Category: Thoughts
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USA Today: Australia Hasn’t Had a Fatal Mass Shooting Since 1996. Here’s What it Did
USA Today published Australia Hasn’t Had a Fatal Mass Shooting Since 1996. Here’s What it Did. The country made sweeping gun control measures after a man killed 35 people with a semi-automatic weapon in a popular tourist area of Port Arthur, in Tasmania. Weeks after the April 1996 tragedy, the country and its states began banning…
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How Can Groups Make Good Decisions? by Mariano Sigman and Dan Ariely
Mariano Sigman and Dan Ariely presented How Can Groups Make Good Decisions? as a TED Talk.
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How Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google Manipulate Our Emotions by Scott Galloway
Scott Galloway presented How Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google Manipulate Our Emotions as a TED Talk.
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Nokia 3310
Lent begins next week and I think I’m going to give up using my iPhone as a phone in favor of this. My iPhone will probably still be around to use as a camera and other things that work in airplane mode, but wouldn’t be used on my cellular network.
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I Don’t Want Children – Stop Telling Me I’ll Change My Mind by Christen Reighter
Christen Reighter presented I Don’t Want Children – Stop Telling Me I’ll Change My Mind as a TED Talk.
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Minneapolis Super Bowl
In honor of Super Bowl LII in Minneapolis this weekend, here are a couple pictures from passing through earlier this week.
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How My Dad’s Dementia Changed My Idea of Death (and Life) by Beth Malone
Beth Malone presented How My Dad’s Dementia Changed My Idea of Death (and Life) as a TED Talk.
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How to Talk (and Listen) to Transgender People by Jackson Bird
Jackson Bird presented How to Talk (and Listen) to Transgender People as a TED Talk.
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UCA College Nationals
UCA College Nationals was the first cheer event in the new arena at ESPN Wide World of Sports.
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How Judges Can Show Respect by Victoria Pratt
Victoria Pratt presented How Judges Can Show Respect as a TED Talk.
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We Should Aim for Perfection – And Stop Fearing Failure by Jon Bowers
Jon Bowers presented We Should Aim for Perfection – And Stop Fearing Failure as a TED Talk.
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How We Can End Sexual Harassment at Work by Gretchen Carlson
Gretchen Carlson presented How We Can End Sexual Harassment at Work as a TED Talk.
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What It’s Like to Be a Woman in Hollywood by Naomi McDougall Jones
Naomi McDougall Jones presented What It’s Like to Be a Woman in Hollywood as a TED Talk.
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Louisville
Louisville for cheer stuff was next on the list. I’m pretty sure the only times I left the hotel were to go to the venue and the airport.
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Apple Watch
After last week’s incident I decided to get an Apple Watch and try to get into the Apple/Stanford Heart Study. I thought about other options of fitness trackers, but the last couple I’ve tried didn’t last long enough. Between the 3 Nike Bands and 3 Fitbits I’ve had I don’t think any have lasted 15…
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A Pro Wrestler’s Guide to Confidence by Mike Kinney
Mike Kinney presented A Pro Wrestler’s Guide to Confidence as a TED Talk.
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It Works
A couple years ago I had an internal defibrillator installed because my heart does funky things. Yesterday I found out it works. During my morning cardio it defibrillated me, knocking me off the elliptical to my ass. While still on the ground I called Tony, who lives nearby, to come and get me, but with…
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3 Fears About Screen Time for Kids – and Why They’re Not True by Sara DeWitt
Sara DeWitt presented 3 Fears About Screen Time for Kids – and Why They’re Not True as a TED Talk.