Archive for February, 2008

Gas Prices

February 29, 2008

I happened upon this picture I took back in 1999 the other day. So almost exactly 9 years ago, a gallon of regular could be had for about 85 cents in Colorado. Admittedly, even back in 1999 that was cheap, which is the reason I took this picture in the first place. [...]

Michael Clayton

February 29, 2008

Saw Michael Clayton last night – I can highly recommend it. An entertaining and fast moving drama with a satisfying ending, and George Clooney is always good.

Predictably Irrational

February 26, 2008

…is a new book by Dan Ariely, a behavioral economist at MIT. The New York Times has an interesting article on his book and its main thesis, that it is more often than not irrational to keep all our options open. Ariely advocates eliminating some of those options as they often consume an [...]