Category: Family
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Cutting the cord, 4 months on
It’s been four months now that I decided to cut the cable cord and save some money on my path to minimalism. Cable television, although convenient, was riddled with commercials and I really only watched about 10 channels out of the 270-ish available to me. Having a DVR to record…
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Our DNA tells a different story
This was extremely powerful to watch. It’s a good compliment to my previous post that supports my belief that we’re all more similar on the inside than different. The DNA Journey: What Happens When 67 Strangers Take DNA Tests Here’s the direct video link on YouTube.
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Virtual economy
While sitting down and entering in receipts and paying some bills, I started to laugh. Looking at the electronic representation of money I never really had in my possession had a comical and humorous feel to it. I mean, I worked to earn the money that was deposited in my…
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Craving silence is not a bad thing
There are times I feel that something is wrong with me in how I process the world around me. Sounds, particular sounds, send me off the rails immediately and will always ruin the rest of my day if they persist long enough. Using an example that is affecting me right…
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iPhone got chewed
I’ve been increasingly frustrated with my daughters use of devices that run on electricity with a connection to the Internet. Her addiction to these devices is becoming quite concerning for me as I see her emulating my wife’s use of the same type of devices. A recent conversation with my…
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Patriotism and Freedom; What it means to me
Patriotic holidays often make me feel like we’re missing the point. July 4th, which is in three days, is a celebration America’s independence from the British monarchy. There were thousands of lives lost on both sides of the American Revolution and most people don’t realize, if it wasn’t for some…
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Money, teeth, and playing hookie
It’s been an interesting weekend. Not exactly the kind of weekend that you would like to rewind and play again, but interesting none the less. The wife and I have been looking at appliances for the new house for a few days and decided to head over to Best Buy…
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Thank you for calling Hell, er, IT Support
There’s one thing that I dread more than anything else in my life lately. That one thing is the phone call from the Father-In-Law (FIL) asking me to setup his new computer with the added detail that he “won’t open the box until I get there” which translates into “I’m…
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Back after some time off….
I had to take a break. Starting a new job, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years….. it all barely got too much to handle. I contemplated starting over with a new site and just deleting this one, but I decided against that after thinking about it a little while. No one I…
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