Tag: nature
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The Enviromental Disaster Known as My Yard
Some people spend time beautifying their yards because it’s relaxing. I spend time in my yard cleaning up trash, and it’s anything but relaxing. To preface this story, let me just say the trash is NOT mine. A couple years back I bought an “as is” house. If you don’t know, that means the seller…
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I Played a Game Called “What’s That Smell”
Unfortunately, I was an unwilling participant in this self imposed game. While it was annoying first, it actually ended up being sort of fun in a sick and twisted way. Back around the year 2000 I auditioned to be a contestant on the TV game show The Weakest Link. I obviously was the weakest link…
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I Tried To Stop Using Plastic. It was an Epic Failure.
I wrote an article a while back about how plastic is going to be the demise of humanity. I knew my little contribution wasn’t going to save the world, but I had to give it a shot. I wanted to at least try to reduce my dependence on plastic. I failed miserably. I started with…
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Humans are a Planetary Virus…
Humans don’t have a very good track record when it comes to colonization. The thought of corrupting a new planet is disturbing. I was reading an article recently about humans colonizing the planet Mars. It really bothered me thinking about the motivation behind this interplanetary expansion… Depending how you look at it, colonizing Mars could…
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A World Outside of the Internet
Like many others in the world, I like to check my e-mail first thing in the morning while enjoying my caffeinated start up. I woke up one Sunday morning to start my daily routine of weekend nothingness, but found that my day wasn’t going to be as I had expected. As I attempted to log…
Words with Pizza - Featuring Marty the Pizza Guy 