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In the Face of Honor

In the Face of Honor

The elections are over. Our nation looks like a Jr. High cafeteria after a food fight. It’s the aftermath of thousands of American candidates and millions in the American electorate throwing mud at each other, and we now all are in need of a shower. That is what out-of-control, unchecked pride looks like. And...
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Jimmy Kimmel is not my Friend, and I Don’t Have Pick-Up Truck

Jimmy Kimmel is not my Friend, and I Don’t Have Pick-Up Truck

Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel is NOT a friend of mine.  Yeah, it hurts a little.  But – it’s probably best that we go our separate ways.  You see, I don’t want to give up a weekend flying out to Los Angeles to move his drawers.  And according to him, that disqualifies us from fist...
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What NFL Coaches Can Learn from Election Day in America

What NFL Coaches Can Learn from Election Day in America

What if we built our NFL team with the same process that we choose our elected leaders?
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Something smells funny at the “Inverse Femtobarn”

Something smells funny at the “Inverse Femtobarn”

It may be a barn, but not the kind with cows. That cheer you heard off in the distance was our editors at MullerOver when we heard CERN scientists in Switzerland were approaching a whole Inverse Femtobarn with the famed LHC particle accelerator.  We all had an extra spring in our step, and there...
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Like a “Fatal Distraction” – Your E-Mail Box is Out to Get You.

Like a “Fatal Distraction” – Your E-Mail Box is Out to Get You.

Imagine you made a new friend in the late 90′s – let’s call him “Pop”. You had great times and a promising future together. Pop helped reconnect you with old friends, told hilarious jokes, and passed on important messages. You felt like you knew Pop your whole life, and couldn’t imagine being without your new...
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Are you a cyborg spouse? Are you sure?

Are you a cyborg spouse?  Are you sure?

CNN reported today about the first cyborg. In 1998, Kevin Warwick implanted an RFID chip into his arm, and programmed it so when he snaps his fingers, the lights turn on. Hey, that’s pretty cool.  But, the mad scientist just couldn’t let it stop there. In 2002, the glutton for punishment decided to connect his...
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What Marcia Brady taught us about those Airport Full Body Scanners

What Marcia Brady taught us about those Airport Full Body Scanners

I have a theory that pretty much every life lesson comes back to an episode of the “The Brady Bunch”. You see, back in Season 5 Episode 15, Marcia was nervous about a driving test and was advised to imagine her instructor in his underwear.  If she would have waited until September 17, 2010...
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The Great American 435 Card Draw on November 2

The Great American 435 Card Draw on November 2

Have you ever played “Five Card Draw” in Poker?  The point is to get the best possible hand using the five cards you’re dealt.  In the game of draw, you can discard the cards that you believe won’t help your hand, and get new, unknown cards to take their place. You see, each card...
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Why Stephen Hawking Didn’t Create the Universe Either

Why Stephen Hawking Didn’t Create the Universe Either

Today, super-genius Stephen Hawking published a Wall Street Journal article called, “Why God Did Not Create the Universe”.  The subheading says, “There is a sound scientific explanation for the making of our world—no gods required.” I find this comforting – no, downright exciting!  Not that the universe popped into existence, but that you and...
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Smile! You’re on “The Truman Show”

Smile!  You’re on “The Truman Show”

Hey, it’s you! I love watching your show. Don’t know what I’m talking about? OK, let me explain. Remember that movie in 1998 called, “The Truman Show”. It’s the far-fetched film where all the daily activities of a guy named Truman Burbank were sent around the world for all the world to watch. It’s...
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