An idea for a blog post came to me today, and while doing some research on the topic, I stumbled across a subreddit page referred to as "No Stupid Questions". I'm not sure what that says about the topic I had been thinking about writing a post on, but that thought quickly vanished as I … Continue reading No Stupid Questions??
Google has long prided itself on its motto, "Don't Be Evil". And despite some bumps along the way, I think for the most part it has lived up to that motto. However, one newspaper has raised some concerns about one of Google's latest moves. In an attempt to reduce the company’s carbon footprint, Google is … Continue reading Is This an Evil Move on Google’s Part?
It happened again. Earlier today my wife asked if I had been falling asleep while writing my blog last night, because there were several typos. I told her that I had, and so I went back to look at what I had done. Here are some examples: "I felt it had loste, the Internet was … Continue reading Nodding Off While Blogging
Every year, when I get to a certain part in one of my courses, I tell the only joke that I know about finance/accounting: What's the difference between a guy and a bond? Bonds mature So this past year when I told it, I felt it had loste, the Internet was some of its appeal, … Continue reading Who Said Accountants Have No Humor?
The link, if there is one, between money and happiness is something that fascinates me, and a topic I have written about several times. (here, here, here, here, and here). A recent study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), "Buying Time Promotes Happiness", looks at an often ignored way that people … Continue reading Another Look at Money, Happiness, and Time
When people talk about regrets, they often focus on the regrets of the dying. Bronnie Ware is an Australian nurse who spent several years working in palliative care, caring for patients in the last 12 weeks of their lives. She recorded their dying epiphanies in a blog called Inspiration and Chai, which gathered so much attention … Continue reading The Top Five Regrets of the Living
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott called it "a heartbreaking tragedy." At least nine people are dead after a phone call from a Walmart employee led to the discovery of dozens of undocumented immigrants severely injured in the back of a tractor-trailer in San Antonio Texas early Sunday, according to federal authorities. The back of the truck … Continue reading What Price Would You Pay for Freedom and Opportunity?
Forest bathing—basically just being in the presence of trees—became part of a national public health program in Japan in 1982. The practice of forest bathing or orshinrin-yoku, is proven to lower heart rate and blood pressure, reduce stress hormone production, boost the immune system, and improve overall feelings of wellbeing. The proper way to forest bathe is to … Continue reading You Don’t Need Soap for This Kind of Bathing
The Onion is the funniest site on the Internet, and I don't check it nearly often enough. But a couple of headlines that recently popped up in my Facebook feed prompted me to spend some time scrolling through some stories that the site has posted, and I thought I'd share a few of them. Note … Continue reading A Look at Some Classic Onion Headlines
Obviously, I'm not going for a lot of views with this one. My teacher said something the other day in passing that struck me as a perfect example of how math can help explain the world. He said something along the lines that "three points define a plane - that's why three-legged stools don't wobble." … Continue reading A Real World Example of Math Concepts at Work
Borden's Blather 