Archive for June, 2009
Congressman offers Pre-emptive Apology for Affair
June 24th, 2009Too funny, especially today with Governor Sanford’s admission.
Congressman Offers Preemptive Apology For Extramarital Affair
Russia: An Uninvestable Country
June 24th, 2009Ikea said Tuesday that it was suspending further investment in Russia, apparently because of pervasive corruption and demands for bribes.
The announcement came after a rare statement by Ikea’s 83-year-old founder in a radio interview that Ikea had decided not to solve problems by slipping money under the table.
Kudos to Ikea for standing up and […]
A Home in Harvard
June 21st, 2009I highly recommend this inspiring LA Times article about Khadijah Williams. Here is a snippet:
“Around here, Khadijah is known as “Harvard girl,” the “smart girl” and the girl with the contagious smile who landed at Jefferson High School only 18 months ago.
What students don’t know is that she is also a homeless girl.”
Here is the […]
Failure
June 19th, 2009I really enjoyed this speech on the subject of failure to 9th graders by Paul Tudor Jones. Check it out:
Failure speech by Paul Tudor Jones
“something different”
June 19th, 2009I’ve been noticing quite a few people I know become sick and it seems like an odd time of the year to be sick. My brother on the East Coast complained to me yesterday that a lot of people in his office are sick. Does it have anything to do with this announcement today by […]
Smile Pinki
June 19th, 2009I just watched a very moving documentary called Smile Pinki. The movie is short, only 45 minutes, and is about children with cleft palates from extremely poor places in India. The movie follows a few of them from their villages to a hospital, where thanks to the charity, Smile Train, they can have surgery for […]
Conoco CEO on the Reality of U.S. Energy
June 17th, 2009I found this speech by the CEO of Conoco Phillips to be practical, level-headed and spot on. Here is one point that I thought was important:
“Fortunately for all of us, we benefit from a massive, efficient and highly successful energy infrastructure. It is based on fossil fuels. Building it required 150 years, trillions of dollars […]
Plants Vs. Zombies
June 16th, 2009I grew up loving video games as a kid. Unfortunately, as I have gotten older I have less and less time for simple leisure and games. But every now and then I hear about an addictive game and I slip into the little kid I once was. It happened several years ago with Half Life […]
Poor don’t just get poorer and rich don’t get richer
June 15th, 2009This is a great post from Carpe Diem showing that it is patently false that the poor get poorer and the rich get richer:
A Treasury Department study of the 1996–2005 period used IRS income tax data to discern considerable mobility: more than 55% of taxpayers moved to a different income quintile. More than half the […]
Obama Scales Back Goals for America
June 10th, 2009Another classic video from The Onion. Enjoy:
Hat tip to:little green footballs