Monday, March 26, 2018

Jayhawks Rise Over This Year’s March Madness Lunacy

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March Madness this year has been even more maddening than usual. I knew someday a team seeded sixteenth would win against a team seeded numb...
Monday, March 5, 2018

Basketball results, my wardrobe, and chaos theory

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Does the flap of a butterfly’s wings ultimately cause a tornado? That is the question Edward Lorenz, a meteorology professor at MIT, asked i...
Sunday, September 13, 2015

Coincidences on the anniversary of Bill Langbehn's death

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My father-in-law, Bill Langbehn, died one year ago yesterday. I surmise when he was little, Bill wanted to be a firefighter. My wife remembe...
Saturday, May 30, 2015

Is the difference race, media, community?

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Rioting occurred in Ferguson, Missouri after Michael Brown was shot by police. Rioting occurred in Baltimore, Maryland after Freddie Gray d...
Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Complexity of Simplicity

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In the life cycle of innovation adoption, I have never been an Innovator. The displaced pieces of hardware strewn throughout the house and ...
Sunday, April 14, 2013

Carry-on v. Checked Luggage and Incentives

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Velocity is the key to making money for the airlines. An airplane on the ground does not make money. Turn the airplane around as quickl...
Friday, February 3, 2012

Chicagoans only 6th most miserable in U.S.

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I cannot say it is surprising to find Chicago ranked sixth of the most miserable cities in the United States. Weather, commute times, and ...