December 2010
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Dec 31st
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Meet me halfway
I consider myself a vegetarian in the same way that many people consider themselves part of a denominational faith: I believe strongly in the principles (environmental sustainability, organic production, the health benefits of a plant-based diet, ethical treatment of animals) but am not always a saint in practice. I like the occasional hamburger. Sometimes, during the wee hours of the morning, I...
Dec 30th
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An Unreasonable Man
I watched a surprisingly good movie last night. An Unreasonable Man, a documentary on the life of Ralph Nader, chronicles the life of a complex man, whose numerous accomplishments have been largely overshadowed by his villainous personae. If we skim the surface, we see that Ralph Nader spoiled the 2000 election for the democrats, and insodoing, helped bring to power one of the worst...
Dec 29th
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Dec 28th
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The Economist's Oath →
I did some of the research for this book! Awesome to see it out on the market!!
Dec 24th
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Dec 22nd
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Dec 22nd
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Holiday Beerbies
I should say something about these delightful beers, but I am a bit lazy at the moment. But when you have the pleasure of drinking 2 Victory’s, 2 Brew Dogs, 2 Avery’s, 1 Stone, 1 Terrible, 1 Boulevard, and a Jubilale nightcap you have official brought the Christmas season in style (if I do say so myself).
Dec 21st
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Inside the Doomsday Machine
When starting a book club, why not kick things off with a bang? In an effort to pierce the veil of financial crisis circa 2008, we decided to crack open Michael Lewis’ acclaimed new book The Big Short, which chronicles the years preceding the financial crisis through the eyes of a select few hedge fund managers who made millions predicting doomsday. While the book is often long-winded,...
Dec 20th
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Dec 19th
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Dec 17th
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Living Philanthropic: Try this at home: FreeRice →
Both this game and this blog are awesome! livingphilanthropic: What’s better than Farmville? Playing an online trivia game that actually does good for the world, for each correct answer, they donate 10 grains of rice to the United Nations World Food Program. Plus, this game will make you smarter and being charitable & intelligent is very attractive!
Dec 16th
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Dec 14th
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Dec 14th
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Dec 12th
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Book Club
A few of my friends and I are starting a book club. The book we are reading is The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine by Michael Lewis. It is a character driven non-fiction story about the individuals who bet against the economic collapse of 2008 and made billions, and the financial system that developed over the last twenty years that made such bets possible. Now that the...
Dec 11th
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Dec 10th
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Dec 9th
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Dec 4th
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Are we all Supertramps at heart?
Continuing on my Krakauer binge, I recently read Into the Wild over the Thanksgiving holiday. I was hesitant to read the book since I had already seen the movie several times. Contrary to the dogmatic belief that books outrun movies in every competition, I doubted that the story of Chris McCandless really deserved extra attention beyond Sean Penn’s critically acclaimed film. But, given the...
Dec 3rd