My daughter recently turned three. This means my life is full of Disney Princesses. We have the dresses, we watch the movies, we listen to the songs in the car. I'm just praying she never finds out that Disney World is a real place. While the Princess hierachy is always in flux, Cinderella is usually in the top three. Most of us are familiar with the Disney Cinderella story, but I'll…
November 29, 2020 was a terrible day. In need of some caffeine, I pulled into McDonald's and ordered a single black coffee. At the window the cashier refused my credit card. You see, there was a "Pay it Forward Train" going on and my order was already paid for. I was then posed the fateful question, "Would you like to pay for the person behind you?" In a dazed state I inquired how much the…
Most guys my age have "the chat". The one with your college buddies that only exists to share memes, argue, bully, and occasionally announce that you got a promotion or had a kid. I am like most guys. Recently the discussion switched to the Three Six Rule . The idea that, to be date-able, a guy must be a 6 in 3 categories: 6 figure income 6 feet tall 6 inch pecker I'm pretty far from 6 feet.…
Let’s get a few things out of the way: I'm dumb This site is more dumber You will become more dumberer by reading it However, telling stories through data is fun, especially when the story is dumb. I use data a lot in my career, and it's crucial that the data be right. Dumb data provides room to play with data in a low stakes way. I plan to explore many dumb pieces of data here and have…