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What The Future Holds

August 19th, 2007 · 10 Responses

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I remember growing older and slowly coming to the realization that there were only some aspects of my life I could completely control. As time went on, I gained control over more things in my life. That’s what growing up is.
The frustrations of growing up generally revolve around [...]

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Tags: Grave Generalization · Life · Philosophy · Science · Society

Girls Are The New Guys

July 1st, 2007 · 12 Responses

I didn’t coin the phrase “Girls are the new Guys.” It might have been Denis, I can’t remember. But over and over, this theme has been repeatedly evidenced in the behavior, attitudes and general outlook of the ladies that are around me. It’s possible that no better example of this theory exists but in the [...]

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I Want My Truck

June 9th, 2007 · 15 Responses

I want a big truck.
I don’t want a small or medium truck.
Ranger, Canyon, Dakota and Tacoma, screw you.
F150, Silverado, Ram or more, you will be mine.
I grew up wanting the Fall Guy truck. (Side note: DVD of the entire series released 06.05.07)
I played with Stomper 4X4s in the sand box.
Stompers were big, with big tires [...]

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Time as a Human Commodity

May 10th, 2007 · 4 Responses

It sounds like science fiction, something out of the Blade Runner days, but imagine if every human’s time could be managed and spent more wisely, globally.
I drive, walk and look around and frequently wonder, as I see people doing less than nothing, “What are your plans today?”, “What do you have going on?”. It sounds [...]

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Say No to Free Will

April 17th, 2007 · 2 Responses

Been reading a lot about (and not really comprehending) the (non)existence of free will and determinism. Before I begin, feel free to read this: Dilbert Blog.
In it, Scott Adams quotes from a Time magazine article about Albert Einstein’s views on Faith. I had read this a few weeks ago, when it was first published. The [...]

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Tags: Grave Generalization · Life · Philosophy · Society