Quick Hitts

Out of the 60,000+ podcasts out there somehow yours caught my eye. It looked interesting enough for me to add it to my podcatcher and download a few shows. Unfortunately, I’ve removed it from my subscription list, for one or more of the following reasons. Your show is too long. I don’t have as much […]

If you’re not extremely skeptical of statistical claims, you should be. “SAGITTARIANS are 38% more likely to break a leg than people of other star signs — and Leos are 15% more likely to suffer from internal bleeding. So says a 2006 Canadian study that looked at the reasons residents of Ontario province had unplanned […]

This article, first published in 1990, provides a clear explanation of what should and should not be considered “junk food”. “The real definition of junk food (or, of any of its synonyms) should recognize the fact that the adjective is applied exclusively to food items that children, and especially teenagers, find appetizing. Thus, codliver oil, […]

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This is such a simple way to improve your cigars enjoyment I’m surprised more herfers aren’t aware of it. When you clip your cigar, remove less of the cap than you usually do.  Then, when the stogie is somewhere between 1/2 and 2/3s finished, clip it again, taking off an 1/8 of an inch or […]

A friend of mine fell in love with a woman from across the pond, so he packed up and moved a few thousand miles. Since then he’s been publishing an amusing blog about being an American in the UK. Here’s his latest offering: “Our town has a pleasingly diminutive shopping mall in its center. This […]

Poker – Finding Your Game Poker players are always trying to improve their game. We’ll pay thirty bucks for a book and read it from cover to cover trying to find just one idea that will give us an incremental improvement. But I’ve recently discovered the best way to grow your bankroll – finding your […]