Category Archives: Education

Baby You’re a Rich Man

Posted on December 30, 2012 by Gandalfe

“The good news is that, according to the Obama administration, the rich will pay for everything. The bad news is that, according to the Obama administration, you’re rich.” ~ P. J. O’Rourke The Wall Street Journal provides this fascinating look … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Education, Employment, Family, Government, Lifestyle, Money, My World | Tagged | Leave a comment

Protect Yourself from ID Theft

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Gandalfe

“I don’t need to worry about identity theft because no one wants to be me.” ~ Josie Fleschute Approximately 15 million United States residents have their identities used fraudulently each year with financial losses totalling upwards of $50 billion. On … Continue reading →

Posted in Cheat, Economics, Education, FAQ, Guides, Lifestyle, Quote, Security | Tagged | Leave a comment

Kids are Shopping Online

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Gandalfe

“Shopping tip:  You can get shoes for 85 cents at the bowling alley.”  ~ Anon How do we introduce younger consumers to online retail? With limited research, I can say with 0% certainty that nothing comprehensive exists to teach young … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Economics, Education, Everyday Science, Family, FAQ, flickr, Guides, Money, Parenting | 1 Comment

Lou Adler ~ How to Win Friends and Influence People Using the Anti-DISC – Part 2

Posted on November 19, 2012 by Gandalfe

This intro to Lou’s book talks to me so much that I have to share it on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and here. I put it here because I do not want to lose this. Full disclosure, I’m an Influencer type … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Employment, Everyday Science, FAQ, Guides, LinkedIn | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Top 10 Best (and Worst) Educated States, and How They Voted.

Posted on November 9, 2012 by Gandalfe
Posted in Education, Politics | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

Book Paradise

Posted on November 2, 2012 by Gandalfe

Photo credit Brett Jordan, Flickr.com

Posted in Culture, Education, library, Photograph | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

Birdland Big Band on Section (Ensemble) Playing

Posted on October 6, 2012 by Gandalfe

The Rico Reed folks recently shared some time with the sax section from the Birdland Big Band. The conversation was so good I wanted to capture some of it here for future reference. Bret Pimentel · Assistant Professor of Woodwinds … Continue reading →

Posted in Big Band, Education, Jazz, Music, Music Instruments, Saxophone | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Life on this Blue Marble

Posted on July 13, 2012 by Gandalfe

My mom mentioned, some time ago, that she likes my use of the title “Blue Marble” for the Earth so thought I’d share the derivation of the terminology. The Blue Marble is a famous photograph of the Earth, taken on … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Everyday Science, Photograph, Wikipedia | Tagged , | 1 Comment

Body Image Mismatches

Posted on July 1, 2012 by Gandalfe

“Even the models we see in magazines wish they could look like their own images.” ~ Cheri K. Erdman I always amazes me how great men think they look and how ugly women think they look. Beautiful women will starve … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Erotic, Lifestyle, Quote, sex | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

Going, going, … gone

Posted on June 10, 2012 by Gandalfe

The Dodo never had a chance. He seems to have been invented for the sole purpose of becoming extinct and that was all he was good for.” ~ Will Cuppy Who remembers typewriters, 8 track players, and disco? So much … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Everyday Science, Guides, Health and wellness, Language, Lifestyle, Research, Social Media, Technology, United States | Tagged , , , , , , , | 3 Comments