Category Archives: Freedom

Snow and the Past: Out of Sight, Out of Mind

Posted on April 14, 2014 by joegergen

I was walking with a friend down by the river last Friday.  The weather was pleasant for an April evening. We joked that you wouldn’t know there was a foot of snow here last week. It was like it had never … Continue reading →

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Representation without Representation: Return of the Landed Gentry

Posted on April 9, 2014 by joegergen

Representation without Representation: Return of the Landed Gentry Money, or as it is referred to nowadays, wealth. Wealth rules the world. Yes, thanks, Captain Obvious. Everyone knows this. Sure, we go about pretending it isn’t true. We have to stop … Continue reading →

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Of Utensils and Rules

Posted on April 1, 2014 by joegergen

Have you ever noticed just how many utensils there are in the world? Hundreds of billions of forks and spoons and table knives. I have enough utensils for five families. People just kept giving it to me. I certainly don’t … Continue reading →

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Madder than a Hatter at March Madness

Posted on March 30, 2014 by joegergen

March Madness. That’s what they call the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. Madness is used here as positive reference to the frenzied attention paid to the tournament. A tournament where young men going to college try to put a ball through … Continue reading →

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Breaking the Rules without Breaking Bad

Posted on March 29, 2014 by joegergen

Break the rules. That’s the advice I give people who are feeling constrained or stifled by the endless rules that abound in life or art or anything for that matter. Sometimes they are arbitrary. Sometimes they are illogical. Sometimes they … Continue reading →

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To Andromeda and Beyond Control

Posted on March 24, 2014 by joegergen

“In four billion years scientists say the Andromeda and Milky Way galaxies will collide.” That was the snippet of conversation I heard at lunch today. Talk about worrying about events set in the future. Talk about worrying about events beyond … Continue reading →

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Resisting the Evil Driving Fantasy

Posted on March 23, 2014 by joegergen

  I’m a fairly calm driver. Getting worked up by bad driving conditions or heavy traffic or clueless drivers only serves to gin up plenty of cortisol for the body. Cortisol bad. Yet, certain driving behaviors still drive me batty. … Continue reading →

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I’m not Buying What You are Selling

Posted on March 19, 2014 by joegergen

I’m a bit of a minimalist. I think I’ve mentioned this before. I’m a terrible consumer as well. A friend once said, you don’t even know you need things. Marketing doesn’t seem to work on me either, though the jury … Continue reading →

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Obscurity Rocks

Posted on March 18, 2014 by joegergen

Obscurity. Working in it sucks. All the hours you put into your passion can be tough at times when you receive little recognition. Many of us are comfortable with our labors of love and the personal reward they bring. Many of us … Continue reading →

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The Devil is in the Shoe Laces

Posted on March 16, 2014 by joegergen

I haven’t resorted to wearing Velcro strap shoes yet. Apparently all the signs are there that I should. Today I bought some new shoe laces for my boots. After struggling to get the old ratted laces out, I stared at … Continue reading →

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