Homework - Due Friday, May 25, 2018

I just finished Bryan Caplan's excellent book The Case Against Education. The main assignment is in two parts:

1. Listen to this.

2. Read this.

For a main-assignment bonus, read this.

Now for the extra credit:

• Watch this from C-SPAN Reason.

• Choose a theme song for yourself that if you were an MLB player would be played when you were up to bat. Post in the comments if you have a chance. Mine is this classic - I think about this song every time someone counts something.

• "Mint 2 Bee" (That's the name, but what is the business?)

Stories:

• I spotted these in the wild.

• Donovan’s networking technique

• Oh, and I went to Hong Kong . . .

  • City is completely international and truly a 24-hour city.

  • At least the humidity and temperature are equal so it doesn’t matter which one you quote.

  • Lots of grandmas.

  • “Exotic fruit”

  • Free shoe shines and LOTS of toiletries.

  • Swag report: 45 lbs + on the return trip

  • Nobody pours their own drink (coffee, tea, soda, etc.) in HK.

  • No napkins for you!

  • These people can really bus a table. It must be a local sport or something.

  • The taxis drive 30-year-old communist clunkers. The Ubers drive Teslas.

  • Buyers regret (painting); not buyers regret (suit)

  • NYC to HK a lot like Vegas to Macau

  • Macau = New Orleans + Las Vegas

  • I’m going to have a hard time walking around without young Asian women directing me.

  • Having small girls hold doors for me and watching men walk in front of women is awkward.

  • These folks don’t miss a single chance at merchandising.

  • Fucking powerful lasers

• There will be gifts!

Jams:

• This is just happy.

• Take that you sons of bitches!

• Who can't relate to this?

• Seriously, why aren't we dancing?

Remember that last Fribrary there was a challenge to me by me that was accepted by me to fill Kevin‘s joy jar by providing “Kevin‘s jams”. How did I do?

P.S., Angie recommended this--"I can't look away."

See you Friday!