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Girls Are The New Guys

July 1st, 2007 · 13 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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Tags: Grave Generalization · Life · Meghan · Portland · Society

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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Tags: Grave Generalization · Life · Society

Dear Simplicity and Function

June 5th, 2007 · 2 Responses

Dear Simplicity and Function,
You are the foster father of success. Please never leave us, and please continue to enhance just about every moment of my day, beginning with morning rituals.
It is you who allow our plumbing system to pump water and remove waste every single day. Please, never ever fail to prevent a crap backup [...]

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Tags: Instrument · Philosophy · Society

Appropriate Injections

May 27th, 2007 · 2 Responses

I read Seth Godin’s stuff whenever I can. He writes and thinks well and is bold and timely. He has massive influence, can see ahead, and understands more than he writes about. He writes and sells books in a new way about the same stuff he gives away for free on his blog, but just [...]

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Tags: Instrument · Society · Vinceland · Work · Writing

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