wild Horses of the Ozark Mountains
"Wild horses don't know the burning taste of the whips. Freedom protects us from the many evils! "Mehmet Murat Ildan "A horse loves...
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Dan Connors
Apr 26, 20246 min read
Languishing and Flourishing- the new mental health dichotomy.
Languishing: How to Feel Alive Again in a World That Wears Us Down Corey Keyes 2024 "Languishing is the neglected middle child of...
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Dan Connors
Apr 25, 20244 min read
Wreaths for dead veterans? How about better care for living ones?
“All day, every day a screaming agony in every nerve ending in my body. It is nothing short of torture. My mind is a wasteland, filled...
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Dan Connors
Apr 20, 20245 min read
Who is in control? How about nobody?
"The main thing that I learned about conspiracy theory is that conspiracy theorists actually believe in a conspiracy because it is more...
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Dan Connors
Jan 25, 20244 min read
The top 10 tax filing mistakes and how to avoid them
"Today, it takes more brains and effort to make out the income-tax form than it does to make the income." Alfred E. Newman As a CPA and...
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Dan Connors
Jan 20, 20245 min read
Learning from our mitsakes- there is a right way to be wrogn.
Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well Amy C. Edmondson 2023 “As golf champion Yani Tseng puts it, “You always learn...
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Dan Connors
Jan 14, 20247 min read
Is Google Making Us Stupid? 10 Google secrets that will help users everywhere.
"Don't be evil." Google's guiding principle in its early years. Removed from its code of conduct in 2018 We all take Google searches...
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Dan Connors
Jan 6, 20246 min read
2023- A year in live entertainment
"My preference is live performance, because you get the feedback. There's an energy. It's live theater. That's why I think actors like...
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Dan Connors
Jan 1, 20245 min read
Advice on Aging from a 90+ year old national treasure
Keep Moving: And Other Truths About Living Well Longer Dick Van Dyke 2015 “I am a child in search of his inner adult, though the...
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Dan Connors
Dec 30, 20237 min read
Notes on Sin City- Las Vegas
“Las Vegas is sort of like how God would do it if he had money.” – Steve Wynn. "Of all the major destination towns in the U.S., Las Vegas...
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Dan Connors
Dec 26, 20235 min read
Is Democracy Dying?
Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America Heather Cox Richardson “Authoritarians rise when economic, social, political, or...
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Dan Connors
Nov 29, 20235 min read
Feeling stuck? Try this book
Anatomy of a Breakthrough: How to Get Unstuck When It Matters Most Adam Alter 2023 “The optimal failure rate to stay motivated- and...
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Dan Connors
Nov 15, 20238 min read
Is It Safe?
"The only thing to fear is fear itself" Franklin Delano Roosevelt “There are two basic motivating forces: fear and love. When we are ...
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Dan Connors
Nov 9, 20236 min read
My journey through the Medicare jungle- advice for those ready to sign up
I recently turned age 65, which made me eligible for government health insurance for the first time in my life. I've been paying into...
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Dan Connors
Nov 5, 20238 min read
Variety shows- gone but not forgotten
“Nothing like our show, and I might add other variety shows at the time, could ever see the light of day today because the networks just...
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Dan Connors
Oct 26, 20236 min read
Live longer and healthier with Healthcare 3.0
Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity Peter Attia MD 2023 "Another issue is that longevity itself, and healthspan in particular,...
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Dan Connors
Oct 24, 20238 min read
Health Insurance Woes- Five ways they screw us over and how to fight back
"I have had a couple of Medical PPO Insurance Companies over the Years. Our large Aerospace Company recently switched our Healthcare...
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