Vocab

I have a nagging sense that I may have already published some of these. But since I didn’t remember the definitions when I looked them

Next lesson in vocab

For those who haven’t seen these before, this is the result of me solving crossword puzzles online. Every time, there is at least one word

Poetry

Inspiring thoughts, inspiring moments – Then all is lost under a train of random worries The bigger questions put off by another chore But once

Women love kids

In one of last month’s postson the Freakonomics Blog, Dubner highlights a chapter in SuperFreakonomics that discusses the wage gap between men and women, finds

Above The Law

I thought snobbism in America was nearly dead (at least in public) until I saw this profile on Above The Law. I was shocked at the

My favorite footnote

From: Karl Marx’s Capital Volume One, Part III: The Production of Absolute Surplus-Value, CHAPTER TEN: THE WORKING-DAY [66] l. c., p. xiii. The degree of

Practical math

Here’s a very practical (and somewhat simplified) math problem that I was faced with today. You’re deciding whether or not to take the bus or

Just a thought

In a recent Economist article, there was a brief mention about the cost of compliance with the new credit card regulation (something like $500 million

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