Monthly Archives: February 2014

Entry 316: Send in the Clowns…and Hurry!

Posted on February 26, 2014 by markhal

I have sad, sad news. According to Fox News, America is suffering a clown shortage. As announced on the morning show, Fox & Friends: “Over the past 10 years there has been a drastic decrease in membership at the country’s … Continue reading →

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Entry 315: The Wedding Blog Part VII: More Cake, Please

Posted on February 23, 2014 by markhal

Of all the pieces that have to come together to make a wedding these days, I never would have thought I’d get two posts out of the baked goods. But when I got to the end of my previous wedding post … Continue reading →

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Entry 314: Taking It Up the Glass

Posted on February 19, 2014 by markhal

When a movie theater owner became concerned about one of his patrons wearing Google Glass, he did exactly what any sane person would do: he called the Department of Homeland Security. Google Glass, of course, is the invention that lets … Continue reading →

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Entry 313: The Wedding Blog Part VI: Tracks of My Tiers

Posted on February 16, 2014 by markhal

We now continue the ongoing saga of planning my daughter Casey’s wedding, which will be at the Norwalk Aquarium in October.  I will also be answering the question on everyone’s mind at this moment: why is there a photo of Mike … Continue reading →

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Entry 312: Outsourcing Your Life

Posted on February 12, 2014 by markhal

An article in The New York Times Sunday Magazine last fall profiled a couple of economists, Jon Steinsson and Emi Nakamura, who practice in their personal lives the principal of  “comparative advantage” which states that (and I’m putting this into … Continue reading →

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Entry 311: The Wedding Blog Part V: Say Yes to the Dress (and Then Stop Talking to It)

Posted on February 9, 2014 by markhal

We now continue the ongoing saga of planning my daughter’s wedding, which will be at the Norwalk Aquarium in October. It was time to address the dress. No one was worried about what the groom would wear. That would just … Continue reading →

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Entry 310: Beat the Clock

Posted on February 5, 2014 by markhal

Well, big news from the world of science: They’ve invented a clock. I know, I know. You’ve already got one of those. But you don’t have one like this unless you’ve got a bunch of strontium atoms bouncing around your … Continue reading →

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Entry 309: The Wedding Blog Part IV: Standing on Ceremony

Posted on February 2, 2014 by markhal

Well, it’s Super Bowl Sunday, the perfect time to continue the ongoing saga of planning my daughter’s wedding, which will be at the Norwalk Aquarium in October. Casey has always thought that her long-time friend Jim would perform her wedding … Continue reading →

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