In Our World
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Watching What You Say
It really gets me when people say something – especially as a lead-in or a title of some kind – and then within the body of their message, that title gets contradicted….
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Live, Shop, Work
By all accounts, the building of combined commercial, residential and retail developments is taking off. Some argue that the problem from here is that these creations are built as commercial properties becuase of zoning regulations, which in turns pushes up the price of the residentail portion, perhaps to…
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Flawed Social Perception
A recent zoning decision has been hailed as a victory for the community. Why? Because it means that an Aldi store can't be built where they wanted to build it. Frankly, I don't see it. Aldi is Good. I'll admit that we don't live in the fanciest part…
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What is safety worth to you?
"Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."…
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Do taxes equal patriotism?
As I'm driving (shh), I notice none other than Uncle Sam out on the road, waving at people. That's nice of him. Appears he's been hired on to promote a tax service around the corner from us. I don't get it. Is he saying that I should feel…
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What's Good for the Goose
Okay, it's not really a typical goose-gander illustration. But I have to say that I side with Joe Horn when he says Jim Mora ought to be fined. Horn is understandably touchy about the subject, with his own huge fine for the ill-fated touchdown celebration. But really -…
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Too Much Time on Their Hands
I find it interesting that people are so quick to jump on something these days. For instance, I've been helping the folks at Broadband Mechanics put together a plugin to allow for structured blog content (creatively named Structured Blogging). True to form, we get an entry on the…
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Money for Nothing
Everyone knows the government spends a ridiculous amount of money on fighting "terrorism" and it doesn't really do much. Do you feel safer knowing the government is on the job? I sure don't. I'm ticked that they introduce delays, close down access and generally make life more difficult,…
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Gas Prices are Falling
On a quick trip this morning, I noticed gas at $2.13, $2.12 (three stations) and $2.09 (six). Impressively low results. Hard to believe that it was 50% higher just a few weeks ago. I've heard reports of sub-$2 gas in some areas of the country. Anyone seen it…
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Take That, TO
While it was hard to stop Terrell Owens on the field, he has become frighteningly human off of it. An arbitrator ruled in his greivance case, saying that the Philadelphia Eagles are allowed not only to suspend him for four games, but to deactivate him for the rest…