A shout out to my blogging friend Brad, for making me aware of this story. Brad is a gifted poet, and you can find his poems at commonsensiblyspeaking. The story he sent me is not the kind of nonsense you would find on his blog, but everything is fair game on Borden's Blather. The story … Continue reading Taste the (One Flavor) Rainbow
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Music Monday: Eye of the Tiger – Then and Now
It seems like I'm stuck in a series of Philly-based blog posts, with some recent posts focused on Wawa and the dangerous Roosevalt Boulevard. So perhaps it's no surprise that this week's Music Monday has a Philly connection. The song is Eye of the Tiger, which was the theme song for the film Rocky III … Continue reading Music Monday: Eye of the Tiger – Then and Now
How Receptive Are You to Bullshit?
There was an article in today's WSJ paper that looked at the impact of our mood on decision making. While there were some interesting findings, what really caught my eye was mention of something known as the bullshit recpetivity scale. Behavioral scientist Gordon Pennycook and colleagues have conducted many studies of people’s reactions to meaningless, … Continue reading How Receptive Are You to Bullshit?
The WSJ Mansion Section May Be of the People, But It’s Not For the People
It is one of the more well-known lines from Lincoln's Gettysburg address: "government of the people, by the people, for the people, ..." Those words, well at least some of them. came rushing back to me as I looked through this week's Real Estate section of the Wall Street Journal. fittingly known as The Mansion. … Continue reading The WSJ Mansion Section May Be of the People, But It’s Not For the People
Let’s See If Less Is More…
The following email, and subsequent response from Dan Ariely, were originally 156 words; I've cut it to 97 words, a decrease of almost 38%. Dear Dan, For years, I’ve been organizing a charity event for an animal rescue organization. Every year people tell me I’ve outdone myself, and it’s starting to feel like an expectation … Continue reading Let’s See If Less Is More…
More Free Publicity for Wawa!
Normally, I don't like to write about the same topic this close together, but I figured this was a legitimate exception because of the timing of the topic. A few days ago I wrote a blog: Kate Winslet and I Share an Unbreakable Bond – Wawa, in which I noted that the Netflix show Mare of … Continue reading More Free Publicity for Wawa!
I Guess This Was Bound to Happen
I thought I had hit pay dirt. A driving experience and a comment from a colleague this week each gave me an idea for a blog post. Since such ideas are usually in short supply, I was quite excited. The first came to me while I was out driving and I came to what I … Continue reading I Guess This Was Bound to Happen
Kate Winslet and I Share an Unbreakable Bond – Wawa
I've written about Wawa many times before, even devoting an entire blog post to this nearly mythical convenience store. Here is the opening to that blogpost: If you haven’t heard of Wawa, then just imagine what the ultimate convenience store would be like, and that’s Wawa. It’s better than 7-Eleven, Sheetz, or any regional convenience … Continue reading Kate Winslet and I Share an Unbreakable Bond – Wawa
I Don’t Know What’s Worse…
Doing research that seems to have no benefit, or writing a blog post about such research. Or a third possibility, which you may soon be guilty of dear reader - reading such a blog post 🙂 Scientists in France say they’ve have determined that a half-pint of beer may contain up to two million bubbles. … Continue reading I Don’t Know What’s Worse…
Another One in a Long Line of Epic Gender Reveal Fails
I just read a story in HuffPost in which a couple had a gender reveal party at which the parents detonated (that word and gender reveal party should not go together) 80 pounds of Tannerite, an explosive target typically used for firearms practice. Several New Hampshire towns as well as parts of northern Massachusetts were … Continue reading Another One in a Long Line of Epic Gender Reveal Fails
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