As my family and friends asked me to develop a Christmas wishlist for this year, I had a hard time thinking of anything. For a fleeting moment, I thought I might be outgrowing materialism.Then, I realized, it wasn't that at all. It's that I've already acquired everything I always wanted.When I...
A research group did a behavioral economics study utilizing the snack room at a business office.The office had no vending machines. So there was simply a container of snacks, a price sheet, and a deposit box. It was based on an honor system.The research group did two tests with the...
For those of you not aware, I started a new podcast this past year with my friend Dave "Vox" Mullen and Hollywood writer and producer, Quinton Peeples.It's called Q.E.D. And each week, we investigate a topic regarding the psychological, supernatural, metaphysical and more. Research. Discuss. Debate. And stamp our (quod erat...
1. Don't Bring Your Baby on a PlaneI had this idea a while ago. That some airline should come out with baby-free flights. Now that I experienced a red-eye flight with an entire row of babies, and the worst one of all was a 3-year old....in diapers, I think it's...
When I was a child, my recurring dreams consisted of being late for class, not being able to remember my locker combination or being completely unprepared for a play or concert.As an adult, I now only have one recurring dream. That my contact lenses are too big for my eyes....
Thought discussion for the theists here:I'm comfortable with the Trinitarian idea that in the beginning, there was the lover, the beloved and love itself (Father, Son, Spirit). A creative trifecta. Not passive. Not bored. Not lonely.And that both the Earth and we ourselves are the creative output of that love....
Hugh Hefner recently saved the Hollywood sign from destruction, putting $1 million of his own money toward extending the public Griffith Park into the private land where the sign currently resides.During the fundraising for this project, a California leader stated that, "If we can't save the Hollywood sign, what can...
For the next week, I will be on vacation in Cleveland** Name of actual location changed to prevent resentmentHere's a thought to tide you over until I return. I am beginning to think that music is nowhere close to its peak. Whereas food has nearly gotten there.Until you've had a really...
I've been respectfully following the work of Julian Assange's WikiLeaks for close to a year now.When his recent mass release of state secrets this past week received worldwide interest, I was terribly disappointed to see the public accepting the Federal Government's call for Assange's deeds as "treason".Are you kidding me?...
I think Michael Vick is the evolution of football.Now, I'm not saying that a white guy can't do what Michael Vick does. I'm saying that based on sheer genetic odds, the racial demographic of quarterbacks in the NFL in 10 years will probably be 75% black.Because the fastest man in...
