I called these lists "An Ideologue's Idea Log" because of a) the similarity in pronunciation, and b) my penchant for running off at the mouth about things, especially things having to do with how society works.

But recently I've decided that I really need to stop doing that. It wastes my time and annoys the pig*, as the saying goes. As Gabrielle ( Read more... )

A conversation I had with some friends a while back is still on my mind, and it is still bothering me. It was a question of morals and ethics and whether or not inaction carries the same moral consequences as action ( Read more... )

Late yesterday, I was watching VSauce on YouTube (one of the more entertaining science-based channels), and one of the items he referenced in the video "Names" (warning: auto-play) was this graphic:


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It's easy to fall into the mind-trap of "we're right and they're wrong" thinking, especially on a day such as today when everyone is thinking about the event which sparked the current "War on Terror". Someone whom I consider a friend posted something on FB today that is horrifying in its dispassionate disregard for human life outside the United ( Read more... )

I woke up this morning and immediately went to the computer to check two things: 1) the results of the San Diego mayoral race, and 2) the returns for the California propositions ( Read more... )

Whatever happens tomorrow, the world will continue. So I thought I'd put forth a few things to remember, both for myself and for anyone else who reads this:

( And this got a little long, so I'm cutting it to save f-lists )

[This may be the only post this week, unless I finish Part 9 by tomorrow morning. I'll be leaving for San Rafael and the Pacific Pinball Expo very early Thursday and not returning until late Sunday night.]

Continuing the analysis of the Yahoo! Finance article 21 Ways Rich People Think Differenly, a condensed “interview” with Steve Siebold, author ( Read more... )

Continuing the analysis of the Yahoo! Finance article 21 Ways Rich People Think Differenly, a condensed “interview” with Steve Siebold, author of How Rich People Think.

7. Average people earn money doing things they don't love. Rich people follow their passion.“To the average person, it looks like the rich are working all the time,” Siebold says ( Read more... )

Continuing the analysis of the Yahoo! Finance article 21 Ways Rich People Think Differenly, a condensed “interview” with Steve Siebold, author of How Rich People Think.

6. Average people see money through the eyes of emotion. Rich people think about money logically.“An ordinarily smart, well-educated and otherwise successful person can be ( Read more... )

Continuing the analysis of the Yahoo! Finance article 21 Ways Rich People Think Differenly, a condensed “interview” with Steve Siebold, author of How Rich People Think.

5. Average people long for the good old days. Rich people dream of the future.“Self-made millionaires get rich because they’re willing to bet on themselves and project their dreams ( Read more... )