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Letter to my congressman

Mr. Williams, Nothing is worth endangering the full faith and credit of the United States of America, raising interest rates, and risking economic collapse of a fragile recovery.  Have you thought this through?  What will happen to the nation's debt if we have to pay higher interest rates? Republicans have said anyone who votes for re-opening the government and raising the debt ceiling would be "primaried."  Obviously they are more concerned with their own jobs than the countless millions of jobs that would be lost if we fail to raise the debt ceiling.  Please for God's sake, talk to conservative economists and see what the impact will be for failing to raise the debt ceiling.  Playing brinksmanship is one thing.  Going nuclear is something else. Do you believe you are saving the country from Obamacare by ruining our nation with this fruitless hatred?  Otherwise you will have accomplished what the Soviet Union could never do, bring our country t...

Transition from Academia/Military World to the Business World

Moving from the academic or military world to the American business world seems a daunting job at first.  Imagine the reverse of taking an executive from Wall Street and putting them in battle gear for a day with a platton.  It will soon be apparent to even the freshest private that they would stand out, and not in a good way.  The key is to leverage the strengths you have developed in one world to conquer the other world. 1) Research.  Whether you have studied enemy terror networks or agrarian reform in 19th century Russia, you have gained valuable skills that if re-applied to business topics will actually give you an edge.  You have gathered and weighed evidence, read primary and secondary sources, and chosen the right keywords for searches.  You have taken one aspect and applied laser focus to find out all you can about a narrow topic.  Please, please, please, find out as much as you can before the interview about the company, their competitors...

Kindle vs Sony Reader

Feature Amazon Kindle Keyboard Sony Reader Notes Power AC adapter or USB USB only Have to buy separate charger since wouldn't want to take a computer on vacation Preview First chapter No Amazon store with extensive ratings and community and preview is hands down winner Notes Cumbersome underlining, no drawing Click two buttons to pull up drawing tools This is the killer app reason I bought the Sony Reader since I am an active reader and the Kindle slowed things down Up and Running A breeze if you already have an Amazon account Obstacles: required contacting support, creating two logins, downloading software to PC

Curious first image from Curiosity

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Curiosity has landed!  The search for evidence of life on Mars is underway.   Our first image is now coming in... uh oh.

The Three Laws of Dentistry

A dentist must protect its own existence (make money $). A dentist must obey the orders and quotas of the dental high council, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law. A dentist may not injure a patient or, through inaction, allow a patient to come to harm unless conflicts with First and second Laws ( NOOP )

a nice red, under ten

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a nice red, under ten helps me get through the day a nice red, under ten uncorks my cares away a nice red, under ten feel your toes wiggle a nice red, under ten pas straw de swizzle a nice red, under ten California, here I come a nice red, under ten with a hint of plum a nice red, under ten perhaps, un journey a Paris a nice red, under ten mais oui, nectar of berries a nice red, under ten that will be $10.85 monsieur a nice red, under ten j'ai oubliƩ la taxe, mon Dieu!

Sunday breakfast, alone

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Alone with nature No one would get up Nourishing to the soul Not even for doughnuts Today is not Sunday The hawks are circling With berries and nuts The alarm tweets arise With a sip of French roast I look to the skies Today is Cloud-day I enjoy it at last