Category: General

There are two competing ideas on the process that governs the formation and maintenance of beliefs: 1) people maintain a belief because they have limited access to opposing beliefs, or 2) because they actively filter information in a way that avoids conflicting views. A new meta-analysis of past studies confirms the existence of active avoidance;…

After eight months of wrangling, the Minnesota Supreme Court declared Al Frankin the winner of the Minnesota Senate Race.  Congratulations Senator.

All this hysteria over the death of a pop star is disgusting.With all the goings on, you’d have thought that Michael Jackson cured cancer, or done something really important…  OK, he was a great pop star, but to have the whole top fold of the Star-Tribune covering the story (including a headline typo because they…

When Jill and I rode the Tour of Lakes ride on Saturday, 6 June, 2009, I picked up a flyer for a thing called Road ID which is a cuff you can wear on your wrist or ankle when you are riding or running that has your contact information so that emergency personnel can get…

Finished the ride at about 15:40 on Sunday, 14 June, 2009.The first day was cool with about a 10 MPH headwind all the way down the Munger Trail.  I volunteered to be the Ride Marshal acting as “Sweep Rider” who made sure that no one was left behind.  My day ended with a flat tire…

After asking our report writer if she had gotten to work on my report that was due on 17-April; she got around to telling me on the 30th that she hadn’t started on it.  I got very irritated, and wrote the following; but I didn’t send it.My mistake; I thought that since I had gotten…

Went on a ride with Jill on Sunday, 24 May on the Gateway trail, got five miles and had two flat tires.  Ripped the tire the first time less than a mile out and I didn’t know it; and the second time decided to bag it because I found the hole in the tire.  Took…