Willis Whitlock on September 12th, 2008

Now that somebody has done it, it seems like a simple conclusion. Consider:

Many villages in West Africa have no electricity.
Children often cannot do school work during daylight because they are needed to help on family farms.
Most schools do not have playground equipment.

Solution: Set up merry-go-rounds and other playground equipment. Rig it so the turning energy [...]

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Willis Whitlock on September 10th, 2008

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Amazon would like me to buy more nonfiction books. They think I might some political tomes. To get my interest, they sent me a link to their Election 2008 Political Book Buying map.
They got my interest. The map uses buying information on selected red or blue (conservative or liberal) books by state. [...]

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Willis Whitlock on September 4th, 2008

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LdsNana at hubpage writes:
The Three Pillars For A Successful Marriage.

Pillar One - Integrity
Pillar Two - Respect
Pillar Three - Endurance

These three pillars combined and placed upon a strong foundation, will do more to ensure that you have a successful marriage, than anything else outside of your relationship.
Maintaining the balance of these three pillars, [...]

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Willis Whitlock on July 31st, 2008

The first and greatest threat from court decisions in California and Massachusetts, giving legal recognition to “gay marriage,” is that it marks the end of democracy in America.

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Willis Whitlock on July 29th, 2008

“It’s earthquake weather.” That was my first thought when the 5.4 rolled through the desert this morning. Then I rode out the rest of the 5 seconds and went back to reading the comics.
I suppose that blase attitude comes from living in along the San Andreas fault line for 50 years. I know that there [...]

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Willis Whitlock on July 25th, 2008

From the Wall Street Journal:

Randy Pausch, a Carnegie Mellon University computer scientist whose “last lecture” about facing terminal cancer became an international sensation and a best-selling book, died Friday. He was 47 years old.
University spokeswoman Anne Watzman said Mr. Pausch died early Friday at his home in Virginia.

Read the full article or his last interview.

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Willis Whitlock on July 23rd, 2008

I listened to The Last Lecture audio book on the drive to Utah over the weekend. The book comes from the life lessons of Randy Pausch. It was inspirational and life affirming as I knew it would be.
Professor Pausch is the optimistic cancer patient in the popular YouTube video seen by millions. He delivered the [...]

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