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Political Games

By this point anyone who reads what I have to say knows that I am a big fan of learning through Video Gaming.  Last week I was asked to give a lecture on Political Goods and State Failure.  After I … Continue reading Continue reading

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My run in with the Police

Yesterday I went to the police department to pick up a report.  I was very surprised that I could not go into the building.  I remember being able to access every public building as a child in school.  I have … Continue reading Continue reading

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How 2 Communicate

I was talking with a reporter friend about a business card (for a handyman) that said “Call an u can save $$!”  She was rather bothered by the fact that the person with the card had used an over and … Continue reading Continue reading

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Econ 101?

A few weeks ago a friend and I had a rapid conversation about moving virtual currency between emulated Everquest© servers.  Another friend who works for a business school happened to overhear the conversation, and later told me that he felt … Continue reading Continue reading

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Dissipating Ism’s

In a class of mine (therefore political related) we discussed Tools of War.  One of those tools was the dehumanization of the other (the enemy).  Simply put, how we (humans) are able to shoot and kill other people and sleep … Continue reading Continue reading

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Modern Visual Aids

Today with my class I showed a video, and I got a better response than ever before.  …Yes, I am new to the teaching gig, but I have tried everything I can think of to get good involvement.  I have … Continue reading Continue reading

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Hamburgers and Dead Wax

After our classes talk about blogging, and Dr. C’s banter towards hamburgers and dead way, I looked through my records.  I only have two “Wally’s;”  Urban Cowboy and Saturday Night Fever were my two gems  As I was looking through my old … Continue reading Continue reading

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Not Sure What I am Doing…

The title says it all… I see you all posting with pictures and different things.  I am not really sure what to do.  Dr. C told me to blog about looking through my records, and I will do that next. … Continue reading Continue reading

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