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There’s an article I read yesterday that is haunting me. No matter how many times I read it, I just don’t understand it. If there are any readers of this blog that are a) really good with physics and b) really good at explaining complex physics principles to people with absolutely no knowledge of physics, [...]

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Over Thanksgiving, I got a chance to spend some time with my favorite god-child and neice, Kaianna. She’s just over 2 years old and is now talking and walking all the time. She also really likes having her picture taken.
While I was there, she invented a little game. I don’t know what for, but she [...]

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I’ve recently thought about ending this blog. I’m not saying that I’m going to, or that I’m going to continue with it. But I’m wondering: if you’re a blogger, what would it take for you to stop blogging?

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I don’t want to call them “OCDs”. Instead, I’ll just say rituals.
I’m talking about the little preordained routines we go through every day, whether there’s any logic to it or not. The things I’m referring to are usually matters of order. Some people keep checking to be sure they’ve unplugged the iron after ironing. [...]

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I was flipping through the channels the other day and landed on Bravo. The show: Inside the Actor’s Studio. If you’re familiar with the show, you’ll know that James Lipton- the host- asks the actor he’s interviewing ten questions. Well, here they are:
1. What is your favorite word?
incredible
2. What [...]

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When I left for Thanksgiving last Tuesday afternoon, I had an idea. And I thought it was a really good one.
The idea was this:
I was going to start a new site. I was going to have people send me a dollar. On that dollar, they could write anything they want. They could decorate it. [...]

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Kristina has created a drive to collect Colored Pencils for her middle schoolers. Operation Crayola’s goal is 326 packs of pencils by December 15th - in time for the children to receive them for the holidays. The purpose of the drive is to bring art into the homes of the students - most [...]

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From Evan’s blog:
There’s a house in Hudson, NH that will be lighting over 100,000 lights starting Thursday night; apparently, this family does this each year and chooses one charity / person(s) / family in need to donate to. This year they chose Matty, a 7 year old with Hepatoblastoma (very rare cancer that occurs [...]

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I can think of three ways to make a ton of money. Things that I see nearly every day that either a) make a huge profit for no good reason b) people buy without thinking or c) people pay for because they have no other choice. Here’s what I mean.
Example One: Awful Gift Baskets

No matter [...]

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This weekend was awesome.
On Saturday, the Ohio State Buckeyes defeated the Michigan Wolverines. I’ve been looking forward to the game for weeks, and Tracey suggested having a few friends over for drinks, appetizers, etc. Excellent idea.
But there’s something I have to admit……my place isn’t really fully prepared to “entertain.” I’ll be honest: It’s definitely a [...]

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