What the Dog Saw (and other adventures) is the latest from Malcolm Gladwell, the best-selling author of The Tipping Point, Blink, and Outliers. The book is not one cohesive story or thesis, but rather a series of 19 Gladwell essays that were previously published in The New Yorker magazine. So if you’ve been a devout [...]
When you buy a new Volvo, you have the option of taking delivery at the Volvo factory in Gothenburg, Sweden. There’s no extra cost, and Volvo will even give you 2 round-trip plane tickets to make the journey. Then, they’ll give you a free night’s hotel stay, let you drive your new car all over [...]
I’ve been spoiled by Bryn’s excellent cooking for almost three years now. Before that, I was more interested in the most efficient ways to get the necessary calories into my body. One of the best (read: worst) products I found was Totino’s Party Pizza. These little frozen pizzas would go on sale for $1 , [...]
During Friday’s Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony, they would show each country’s population and then the number of athletes from that country. It was interesting to see which countries are the best at producing Winter Olympians. Among the most efficient was Liechtenstein, with 7 athletes from a population of 35,000. (1 in 5000). For the sake [...]
We’ve all seen cars with custom license plate frames. They’re little bits of metal and plastic to subtly offer other drivers a glimpse into our personalities. A custom license plate holder is a form of self-expression, and I’m all about it. Your license plate holder might say: Where you bought your car. I like these [...]
To err is human. But apparently people believed Toyota was inhuman, incapable of making mistakes. I’m surprised by the media and public outrage over their recent brake recalls. Yes, the brakes are obviously a critical part of the safety system and yes it’s tragic that people died. But it’s not like Toyota intentionally set out [...]
