Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Counter-Intentions
Incentivize Big Dance to Improve Academics
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan reportedly wants to ban teams from the NCAA men's basketball tournament for poor academic performance, according to ABC News. While Duncan doesn't feel he can compel schools to comply with this idea, he intends to urge them to do so.
Conscious Backgammon
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Put Being Before Doing in Job Search
According to Yahoo! hotjobs, nine occupations are still hiring, even in this recessionary period: Truck Mechanic, Physical Therapist, Special Ed. Teachers, Environmental Engineers, Healthcare, Nursing, Finance and Banking, Veterinary Techs, and Wind Energy Techs.
Modern Male Dysfunction
I check in on the female friendly world of Shine from Yahoo! from time to time, just so I can keep the rest of the male world up to date on what's being said over there. This week I've run across an excellent article from Brendan Tapley called 10 Things Men Wish Women Knew About Them.
Monday, March 29, 2010
There But For the Grace of God?
According to a New York Times report, Times Square is down to its last homeless person.
Friday, March 26, 2010
Black Marriage Day A Celebration of Suffering
Black Marriage Day is the 28th of March. What to wear? What to wear? Though I'm neither black nor married (with no prospects even), I'm pretty excited about it.
Thursday, March 25, 2010
No Role for Wisdom in American Jurisprudence
Back in Solomon's day, judges were lauded for their wisdom. Not so today.
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Tolle on Don't Ask Don't Tell
Citing a change in societal circumstance, Powell has reversed his position from way back when as the sitting Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to side with the present one, Admiral Mike Mullen and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates.
In times like these I always wonder what Oprah's favorite spiritual teacher, Eckhart Tolle might have to say on the subject. It seems clear that Tolle would be in favor of removing Don't Ask Don't Tell but his reasoning might surprise you. Indeed, his support may be a double-edged sword for the gay community.
Texas School Board Demonstrates Need for Guiding Principles in Education
The Spiritual Implications of Fad Diets
Lot's of weight-loss diets out there promise to "beat the street," so to speak, in terms of taking off the weight. Shine from Yahoo! has identified five diets that don't perform as advertised.
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Will Miley Succumb to the Child Actor Curse?
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Enlightened Billionaire Warren Buffett
Warren Buffett may be rich and famous, but that doesn't mean he's resting on his laurels.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
How We Know Stuff
"The formation of hypotheses is the most mysterious of all the categories of scientific method. Where they come from, no one knows. A person is sitting somewhere, minding his own business, and suddenly . . . flash! . . . he understands something he didn’t understand before. Until it’s tested the hypothesis isn’t truth. For the tests aren’t its source. Its source is somewhere else. (p. 113)
"The surprising result of a nationwide inquiry among America’s most imminent mathematicians, including Einstein, to find out their working methods, was that thinking “plays only a subordinate part in the brief, decisive phase of the creative act. So I would say that the simple reason why the majority of scientists are not creative is not because they don't know how to think but because they don't know how to stop thinking!" (Chapter 1)
Monday, March 15, 2010
Are College Women Coming Around to Catholic View on Contraception?
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
How Quantum Physics Relates to the Awakening Process
Monday, March 8, 2010
Sleep Poll Reveals Wives' Tales
The National Sleep Foundation released its 2010 Sleep and Ethnicity Poll results today, uncovering unexpected findings that will forever stand in the way of some much beloved wives tales vis-a-vie sex and good sleep.
The poll, conducted by telephone with over a thousand participants, seems to be completely legit, with a nice PDF brochure of its "Summary of Findings," which contains lots of graphs and charts.
Word of warning: please consult that brochure yourself, because I stand behind none of these conclusions.
One of the stated goals of this research effort was: "To investigate attitudes and behaviors about the relationship between sleep and health across different ethnic groups." Last on the Foundations list, first on mine.
The Joy of Being, Explained
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Eckhart Tolle on Abortion
Abortion is once again on the front pages in conjunction with the healthcare overhaul.
Friday, March 5, 2010
No Shame in US Bank CEO Helping His Janitor
"My story is clear that US Bank bought the already-foreclosed property in a sheriff's sale, and that US Bank is the trustee while Chase is the servicer."
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Churches Can Fight City Hall and Win
"Jesus" Help Me Find My Proper Place
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