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Johnny’s Can of Whoop-Ass

The Karate Kid – How bad was Johnny, really?

It’s all about the kids As I have shared before, one of the joys of parenting, in my opinion, is exposing my children to movies from my childhood and watching to see if they are filled with the same joy and wonder that I experienced as a child.  It’s self-serving and silly, but mostly harmless [...]

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And another door opened…

One of the paradoxes of the curriculum at The Pacific Institute (and I mean that in a very complementary way) is the mandate to set a firm goal, and to be flexible with the process that gets you there.  Maybe its more of a misnomer than a paradox, because it’s often difficult to identify what [...]

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Tuesday Newsday – Ft. Hood Massacre

The memorial service for those who lost their lives at the hands of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan is being held in Ft. Hood today.  The President is scheduled to speak in honor and remembrance of the 13 fallen men and women from the deadliest incident to take place at an Army Base on U.S. soil in [...]

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Beau Lotto’s TED talk

Beau Lotto’s TED talk

Although “Beau Lotto” sounds like a raffle game for hunky men, it’s actually the name of a visual scientist from London who specializes in the psychological impact of our sense of vision.  The video above is of his talk given at TED in the summer of 2009.  He has 18 minutes to explain the purpose [...]

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Tuesday Newsday – Letterman’s Apology

Tuesday Newsday – Letterman’s Apology

If you missed last night’s Letterman show, where he publically apologized to his wife for the pain that his infidelity has caused her, you can catch a clip here: This CNN.com article tells more about the details of the extortion attempt, and the 15 years in prison that the suspect, Robert “Joe” Halderman, is facing [...]

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Tuesday Newsday – Four People With Super-Memory

Tuesday Newsday – Four People With Super-Memory

If you have never checked out the website www.mentalfloss.com, you are denying yourself the greatest internet experience of man’s recorded history.  Ok, that might be overselling it a little, but it’s at least worth giving a good look-see.  Check out some of the shirts they sell (Disclaimer:  I have no connection or relationship with the [...]

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