If I’m Paying to Get These Channels, Why Do They Still Have Commercials?

Because it’s BS, that’s why. The cable industry sucks and needs to be brought down. I should be able to pay to get any video content I want without having to also accept freakin’ commercials at the same time. Every sporting event should be available for live streaming HD download to my TV at a

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Different Worlds, Same Family Reunion

For instance: “So where are you living now?” “Orange County” “Wow! Do you just love it out there?” “Uh… What kind of answer are you expecting? Like, do you want a real one, or should I just say ‘yes’?” [Brief hesitation.] “A real one, of course.” “Huh. So I was pretty miserable in New York,

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Government Defends Its Vote-Buying Monopoly Against Minnesotan

I know, I’m way behind the times, but there’s a 19-year-old kid in Minnesota who’s been charged with a felony for trying to sell his (presidential election) vote on eBay for a minimum $10 bid (Fox News via Cato). The kid’s obviously an idiot who doesn’t understand the world’s appropriate social order. When elected officials

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My Traveling Nightmare Is Over — For Now

Was out of town on three of four consecutive weekends. Chicago, New York, Taos. There were fantastic things about each of those trips, but I’m (predictably) sick now (I’m assuming there’s a correlation), the house is messed up, I probably have overdue bills, I haven’t worked out or gone running since the travel period started,

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*Good* Memories from My Mission

Because there were a few of them after all… Water coming out brown the first time I tried to take a bath in-country. Trying not to look at magazine stands. Observing Hamilton teaching Leuzinger how to say “Don’t bend over to pick up the soap.” Geschwister Böhme in Groitzsch. Driving Brigham home, turning left on

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Alex Rodriguez, Tiger Woods, and Lewis Hamilton Are the Same Person

Prove me wrong. bkd

Happy Flag Day; 48 Stars = Older Glory

In case no one else has said it to you yet, Happy Flag Day. Thought this’d be as good a day as any to post a photo of one of my favorite recent acquisitions: Got this last fall off of eBay. I still don’t get why you capitalize days of the week but not names

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All Things Go, All Things Go (Went to Chicago)

For work. And I’m not actually a big Sufjan Stephens fan, I just couldn’t get that song out of my head while I was there. Spent Sunday and Monday with my brother and his family before heading to the conference. Returned home last night. Had a good time. Got caught out in a sudden rainstorm

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What I’m Going to Look For in a New House

I’m not quite house-hunting yet, but watching the prices here in Orange County keep on falling is making me think I could start looking in another six months or so. So for the sake of posterity, here’s what I’m going to be looking for: No speed bumps between the house and the main street. Yes,

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DIY TV Stand Part 3: The Building of the Frame

With that, then, it’s time to get going on building the framework. The vertical supports of this TV stand come in the form of four 2×2 boards. To these, I’m going to attach an apron that goes along the bottom of the TV stand, and then another, uh, apron that goes along the top (but

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