http://www.veiled-chameleon.com/weblog/ en-us 2010-08-05T00:57:47-07:00 http://www.veiled-chameleon.com/weblog/archives/000336.html I'd like to recommend a book. If we just read material that supports positions we already hold, we don't give ourselves a chance to challenge our positions. And one position most of us commonly hold could use some serious challenging... Books Jeff 2010-08-05T00:57:47-07:00 http://www.veiled-chameleon.com/weblog/archives/000335.html Book recommendation: I'm reading a book right now which dissects the things we do to raise our status and why. Here's a paragraph from it: We can safely say that it was Rousseau who launched the first serious volley in... Books Jeff 2010-07-24T04:22:23-07:00 http://www.veiled-chameleon.com/weblog/archives/000334.html This morning, one of my friends posted on Facebook that she was giving up wine for a week. Foolishly, I commented that I'd do the same - no alcohol until Friday. Damn...now I'm committed. Oh well...what am I to do?... Personal Jeff 2010-07-12T20:50:06-07:00 http://www.veiled-chameleon.com/weblog/archives/000333.html I went to bed as the sun was rising this morning and I awoke this afternoon to the news that Ronnie James Dio, my all time favorite singer and the musician who has meant the very most to me... Personal Jeff 2010-05-16T16:20:16-07:00 http://www.veiled-chameleon.com/weblog/archives/000332.html This is an interesting article: Signs of Neanderthals Mating With Humans Neanderthals mated with some modern humans after all and left their imprint in the human genome, a team of biologists has reported in the first detailed analysis of the... Science Jeff 2010-05-08T00:56:22-07:00 http://www.veiled-chameleon.com/weblog/archives/000331.html Interesting stuff today at livescience.com: It's powered by a special mechanism, one that separates the tongue's projectile-like motion from direct muscle contraction, and allows it to accelerate at 41 Gs, said Christopher Anderson, a researcher at the University of South... Chameleon Jeff 2010-03-11T21:50:59-07:00 http://www.veiled-chameleon.com/weblog/archives/000330.html Mixed Jim Rohn Program Pack! Purchase! This Jim Rohn program pack contains 4 audio programs on cassette: The Art of Exceptional Living (6 audiocassettes) The Weekend Seminar (12 audiocassettes) Take Charge of Your Life (6 audiocassettes) Challenge to Succeed in... ebay Jeff 2010-03-01T23:18:45-07:00 http://www.veiled-chameleon.com/weblog/archives/000329.html There's something like 7,000 people who die per day in the United States. As with Michael Jackon's death, I ask myself: Is there something about Ted Kennedy which makes me more sad about his death than about the other roughly... Politics Jeff 2009-08-26T20:20:38-07:00 http://www.veiled-chameleon.com/weblog/archives/000328.html So I'm walking through a bookstore the other day when a book catches my eye. I stop and look at the title. I don't recall exactly what it was, but it had something to do with self-help for women... Women Jeff 2009-07-23T15:39:20-07:00 http://www.veiled-chameleon.com/weblog/archives/000327.html March 10, 2008 Irvine, CA--Fifty years after its publication, Ayn Rand's "Atlas Shrugged" is selling more than ever, having reached the astounding mark of 185,000 copies sold in 2007. As noted by Dr. Yaron Brook, executive director of the... Books Jeff 2009-04-09T21:57:21-07:00 http://www.veiled-chameleon.com/weblog/archives/000326.html I've said it before, but what the heck...the political climate is right to say it again: For 8 years of President George W. Bush, the Democrats fought the administration tooth and nail. They tried to make everything that Bush did... Politics Jeff 2009-03-14T19:45:23-07:00 http://www.veiled-chameleon.com/weblog/archives/000325.html Peter Schiff Reaction to the State of the Union Address Feb-24-09. There can be no doubt among thinking people that Obama is doing what he thinks will make him popular. He's telling people what he believes that they want... Jeff 2009-02-25T14:39:48-07:00 http://www.veiled-chameleon.com/weblog/archives/000324.html A new study backs up what men have said all along: Women are difficult to read. And the women agree. Researchers at Indiana University showed video clips from 24 different speed dates and asked male and female participants two... Women Jeff 2009-02-17T01:28:14-07:00 http://www.veiled-chameleon.com/weblog/archives/000323.html I bought these for myself for skateboarding. Somehow, I failed to notice their size: Medium. That just isn't big enough for a 180 lb man. But I'd purchased them in March in anticipation of summer, and by the time... ebay Jeff 2009-01-23T16:22:35-07:00 http://www.veiled-chameleon.com/weblog/archives/000321.html Own a piece of history! When digital cameras first started coming out, my dad, in his excitement, ran right out and bought two of these: one for him and one for me. And after all of these years, I still... ebay Jeff 2008-12-29T04:51:31-07:00