Category Archives: Motivation & Success

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What Smurf Would You Be?

Posted on June 2, 2009 by Avish

You may some day find yourself invited to join a Smurf village. I’m not saying it’s likely, but you never know. If so, and if you want to fit in, you are going to need to adopt a Smurf name. … Continue reading →

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New BlogCast: “The Ignorant Leading the Uninformed”

Posted on June 1, 2009 by Avish

Here’s a new MP3 for you: The Ignorant Leading the Uninformed “Blogcasts” are audio versions of existing blog posts. I take an old post, read it, and embellish and add things as needed. If you like to listen to MP3s, … Continue reading →

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A Study of Geometry, a Study of Miscommunication…

Posted on May 29, 2009 by Avish

All right friends, prepare to get seriously nerded on… I recently came across an article about a bicycle with a pentagonal front wheel and triangular rear wheel. The writer says that even with these weird shaped wheels, the ride is … Continue reading →

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Don’t Believe the Over-Hype!

Posted on May 27, 2009 by Avish

I subscribe to a magazine on “healthy whole living,” and the latest issue had this teaser on the cover: “8 Secrets to Healthy Weight Loss.” Now I’ve read a lot of stuff on weight loss and being healthy, so I … Continue reading →

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New SmartAssCast! – “Motivational Speaker Advice I Hate!”

Posted on May 25, 2009 by Avish

Yup, I’ve started podcasting. Here’s the first one: Motivational Speaker Advice I Hate! A small little rant on one of my least favorite bits of advice to come across from self-development and motivational type folks. (For more info on the … Continue reading →

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Which is Easier: Detonating an H-Bomb or Talking it Out?

Posted on May 15, 2009 by Avish

Warning! This post contains some spoilers for this week’s Season 5 finale of Lost. Consider yourself warned! Lost is a great show, and the Season 5 finale was awesome. I loved it. But there was one bit of spurious logic … Continue reading →

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The Fine Art of “Grodining”

Posted on May 14, 2009 by Avish

GrodiningDefinition: To flat out deny someone by saying “no,” offering little or no explanation or alternativeEtymology: I don’t know what etymology exactly means, only that it has nothing to do with bugs. So I will say that this term comes … Continue reading →

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Ponce de Leon Should Have Smiled More…

Posted on May 13, 2009 by Avish

Here’s an article about an eight year study of 100,000 women that reports that the women who were optimists had a lower general death rate and a 30% power death rate from heart disease. The researchers didn’t know the exact … Continue reading →

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How Dare You Fall Asleep During My Favorite Movie!

Posted on May 12, 2009 by Avish

I have referred to my love of the movie “Jaws” more than once in this blog (Here and here for example). It is my favorite movie of all time, and it is awesome. And yet, not everyone thinks so… Over … Continue reading →

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Minor Irritations Can Become Major Pains!

Posted on May 11, 2009 by Avish

Holy cow, canker sores suck!! As you may have guessed from the title, I developed a canker sore this week. And I think I know how, and I have only myself to blame. I was brushing my teeth one day, … Continue reading →

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