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Stupidity in politics. Whatever happened to education and expertise as admirable qualities?
Profiles in Ignorance: How America's Politicians Got Dumb and Dumber Andy Borowitz 2022 "Facts are stupid things", Ronald Reagan "I'll be...
Dan Connors
Jan 4, 20236 min read


Fitting room theory- are the slobs winning?
"Leave it better than you found it" Robert Baden Powell Does the picture above disgust you? Fitting room abuse happens frequently, and...
Dan Connors
Dec 21, 20224 min read


More Christmas Songs to feed your soul at the holidays and all year long
Recently, I did a deep dive into Christmas music videos. During the holidays Christmas music is everywhere, so much so that it goes in...
Dan Connors
Dec 19, 20226 min read


Nuclear Fusion- God's little joke on humanity?
Big news. Maybe the most important news of the year. Scientists have succeeded in producing a nuclear fusion reaction that resulted in...
Dan Connors
Dec 15, 20224 min read


Relationships- we may suck at them, but still we keep on trying
Plays Well with Others: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know about Relationships Is (Mostly) Wrong Eric Barker 2022 "If...
Dan Connors
Dec 12, 20225 min read


Is Disney Too Woke? And What Does Woke Even Mean?
Does the Walt Disney Company have a woke problem? Unlike in any other period of their history, Disney is aggressively embracing...
Dan Connors
Dec 7, 20225 min read


Is Toxic Positivity Killing us in the Pursuit of Happiness?
Toxic Positivity: Keeping It Real in a World Obsessed with Being Happy Whitney Goodman 2022 "Everything happens for a reason" "Be...
Dan Connors
Dec 6, 20226 min read


The Marx Brothers- Lightning in a Bottle
“The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you’ve got it made.” “I, not events, have the power to make me...
Dan Connors
Dec 4, 20226 min read


They Knew A Lot More Than They Ever Told Us
They Knew: How a Culture of Conspiracy Keeps America Complacent Sarah Kendzior 2022 Which of the following is likely true and not a...
Dan Connors
Dec 1, 20226 min read


The Four Freedoms- or why one freedom isn't near enough
What does it mean to be free? Why do we sometimes take it for granted, even giving it up in some cases to those who would exploit us? ...
Dan Connors
Nov 28, 20224 min read


Do you belong here? Do any of us?
Belonging: The Science of Creating Connection and Bridging Divides Geoffrey L. Cohen 2022 "A deep sense of love and belonging is an...
Dan Connors
Nov 23, 20226 min read


Newhart- the crazy world inside of a gentle mind
"All comedians are, in a way, anarchists. Our job is to make fun of the existing world." Bob Newhart Bob Newhart is one of the sneakiest...
Dan Connors
Nov 16, 20225 min read


Are plastic clothes killing the planet?
Are the clothes on our back damaging our environment? Contributing to world hunger? Ending up in landfills? Most of us don't think too...
Dan Connors
Nov 12, 20224 min read


$150 per vote- why money is ruining elections, and why democracy must prevail.
The 2022 US midterm election, to no one's surprise, will be the most expensive in history. Approximately $16.7 Billion dollars will be...
Dan Connors
Nov 7, 20225 min read


How can fearless curiosity can defeat polarization and increase understanding
I Never Thought of It That Way, How To Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times Monica Guzmán "What if I told...
Dan Connors
Nov 4, 20225 min read


Lying flat, quiet quitting, and why are Gen Z and Millennials all over the world fed up?
“You are failing us. But the young people are starting to understand your betrayal. The eyes of all future generations are upon you....
Dan Connors
Oct 30, 20227 min read


A cosmic perspective from America's astrophysicist and philospher
Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization Neil deGrasse Tyson “For me, I am driven by two main philosophies: know more today ...
Dan Connors
Oct 24, 20224 min read


The Power of One More- The promises and failures of the self-help industry
The Power of One More: The Ultimate Guide to Happiness and Success byEd Mylett 2022 Once upon a time, when America was a much more open...
Dan Connors
Oct 19, 20225 min read


Hadestown Etc- Musical Theater Notes From 2022
"See, Orpheus was a poor boy But he had a gift to give: He could make you see how the world could be, In spite of the way that it is." ...
Dan Connors
Oct 17, 20225 min read


Cheaters sometimes prosper- how the chess scandal points to bigger problems
"The more people rationalize cheating, the more it becomes a culture of dishonesty. And that can become a vicious, downward cycle....
Dan Connors
Oct 15, 20225 min read
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