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Category Archives: I Wonder

Quick Thought: Presidential Approval Polls

16-Apr-08

Just a quick thought that I’ve had recently:
If only 25-40% of the nation votes in the Presidential election, how in the world can approval polls be worth anything?
Even if the polls were directed at those “potential voters,” I’d venture that nearly half of them don’t actually cast a ballot.
I think everyone who votes in November [...]

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Go Ahead and Ask… You May Change History

30-Aug-07

 what suggestions do we all hold to ourselves?
Here in the U.S. we have great opportunities to shed stigmas and break barriers that are not possible in some societies or countries. A perfect example comes from a little girl in the annals of history — long forgotten, but forever literally changed the face of history.
Grace Bedell
Just 11 [...]

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Forget Wedding Crashing, Try Funeral Crashing

17-Jul-07

if this is a new practice, if it is a practice at all.
My boss’ father passed the weekend before last, so our department attended the funeral, basically as outsiders to their friends and family. It was a small chapel, yet one older man kind of stuck out from the rest.
It is an awkward time to [...]

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Wishin’ and Hopin’… Is There a Difference?

19-Jun-07

We have all heard the song by Dusty Springfield:
Wishin’, and hopin’, and thinkin’, and prayin’,
Plannin’ and dreamin’ each night of his charms,
That won’t get you into his arms.
So if your’re looking for love, you can share,
All you gotta to is hold him, and kiss him, and love him,
And show him that you care.
Show him that [...]

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What Do You Know and When Did You Learn It?

13-Jun-07

Times are a-changing. Few things date you like being asked by someone in school a homework question only to find out that your vast knowledge has been rendered obsolete.
My first experience with this problem occurred nearly two years ago when someone asked me what the 5 oceans ot the Earth are. I counted them out [...]

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You’re Fired!

06-Jun-07

What would you do differently today if you suspected it might be your last day at the office?
I had a nasty dream up until I woke up this morning. I have no idea how long I was dreaming this awful scenario, but it freaked me out. For some reason, my subconscious dreamt that the chief [...]

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