Four walls- stories of protection and desperation
What purpose does a wall serve? Obviously if you are in a room right now, the walls around you serve to hold up the ceiling and keep out...
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Dan Connors
Nov 9, 20195 min read
Rebirth of the Equal Rights Amendment - a 96 year odyssey
Women have been considered second class citizens in America since its founding. Denied the right to vote and discouraged from most...
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Dan Connors
Nov 7, 20194 min read
Three amazing tree stories- the ultimate survivors
The oldest known land animal currently is a 183 year old tortoise named Jonathan who lives in the South Atlantic. Most humans rarely...
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Dan Connors
Nov 6, 20195 min read
The ping pong ball blizzard- why we're drowning in information.
Imagine that you're sitting quietly in a chair when suddenly thousands and thousands of ping pong balls start flying in the air around...
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Dan Connors
Nov 3, 20193 min read
Mo Cowbell- the marathon of life
I've always been a bicycling enthusiast, but have rarely kept track of all my rides. Riding is physically, mentally and spiritually...
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Dan Connors
Nov 3, 20194 min read
Platforms- why everybody needs one
As an aspiring writer, I've already accomplished some of the hardest parts of getting a book out. I've written a novel, had it edited,...
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Dan Connors
Nov 1, 20192 min read
Write-apalooza
November can be a depressing month. The brilliant colors of fall are fading, days continue to get shorter, and the weather is often...
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Dan Connors
Oct 26, 20194 min read
How old is too old to be president?
The average age of CEO's of America's corporations is 58. School superintendents average age 55 and state governors average 62 at the...
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Dan Connors
Oct 16, 20192 min read
The Culture Code
The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups by Daniel Coyle 2018 4 of 5 stars **** What makes for the most effective...
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Dan Connors
Oct 7, 20197 min read
Forget the Emmy's- here's the 10 funniest television shows of all time
The 2019 Emmy awards were one of the lowest rated shows in Emmy history. Part of the reason was that there was no host nor compelling...
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Dan Connors
Sep 17, 20193 min read
Sparking joy and dumping stuff
"That's what your house is, a place to keep your stuff while you go out and get...more stuff! Sometimes you gotta move, gotta get a...
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Dan Connors
Sep 10, 20194 min read
Mold wars
I have mold in my basement. Mind you, mold is everywhere, but it's having a party now down in my basement. This slow realization has...
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Dan Connors
Sep 8, 20192 min read
Homo Deus- A history of tomorrow
Yuval Noah Harari wrote his first book, Sapiens, about the history of the human species, taken from the best anthropological and...
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Dan Connors
Sep 2, 20195 min read
God is listening- on Facebook
The internet is a dark, black hole of a cesspool and it arguably does more harm than good. Yet we can't get enough of it. Especially...
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Dan Connors
Aug 26, 20192 min read
Colon saga
Let me be totally honest. Colonoscopies are one of the nastiest, most unpleasant screening tests out there. I don't mind the needle...
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Dan Connors
Aug 22, 20194 min read
The Ikea effect and why we put up with shitty healthcare
Which would you choose- a big buffet dinner that your entire neighborhood is attending, or a private dinner that costs twice as much and...
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Dan Connors
Aug 14, 20193 min read
The sky is falling- the next recession
A lot of people are talking about a coming recession. Economic signals are pointing to a possibility a recession could hit the world in...
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Dan Connors
Aug 8, 20193 min read
GOLD!
Believe it or not, fish used to be used as a currency. So have seashells, salt, tea, cigarettes, rocks and all sorts of common and rare...
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Dan Connors
Jul 20, 20193 min read
Five stars- what does that even mean?
If you had to rate your boss from one to five stars, how many would they rate? How about your doctor? The last movie you saw? How about...
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Dan Connors
Jul 17, 20193 min read
MY CINDERELLA STORY
I was thoroughly enjoying another great Muny show last week, when I noticed something odd. The couple that had been seated next to me had...
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