Negative externalities

By rickColosimo / July 3, 2012 / Comments Off on Negative externalities

Negative externalities is what economists think when they overhear “pull my finger.” — @rickcolosimo, July 3, 2012 Oh yeah. I’ve got more.

Best reason for not watching network TV

By rickColosimo / July 1, 2012 / Comments Off on Best reason for not watching network TV

This summary on “Is Stupidity Contagious?” connects with a whole series of stupidity posts on that blog (I can’t quite bring myself to type it — since I mostly can’t remember which of the syllables goes where even when I try to say it out loud from memory!). I like these bits from social science…

25th Infantry Division – living insignia

By rickColosimo / July 1, 2012 / Comments Off on 25th Infantry Division – living insignia

Check out this fantastic pic of a living insignia version of the 25th ID “Electric Strawberry” (yes, I know it’s a taro leaf). It comes, from ~1926, via Retronaut.  

Rooney’s Law

By rickColosimo / June 28, 2012 / Comments Off on Rooney’s Law

I foresee another tribute to Clarke’s Law coming…. Sufficiently extensive experience is indistinguishable from cynicism.   No, Andy Rooney didn’t make that up; I did. He was the most curmudgeonly name that came to mind when I needed to name this post.   Comic for June 25, 2012 via Dilbert Daily Strip on 6/24/12