Do you know your net worth? If you add up all your assets (cash, property, etc) and subtract all your liabilities (debts), do you know what you are worth? As a person, your net worth on paper doesn’t really account for your intangibles, like personality, education, or dashing good looks. Just your value if you sold […]
Archives for March 2011
Fukushima: should people panic…yet?
March 31, 2011 by
How bad is Fukushima‘s radiation? It seems like each day brings a new report about contamination in food supplies, water, or a cloud blowing towards north America. How much radiation is it, though, relative to what we are exposed to daily? Relative to Chernobyl, the poster child for a nuclear nightmare? Is it bad enough […]
Jack Daniels explains the deficit (a la Politicalmath)
March 30, 2011 by
Because it’s been one of those days, I give you a lesson in the federal deficit.
Book Review of “Prophets,” a space opera in the 26th century
March 29, 2011 by
And now, for something completely different… I occasionally (ok, frequently) read books purely for the fun of it. Often, they are science-fiction. Just because I like it. Recently, I was sent a copy of S. Andrew Swann‘s new book “Messiah,” a space opera set in the 26th century. Since it is the third book in […]
Bruges Waffles and Frites: My wife’s favorite way to start a Saturday
March 26, 2011 by
With good reason, when I want to curry favor with my better half, I suggest we go to Bruges for breakfast. Her eyes light up, and before I know it, she’s packed our two-year old in the car seat, buckled her self in, and honking the horn to get me out of the house. We […]
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