For anyone who pays even a modicum of attention to the world around them in America, the fact that Super Bowl ads are “a thing” is not a surprise. In fact, they’ve been a thing for so long that now even jokes about it1 are cliché. They’re expensive and a great deal of attention is [...]
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Empathy may not be a uniquely human trait1, and we may not exercise it as often as we ought to, but in my experience I’ve found that most people — when they really want to — can put themselves in the shoes of someone else. This is the same quality that allows us to see [...]
Apparently our efforts to “go green” are hampered by . . . ourselves: We drink Diet Coke — with Quarter Pounders and fries at McDonald’s. We go to the gym — and ride the elevator to the second floor. We install tankless water heaters — then take longer showers. We drive SUVs to see Al [...]
One of the more straight-forward distinctions in contract law is the difference between bilateral and unilateral contracts. Simplified, in a bilateral contract, both parties make promises. In a unilateral contract, only one party does. A bilateral contract is what most people think of when the word is brought to mind: John promises to give Sally [...]
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The PC-Police are really getting their paws into everything these days. This week, an adjunct professor of religion at the University of Illinois was fired for teaching about Catholic beliefs . . . in a class about Catholicism. Howell said he taught the Catholic Church’s position on homosexuality. He summed it up by saying, “A [...]
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Earlier this week, Blizzard announced that at some point in the not-too-distant future, their forums are going to require something called RealID. This essentially means that a player’s first and last name will be displayed with every post they make to the forums. This has folks all different kinds of upset, and, in my opinion, [...]
This is pretty neat, some science-type guy took some time to explain what would happen if the earth stopped spinning. The most interesting facet, to me, is where the oceans would end up: If the earth stood still, the oceans would gradually migrate toward the poles and cause land in the equatorial region to emerge. [...]
This is how you should not open a beer: We went to Costco today; it was a painful trip. We happened to be out of a bunch of “replace every several months” sort of items, so there were a lot of items that didn’t show up in our usual list. When we got home, I [...]
Today we get to celebrate all of the wonderful things about our country and what makes it better than all of those other countries. I’m choosing to celebrate with the following: ‘MERICA!