Monthly Archives: July 2015

This article about Bo, a therapy dog, warmed my heart. Bo and her human volunteer had been cheering up the patients on one floor of the hospital, and the human thought they would take the elevator to another floor to … Continue reading →

A company called EnChroma now makes glasses that enhance color vision. It estimates about 80% of colorblind people can be helped. This Smithsonian article explains how they discovered the technique and how they came to develop the glasses. I’m not … Continue reading →

In a comment on Nick’s post about kissing, I said I was more of a hugger than a kisser, but I knew a lot of people who were neither. The post reminded me of guys I’ve worked with who were … Continue reading →

Unfortunately that is all too true for older dogs. KB at Romping and Rolling in the Rockies lost her precious K to bone cancer three years ago. Here’s a tribute KB created: I have to admit, I cry when I … Continue reading →

I’ve been doing more pondering about advice. In this comic Dilbert expresses his strong feelings on the subject: Coworker: Do you want some advice? Dilbert: Nope. Advice is just ignorance and ego disguised as helpfulness. The coworker then asks how … Continue reading →

Jimmy Fallon, The Tonight Show host, almost lost his finger in a freak accident. He tripped on a rug in his kitchen, caught his ring on the counter as he went down, and severely damaged his finger. He thought he … Continue reading →

Yesterday we pointed out some ideas work better than others. What do you think of this airplane seat design that Zodiac is trying to patent? It does pack more people into a plane and gives them more elbow and leg … Continue reading →

Some ideas work better than others. July 14, 2015

It’s been well known that the costs of college tuition and fees have outpaced inflation for decades. This Bloomberg Business article, Student Loans May Be Driving the Tuition Explosion, explains, The surging cost of U.S. college tuition has an unlikely … Continue reading →

It’s easy to find examples of how some humans pervert their religion to justify bigotry and cruelty. So it’s refreshing to see this Washington Post article: Muslim charities raise nearly $45,000 to rebuild burned-down black churches. Over the past few … Continue reading →