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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...
Dan Connors
Apr 25, 20244 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...
Dan Connors
Apr 20, 20245 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...
Dan Connors
Jan 25, 20244 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...
Dan Connors
Jan 20, 20245 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...
Dan Connors
Jan 14, 20247 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...
Dan Connors
Jan 6, 20246 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...
Dan Connors
Jan 1, 20245 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...
Dan Connors
Dec 30, 20237 min read


Is Democracy Dying?
Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America Heather Cox Richardson “Authoritarians rise when economic, social, political, or...
Dan Connors
Dec 26, 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...
Dan Connors
Nov 29, 20235 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 ...
Dan Connors
Nov 15, 20238 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...
Dan Connors
Nov 9, 20236 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...
Dan Connors
Nov 5, 20238 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,...
Dan Connors
Oct 26, 20236 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...
Dan Connors
Oct 24, 20238 min read


The Heat Will Kill You First
The Heat Will Kill You First: Life and Death on a Scorched Planet Jeff Goodell 2023 "If there is one idea in this book that...
Dan Connors
Oct 20, 20235 min read


Can computer coders make government more user-friendly?
Recoding America: Why Government Is Failing in the Digital Age and How We Can Do Better Jennifer Pahlka 2023 "We strive to reach people...
Dan Connors
Oct 17, 20235 min read


How do rich and powerful people get away with everything?
Untouchable: How Powerful People Get Away With It Elie Honig 2023 "This is no defeatist eulogy for our justice system. This is,...
Dan Connors
Sep 27, 20234 min read


We'd rather be dead than wrong?
Denying to the Grave: Why We Ignore the Facts That Will Save Us Sara E. Gorman, Jack M. Gorman 2016 "Two flat earthers die and go...
Dan Connors
Sep 21, 20234 min read


Tax the guy behind the tree
"Don't tax you, don't tax me, tax that fellow behind the tree!" Senator Russell Long Taxes are more complicated than anyone can imagine. ...
Dan Connors
Sep 21, 20233 min read
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