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Dan Connors
Dec 30, 20237 min read
Notes on Sin City- Las Vegas
“Las Vegas is sort of like how God would do it if he had money.” – Steve Wynn. "Of all the major destination towns in the U.S., Las Vegas...
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Dan Connors
Dec 26, 20235 min read
Is Democracy Dying?
Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America Heather Cox Richardson “Authoritarians rise when economic, social, political, or...
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Dan Connors
Nov 29, 20235 min read
Feeling stuck? Try this book
Anatomy of a Breakthrough: How to Get Unstuck When It Matters Most Adam Alter 2023 “The optimal failure rate to stay motivated- and...
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Dan Connors
Nov 15, 20238 min read
Is It Safe?
"The only thing to fear is fear itself" Franklin Delano Roosevelt “There are two basic motivating forces: fear and love. When we are ...
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Dan Connors
Nov 9, 20236 min read
My journey through the Medicare jungle- advice for those ready to sign up
I recently turned age 65, which made me eligible for government health insurance for the first time in my life. I've been paying into...
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Dan Connors
Nov 5, 20238 min read
Variety shows- gone but not forgotten
“Nothing like our show, and I might add other variety shows at the time, could ever see the light of day today because the networks just...
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Dan Connors
Oct 26, 20236 min read
Live longer and healthier with Healthcare 3.0
Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity Peter Attia MD 2023 "Another issue is that longevity itself, and healthspan in particular,...
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Dan Connors
Oct 24, 20238 min read
Health Insurance Woes- Five ways they screw us over and how to fight back
"I have had a couple of Medical PPO Insurance Companies over the Years. Our large Aerospace Company recently switched our Healthcare...
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Dan Connors
Oct 20, 20235 min read
The Heat Will Kill You First
The Heat Will Kill You First: Life and Death on a Scorched Planet Jeff Goodell 2023 "If there is one idea in this book that...
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Dan Connors
Oct 17, 20235 min read
Can computer coders make government more user-friendly?
Recoding America: Why Government Is Failing in the Digital Age and How We Can Do Better Jennifer Pahlka 2023 "We strive to reach people...
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Dan Connors
Sep 27, 20234 min read
How do rich and powerful people get away with everything?
Untouchable: How Powerful People Get Away With It Elie Honig 2023 "This is no defeatist eulogy for our justice system. This is,...
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Dan Connors
Sep 21, 20234 min read
We'd rather be dead than wrong?
Denying to the Grave: Why We Ignore the Facts That Will Save Us Sara E. Gorman, Jack M. Gorman 2016 "Two flat earthers die and go...
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Dan Connors
Sep 21, 20233 min read
Tax the guy behind the tree
"Don't tax you, don't tax me, tax that fellow behind the tree!" Senator Russell Long Taxes are more complicated than anyone can imagine. ...
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Dan Connors
Aug 24, 20235 min read
Scapegoats- Convenient vessels for our sins and problems?
“A group of Nazis surrounded an elderly Berlin Jew and demanded of him, ‘Tell us, Jew, who caused the war?’ The little Jew was no fool....
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Dan Connors
Aug 21, 20235 min read
Future me- who is that guy and why should I care about him?
Your Future Self: How to Make Tomorrow Better Today Hal Hershfield 2023 "The wise man must remember that while he is a descendant of...
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Dan Connors
Aug 15, 20234 min read
Make the vice presidency relevant again
"The most insignificant office that ever the invention of man contrived or his imagination conceived." John Adams "It's easy being vice...
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Dan Connors
Aug 10, 20235 min read
The Creative Act- Making something out of nothing
The Creative Act: A Way of Being Rick Rubin 2023 The act of creation is a uniquely human act. Ideally, it is a way for our soul to...
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Dan Connors
Aug 8, 20233 min read
Uninhabitable Earth- How Screwed Are We?
The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming David Wallace-Wells 2019 “It is worse, much worse, than you think. The slowness of climate...
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Dan Connors
Aug 7, 20235 min read
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour- Laughs, Music, and Rebellion
"Freedom of expression and freedom of speech aren’t really important, unless they’re heard. The freedom of hearing is as important as...
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Dan Connors
Aug 1, 20233 min read
More & more- is our addiction to more helping or hurting?
The Story of More: How We Got to Climate Change and Where to Go from Here Hope Jahren 2020 “All species will go extinct eventually,...
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