As you may have heard, the President of the United States called a press conference yesterday to release his long form birth certificate to the public. While such a move may have seemed unnecessary and silly to some (based on the release of his short form birth certificate and numerous third-party confirmations of his birth [...]
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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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Tuesday Newsday – Letterman’s Apology
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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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September 11, 2011
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If Love Doesn’t Win…
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Fasting for Ramadan as a non-Muslim – Day 23
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Tuesday Newsday – Roman Polanski Arrested
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Fasting for Ramadan as a non-Muslim – Day 20
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The Many Roles of the Sound of Silence
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Baptized into The Church of Rock & Roll
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Music of This Moment
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A New Year, and A New Approach
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