Archive for November, 2009
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My Brother’s Mother-in-Law
Posted on November 9, 2009
I was in South Bend this weekend and stayed at my brother’s in-law’s house the night after the game (the drive back to Chicago was just a bit too long)....
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Being and Time
Posted on November 9, 2009
Being and Time I still remember my freshman year philosophy teacher intoning in mind-numbing fashion, “Being qua Being.” He was talking about the German philosopher Martin Heidegger, and his seminal...
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The 10,000 Hour Rule
Posted on November 6, 2009
The 10,000 Hour Rule Malcolm Gladwell, in his book Outliers, has a basic theory about what makes people truly successful. He says that if you have the right education, the...
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Pelosi As Foch
Posted on November 5, 2009
Pelosi as Foch It was the French General Ferdinand Foch who said during the First World War: “Hard pressed on my right. My center is yielding. Impossible to maneuver. Situation...
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Haley Barbour = Adult Supervision
Posted on November 4, 2009
Haley Barbour = Adult Supervision In the fall and winter of 1998, I had the brief chance to work for Haley Barbour at his firm Barbour, Griffith and Rogers (before...
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