I always find too many informative political and economic articles to share, so I’ll select a few and throw them all in to one post of important stuff you should read to get your week started:
1. Maybe we shouldn’t be blaming our leaders for not being able to lead:
A thought-provoking read from Slate.com: Down With [...]

As I have mentioned numerous times before, my brother and his family are vegans/vegetarians/tree-hugging hippies — both for health and social/environmental/ethical/animal rights reasons. That’s why I think they’ll love this story:
When Nancy Dickenson and her stepdaughter found an 11-month-old calf suffering from severe frostbite on their neighbor’s property, they knew they had to do something [...]

Happened to come across a ton of random things tonight as I sit on the couch, not moving, watching other people Running The Sahara (7500K in less than four months), a pretty interesting documentary.
These links, if you so choose, should give you plenty of time-wasting activities today.
1. For all my Northrop Grumman/Defense Contracting friends, a [...]

Like Rubin and Kennedy getting their own shout out for giving me some web traffic from Prague a few weeks ago, I owe a few more people a public thank you.

John and my mom actually took advantage of the great Cafe Press free shipping deal today to buy some Great Wahl merchandise!
There is still some [...]

A quick note on my personal thoughts regarding Black Friday: the dumbest ‘cultural’ event in the history of mankind.
People seriously get up at the ass-crack of dawn and wait in line to spend money they can’t afford to spend, all because some CEOs have brainwashed and conditioned them to do so? What a bunch of [...]

I always thought people were idiots for choosing to live in the Upper Midwest, where it gets so cold every winter (although it’s been unseasonably warm so far this year). Then I happen see this post from Mental Floss on the coldest places in the world:
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This picture of Jim Brader shows what it’s like to [...]

The Independent, a British newspaper, and the Baltimore Sun are temporarily switching crime reporters. The main goal, they say, is to let the Brits see if The Wire (arguably the greatest TV show ever) is really an accurate portrayal of Baltimore’s criminal underbelly (who knew the British got HBO?), because there is some worry that [...]

Since I’ve been under the weather as of late, I haven’t had a chance to highlight some interesting stories. So, instead of trying to play catch up, I’m just going with a list of links for you to peruse, if you so choose.
1. There is a design company in Japan that is designing really cool [...]

The other day, I shared with you Google’s new music search function. In an never-ending effort to improve the quality of your life, I bring you two more ways Google can make your life better. The first is tangible. The second is just interesting/thought-provoking.
1) You can set up your regular voicemail through Google Voice:
It sounds [...]

As you all know, I track my website traffic through Google Analytics. Among the many magical numbers it displays, it also shows where traffic comes from. Usually it’s through email links, my google talk link, or facebook hits (I have a Great Wahl Fan Club on there now. Join up, if you haven’t already). However, [...]