American Madness

Intelligent Criticism in the Service of a Better Nation

Mad Skillz

Every now-and-then I come across a project that simply blows me away. Makes me wish I had the skills to create something of a similar nature. Unfortunately, most of these projects involve an advanced knowledge of wood working or a basic knowledge of electronics.
This one falls into the knowledge of electronics category. Maybe one day [...]

DIY Planning Templates

I’m a complete freak for organizational tools. I don’t subscribe to a particular system (such as Franklin Covey, which my friend Rick has mastered), but I do give a lot of thought to ease of use and effectiveness, especially as compared to slickness and coolness.
So I was a little too excited at running across [...]

What’s Your Time Worth?

I discovered a new gadget online simply called Your Salary.
It’s simple, you plug in what you make and it runs a clock/calculator function that tallies what you are making per second, per minute, per hour and per day. It even runs it while you are on the site, showing the pennies adding up, turning into [...]

Perfect (mis)Timing

Last week I broke down and decided to pay $15 for access to TimesSelect. Today, the New York Times eliminated the program and made the newspapers columnists and archive free!
They had FINALLY worn me down. I’m the last one to splurge on a new item. I’ve got a television set from 1984 (the most amazing [...]

Mouth Watering Wednesday

Apparently it has become a food day around here, which works out just fine by me as I love to cook, eat and look at pictures of food. And on that last note, Time Magazine currently has a good Photo Essay called “What Makes Us Eat More” and a great Photo Essay up called “What [...]

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