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Escape isn’t always easy.

The Taxi Index: how cab activity shows economic recovery

By pdo | Published: October 21, 2010

A few days ago, I wrote about the American economy and the ending of the recession. My hypothesis was that I could see the recovery happening through increased HR activity. I was witnessing it through job offers and increased recruiting. A once-rare occurrence (a job offer) was becoming commonplace. This morning, my cab driver had [...]

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Why I love our neighbor, Mexico (sorry, Canada)

By pdo | Published: September 21, 2010

So I was in France the last two weeks. Food was great, but it can get repetitive at the cafes. Every single one serves croque-monsieur, salad Nicoise, quiche Lorraine, and steak frites. That’s the menu. The execution varies a bit, but the menu is amazingly fixed. Want something else? The French restaurant-workers union will stage [...]

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It’s Time We Banned Cameras From Museums

By pdo | Published: September 8, 2010

Edward Abbey had some great ideas on how the national parks should be run — basically ban cars and make people walk or bike or take shuttles. He believed the cars we drove hindered our experience of the natural beauty in our parks. I believe he was right — let’s ban cars from parks … [...]

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Hard On Terrorists — The Attack Of The Penis Bomber

By pdo | Published: December 31, 2009

I wrote this story nearly 3 years ago for Prolonged Insult. Prophetic? Maybe. (The part about the guy with the server actually happened.) Hard on Terrorists photo credit: dan paluska It had been two weeks since the Prosthetic Penis Bomber had struck, and the United States was again winning the War on Terror. All males [...]