Month: December 2009

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Waste Not, Want Not

This old proverb was drilled into me at an early age along with that other golden oldie, “A penny saved is

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If Not Now, When?

There is a story… At the end of his Sunday sermon, it was the preacher’s practice to stand at the back

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Choose Your Pain

Wow, not a charming title! Choose your pain? Who wants to read about pain? Well, I never promised you a rose

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What If We Are Wrong?

Confirmation bias is the psychological term for the all-too human tendency to mainly see the information that confirms what we already

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The Helper’s High

Want to feel better? Live longer? Dodge a bad mood? Lift yourself up? It’s easy. Go help someone else! “Helper’s high”

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Work Ethic: A Not So Small Thing That Makes A Big Difference

William Green, CEO of the $20+ billion (revenues) mega-consulting firm Accenture relates the story of how he was once at a

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The Principles We Live By

Sometimes the problems of the world seem overwhelming. So many in need of help, so much that needs to be done.

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PopCap: Overcriminalization

(Friday’s Populist Capitalist Blog Post) You are a felon. A multiple felon at that. Or so says Harvey A. Silverglate, a

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Go Play In Traffic

“Everything that I have done I’ve done because I went out and I played in traffic and something happened…. If you

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PopCap: The Hokey Pokey and Hate Crimes

(Friday’s Populist Capitalist Blog Post) Governments legitimately regulate certain kinds of behavior: violent acts, theft, fraud, etc. The moment the government crosses

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Urban Meyer: Choose a Story, Choose a Life

Life happens, situations occur. We interpret the events of our lives one way or another, weaving them into our life story. Different