YELLOW BALLOON (SUNSHINE POP) WOULDN’T IT BE NICE BEACH BOYS/ I LIVE FOR THE SUN JEFF FOSKETT/ ROLLER SKATING CHILD/ BEACH BOYS/ GIRL ON THE BEACH/ RICK HENN YELLOW BALLOON/ YELLOW BALLOON UP, UP, AND AWAY/ FIFTH DIMENSION I WILL … Continue reading →
TROLLEY DAYS By the winter of 1948, my mother finally had an oil furnace. In years past, she got up in the middle of the night and shoveled coal into the furnace. My father was a branch manager of an … Continue reading →
THE PLOT TO KILL NIXON ______ (2005) The plot to kill Nixon, HISTORY CHANNEL, / 7-14, 11-12:30 Samuel Byck attempted to assassinate President Richard M. Nixon about 4 months before he resigned from office. Byck often stood in front of … Continue reading →
PSYCHOPATH TEST Psychopath Test Read this question, come up with an answer and then scroll down to thebottom for the result. This is not a trick question. It is as it reads. A woman, while at the funeral of her … Continue reading →
NEIGHBORHOODS Joel Charles Snell THE BIRTH OF OMAHA, NEBRASKA In 1804, the Omaha and Ponca Native Americans were overwhelmed by Europeans. Their strength was having metal for weapons and immunity. Europe had become so dirty from the residue in the … Continue reading →
MULTIPLE REGRESSION AND ITS DISCONTENTS Introduction Multiple regression is part of a larger statistical strategy originated by Gauss. The authors raise questions about the theory and suggest some changes that would make room for Mandelbrot and Serendipity. Anecdotes * One … Continue reading →
Lehrer, J. (2009) How we decide, Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, Harcourt Humans are neither rational nor irrational, rather they are other than-rational. Science writer Jonah Lehrer does an excellent job describing and defending this position. Even in those split second decision, … Continue reading →
KRUG PARK OF OMAHA/ THE DEADLY ROLLER COASTER RIDE Before including an article on Krug Park, let me just add a few of my own experiences and an interview with a person who was nearby. As you will see, it … Continue reading →
IS GOD IN OUR GENES? Chu, Jeff Et. Al. (2004) “ Is God in our genes?” TIME (10/25) 62-70. A scientist has identified at least one gene VMAT2. This gene along with others yet to be identified appears to generate … Continue reading →
GAMBLING ADDICTION Kluger (2005) TIME, 8/1, 52-53. In terms of neurochemistry, gambling when monitored by MRI’s appears to affect the same areas of the brain as drugs, sex, and other obsessive behavior. About 10 millionAmericans have the problem. The MRI’s … Continue reading →