Utah just executed a man via firing squad for the 3rd time since the practice became once again legal 32 years ago. It was pretty appropriate because the executie (definintion: an attractive person which is executed) had shot 2 people to death.
The interesting part of this for me are the measures they take during the [...]
I was on slashdot today reading the comments to some article about the stock market, and I realized they made a very good response to the stock market post I had made earlier. Here are some of the better ones I thought would be worth sharing:
“this system rewards people who produce nothing of value, make [...]
So my sister just had twin baby girls and I got to spend a lot of time with them at the hospital over the weekend. There’s something nice about hanging out with a baby, and I think I’ve figured out the reason why. You know how in superhero movies how the best part is when [...]
Our national debt scares me. It’s currently at $12.7 trillion. We also have a $1.4 trillion dollar budget deficit so that’s how much it’s growing by each year….plus interest. We only collect $2.2 trillion in tax revenues each year, which means that we’re about 6 years worth of income in debt.
Think about how much you [...]
We’re not what you would call athletic, in my family. I found out my dad, Ken, had the nickname “Ken-do” in college, taken from the phrase “Even Kenny can do it”. Yeah, I know, they weren’t super creative in the 70’s.
But we Wagners make up for this by looking like we might be athletic. If [...]
Yesterday I went to an actual record store, FYE, to purchase a CD. It had to be purchased in person because I was giving it as a gift, and I can’t say which CD, in case my mom is reading this (she’s not).
Normally just the threat of having to walk to a store is enough [...]
I am a perfectionist. That doesn’t just mean that I want everything to be perfect, everybody wants that. It means that I have a hard time accepting imperfections. By definition, I am a normal adaptive perfectionist; meaning I am able to take joy from my actions when they meet my standards, and that, for the [...]
I started to write a post a while back about how looks matter in life, and for more than just the stuff you’d suspect. It got really long, obvious and rambly. Instead I’ll summarize here. Attractive people look more “normal” and like they fit in so they are desirable to employers even when the goal [...]
Ugly Betty is now in it’s 4th season. Shouldn’t those braces have come off by now?
The immaculate conception that they talk about in the bible probably just means Mary had sex without leaving one of those wet spots in the bed.
Couldn’t Data have written his own software-based solution for emotions rather than needing a dedicated [...]
A beggar made an insteresting speech on the subway this morning on my way to work. He was well spoken and clean-cut, at least for a beggar, and explained his finances to us. Apparently, it costs him $32 dollars a night to stay at a YMCA in the city, and if he doesn’t have his [...]
