Occam’s Razor

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Occam's Razor Post List


Here is a little PHP application I wrote that lists my blog posts. Enjoy!

 

Entry #Post NameEntry DateWord CountCommentsCategoriesTags
2010
September
95Glenn Beck and the unbearable whiteness of being9/1/20101749 2Politics 2010 Republicans, Conservatives, Men, Sarah Palin, Obama, Glenn Beck, Tea Party
August
94News to Glenn Beck: Honor was restored in 20088/28/20101024 2Politics 2010 Republicans, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck, Tea Party
93Moving day8/26/20101345 1Life 2010 Parenting, Young Adults
92Fraying at the edges8/22/2010425 0History, Politics 2010 Deficit spending, Roman Empire
91Separation anxiety8/18/20101207 0Life 2010 Adolescence, Growth, Young Adults, College
90Review: Chess at Signature Theater8/15/20101083 12The Arts Musicals, Signature Theater, Chess the Musical
89Three short movie reviews8/13/20101534 0The Arts Movies
88Review: How the Scots invented the Modern World8/10/20101153 0History Scotland, Scots, Arthur Herman, Scot borderers
87Northwest observations and surprises8/7/20101222 0Travel Oregon, Washington State, Portland
86Everybody’s out of town8/4/2010776 0Travel B&Bs
85Post-its on the road in Washington State8/3/2010901 0Travel Seattle, Anacortes WA
July
84A tiny sliver of enduring value7/30/20101100 0Life 2010, Travel Work
83Recipe for extinction7/27/2010990 0Politics 2010 Republicans, Environment, Global Warming
82Our lost generation7/24/20101394 1Sociology Youth, Young Adults
81The age of limits7/21/20101657 0Politics 2010 Fiscal Conservatism, Environment, Global Warming, Overpopulation
80Mel Gibson: behaving worse than a beast7/16/2010926 0Sociology Abuse, Celebrities, Mel Gibson, Oksana Grigorieva
79Review: Ondine (2009)7/13/2010766 0The Arts Movies
78The beginning of the end of Microsoft7/10/20101181 0Technology Google, Google Chrome OS, Google Docs, Microsoft, Apple Computers
77Some lesser known travel tips7/9/20101589 0Travel Travel tips
76Review: Clerks (1994)7/6/2010881 0The Arts Movies, Comedy
75News alert: Supreme Court decisions are inherently political7/3/20101226 0Politics 2010 Obama, Supreme Court, Federal Courts, Elena Kagan, Justice Roberts
June
74The dangers of deficit fever6/30/20101379 2Politics 2010 Education, Republicans, Taxes, Great Depression, Great Recession, Deficit spending, Greece
73Our Afghanistan folly6/28/20101051 0Politics 2010 Iraq, Afghanistan, War, Taliban, Barack Obama, General McChrystal, General Petraeus
72Tips for proselytizers6/24/20101282 0Sociology Religion, Proselytizing, Faith
71Review: Solitary Man (2009)6/21/2010838 0The Arts Movies
70In honor of Fathers Day6/20/201050 0Life 2010 Fathers, Fathers Day
69Please don’t call or write6/18/20101782 0Politics 2010 Fundraising, Marketing
68Burning Jesuses and other signs of the Apocalypse6/16/2010934 0Politics 2010, Sociology Christianity, Glenn Beck, Apocalypse, Statues, Touchdown Jesus
67Cardiac care6/13/20101085 1Life 2010 Heart disease, Lightheadedeness, Hyperventilation, Beta Blockers, Metoprolol
66Three movies reviewed6/11/20101330 0The Arts Movies
65The shock6/9/20101262 0Life 2010 Marriage, Elderly, Senior Citizens, Remarriage
64The rags to riches myth6/6/20101257 0Sociology Poverty, Horatio Alger, Opportunity, Upward Mobility
63Raising my glass to Al and Tipper6/3/20101147 0Sociology Marriage, Al Gore, Tipper Gore
May
62The wages of sin: up to $30,000 per speech5/31/2010896 0Politics 2010 Sarah Palin, Bristol Palin
61Hearing that old piano from down the avenue5/29/20101172 0The Arts A Prairie Home Companion, Garrison Keillor
60The price of limited government5/26/20101159 0Politics 2010 Obama, Tea Party, Oil Industry, Limited Government, Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
59The good life on the 30th floor5/24/20101210 0Travel Texas, San Antonio, Marriott Hotels, River Walk, The Alamo, Hoteliers
58Review: The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988)5/22/2010842 0The Arts Movies, Bad Movies
57Review: In America (2002)5/20/2010981 0The Arts Movies
56GPS Visualizer’s global perspective5/18/20101072 0Technology, Travel Google Earth, GPS Visualizer, Maps
55My sad prediction for today’s “biggest losers”5/15/20101194 0Life 2010, Sociology Exercise, Weight Loss, Nutrition, The Biggest Losers
54One year later: my healthier living update5/12/20101102 0Life 2010 Exercise, Weight Loss, Health
53Double Down Deadly5/10/20101065 0Life 2010 Fast Food, KFC
52Welcome to Middle Age, Part One5/6/20101485 0Sociology Aging, Middle Age
51Google Chrome needs a bit more polishing5/3/20101008 0Technology Firefox, Browsers, Google, Google Chrome, Google Chrome OS
50The shadows of racism5/1/20101175 0History American History, Arizona, Racism, Texas, James W. Loewen
April
49Transitions4/29/20101217 0Life 2010 Community Colleges, Young Adults, College, Virginia Commonwealth University
48Review: Dear Frankie (2004)4/26/2010652 0The Arts Movies
47I, Juror4/23/20101400 0Sociology Juries, Jury Duty, Courts
46Kindling in search of a spark4/20/20101303 1Politics 2010 Patriotism, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Domestic Terrorism, Patriot Groups, Militias, Michele Bachman
45Mind games with myself4/17/20101307 0Life 2010 Hospitals, Vasovagal Syncope, Reston Hospital Center
44Two more movie reviews4/15/2010980 0The Arts Movies
43The downside of sobriety4/13/20101087 2Best of Occam's Razor, Life 2010, Sociology Sobriety
42Two quick movie reviews4/9/2010845 0The Arts Movies, Documentaries
41The Agony of the Feet, Part Three4/7/20101156 0Life 2010 Podiatry, Tarsal Tunnel, Physical Therapy, Sciatica
40Chinese drywall: a case in point for why we need government4/4/20101175 0Politics 2010 Taxes, Chinese Drywall, CPSC
39We can never go back to before … nor should we try4/2/20101254 0Politics 2010 Conservatives, Tea Baggers, Tea Party
March
38A habit all presidents should take up3/31/20101113 0Politics 2010 Presidents, Obama
37More problems with SiteMeter3/28/2010773 0Technology Sitemeter, Google Analytics
36Hospitalized3/26/20101526 0Life 2010 Hospitals, Health Care, Vasovagal Syncope, Inova Hospitals
35Tea Partiers: Armed and Dangerous3/24/20101234 2Politics 2010 Republicans, Health Care, Tea Baggers, Tea Party
34Facebooked3/21/20101354 0Sociology, Technology Social Networking, Facebook
33Civilized people practice and promote social justice3/19/20101318 0Politics 2010 Social Justice, Glenn Beck, Mormonism, Social Darwinism
32Review: The Ghost Writer3/16/2010983 0The Arts Movies
31Not exactly Waterloo3/14/20101349 1Politics 2010 Barack Obama, Health Care, Jim DeMint, Health Insurance Industry
30Review: Arranged (2007)3/11/2010767 0The Arts Movies
29Virginia is a socialist state3/9/2010732 0Politics 2010 Virginia, Satire, Commonwealths
28Review: Empires of the Sea3/5/20101476 2History Roger Crowley, Siege of Malta, Battle of Lepanto, Siege of Rhodes
27The Homestead: how to spend a thousand dollars delightfully without hardly trying3/3/20101261 0Travel The Homestead, Hot Springs Virginia
February
26Psychiatrists agree: Republicans are insane2/27/20101294 7Politics 2009 Republicans, Conservatives, Tea Baggers, Election 2010
25So bad, it’s good … and mesmerizing2/24/2010730 7The Arts YouTube, Eduard Hill, Bad Videos, Soviet Union
24Citizens are united against Citizens United2/22/20101525 0Politics 2010 Bipartisanship, Lobbyists, Citizens United Decision
23Out and Equal and I’m confused2/20/20101654 0Sociology Sexuality, GLBT
22Civil marriage is still a civil right2/17/2010933 4Politics 2010, Sociology Marriage, Gay Marriage, Valentines Day
21Global warming morons2/15/20101306 0Politics 2010 Republicans, Global Warming, Fox News, Bill O'Reilly
20Feds bravely telecommute while the government “closes”2/12/20101370 4Politics 2010 Civil Service, Snow, Snowmageddon
19Taking Chrome for a Spin2/9/20101075 2Technology Firefox, Internet Explorer, Browsers, Google, Google Chrome, Google Chrome OS
18Snowmageddon2/6/2010510 0Life 2010 Snow, Weather, Snowmageddon
17Seriously Jenny?2/4/20101159 0Politics 2010, Sociology Infidelity, Jenny Sanford, Mark Sanford
16Divided we fall2/2/20101241 0Politics 2010 Republicans, Democrats, Obama, Political Weasels
January
15Death – much ado about nothing?1/31/20101077 0Philosophy Death
14Review: Horatio Hornblower, Collectors Edition1/29/2010875 0The Arts Television, Navy, Horatio Hornblower
13A few movie reviews (and re-reviews)1/26/20101247 0The Arts Movies
12Good luck with the budget voodoo, Governor McDonnell1/24/2010976 0Politics 2010 Republicans, Taxes, Virginia, Virginia Politics, Bob McDonnell
11Haiti is our harbinger1/22/20101740 0Politics 2010, Sociology Debt, Economy, Haiti, Second World
10Brought down by the faux Democrats1/20/2010928 2Politics 2010 Democrats, Scott Brown
9Understanding Bubba, Part One1/18/20101727 0Politics 2010, Sociology Working Class, Rednecks, Joe Bageant, Winchester VA
8Father's Day1/16/20102413 0Best of Occam's Razor, The Arts Fiction
7Laid Up1/15/20101135 0Life 2010 Health Care, Plastic Surgery, Georgetown University Hospital
6Acts of mercy1/12/20101303 0Life 2010 Dying, Compassion
5Review: Suburban Sasquatch (2004)1/9/20101128 0The Arts Movies, Bad Movies
4Creeping toward decrepitude1/6/20101250 1Life 2010 Aging, Time, Worst Decades
3Review: Avatar1/4/20101000 1The Arts Movies, Science Fiction
2The Aughts: worst decade ever? Umm, not even close.1/1/20101684 0History Great Recession, Worst Decades, Best Decades
1Occam's Razor 2009 Statistics1/1/2010429 0Life 2010 Blogging

Total Word Count = 109,858

Total Entries = 95

Total Comments = 57

Average Words per Entry = 1156