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Category Archives: Freedom
When Emotions Pass in the Night
That car’s a jerk. That’s what I think when q car aggressively passes me. I’m pretty sure I’m not alone when I think that. What I also have a tendency to do is to give personality traits to the way … Continue reading
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Tagged anthropomorphism, driving, emotions, openness, personality traits, personification, tailgating, tells
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Franken Ribs and the Constitution
Ethics are a bitch. They are way too complicated for my tiny brain. You see, I was at the grocery store today and saw some flanken ribs for sale (not that I had a clue what a flanken was so … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Freedom
Tagged brains, Citizens United, constitution, ethics, fish, flanken ribs, franken fish, frankenfish, genetically modified, Humor, ribs, satire, Thomas Jefferson
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Tell Us What You Really Think
Tell Us What You Really Think I hear that a lot. Tell us what you really think, Joe. Apparently the remark is issued when I’ve said something blunt or passionate. Which is OK since I don’t really mind the … Continue reading
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Tagged blunt, context, conversation, filters, honesty, Humor, openess, passion, sarcasm, satire, tact
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The Polar Vortex and Fulfillment
The Polar Vortex is some cold stuff. Sixty mile blizzard winds are blinding and biting. Two feet of snow is a back breaker. But what bothers us as a society is not that it’s cold or there are white out … Continue reading
Posted in Freedom, Personality
Tagged activity, blizzard, fulfillment, mindfulness, Mother Nature, polar vortex, productivity, stillness
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Don’t Judge Me, At Least Not Always
There I was. In front of the Central high school. Otis was trying his best to shove and bury me in a snow pile. From the outside it looked as if big bully was abusing the runty kid. Someone … Continue reading
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Tagged bully, judging, judgment, Mr. Spock, perception, snap judgments
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A Super Bowl of Science
The Super Bowl is coming. It will come with great fanfare. With rabid infatuation. With outrageous amounts of money. With constant media coverage. With glorification of the star athletes. And yet the Super Bowl is just the tip of the … Continue reading
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Tagged attention, college football, college sports, education, Grinch, revenge of the nerds, science, super bowl, The Super Bowl
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Sandwich Difficulty of Nine
Is there a correlation between difficulty to eat and gastro-enjoyment? I was confronted with question last night when I ordered a sandwich at Mort’s Deli. It was called the Toots. The complexity of the sandwich was apparent from the … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Freedom
Tagged Food, joy, latke, messy, reward, roast beef, roast beef sandwich, Toots
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The Great Belt Burning of 2014
I was in a mall today. This is usually significant because I rarely go to malls and the whole shopping experience just exhausts me. Today was different because I went to a mall to go to a movie and so … Continue reading
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Tagged belt, burning, consumerism, consumption, mall, minimalism, reduce, stuff
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Fortress of Dissolitude 