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A Random Stranger: Baby Sale
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Wednesday, May 13, 2015. Today I received an e-mail from JCPenney telling me that select styles of baby are on sale for up to 50% off. But I shouldn't get too excited, because it's probably just the colicky style. Speaking of babies that are 50% off, when we had each of our first two kids, with insurance, we got a letter letting us know that, while we didn't pay out of our pocket for the kid, it wasn't exactly free. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Sexiest Man Alive: Facts and Data. 1 - Utah - 1999.
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A Random Stranger: A New Undeniable Truth of Life
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015. A New Undeniable Truth of Life. People who say "I'll be brief" are signaling that they will not, in fact, be brief. Labels: Truth of Life. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Sexiest Man Alive: Facts and Data. The Man Your Husband Is Worried About. View my complete profile. Fundamental Truths of Life. 1722/3132 (54.98%) as of 8/14/16. 1 - Utah - 1999. 2 - Arizona - 2005. 3 - Missouri - 2008. 4 - Delaware - 2009. 5 - Maryland - 2010. 6 - West Virginia - 2011. 7 - Virginia - 2011.
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A Random Stranger: Perez Hilton Is My Nemesis
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Wednesday, May 06, 2015. Perez Hilton Is My Nemesis. The other night, I had the stark realization that I know entire too much about Taylor Swift. I mean, she seems like a lovely girl. She's very pretty and appears to be genuinely caring and friendly. But there is absolutely NOTHING I need to know about her. And about any other "famous" person. Or anything in popular culture. The Saint Louis Cardinals 9-3 at Forbes Field.). Me socially, since people like to talk and to feel important by sharing information.
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A Random Stranger: Fundamental Truths of Life
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Fundamental Truths of Life. The small is always enough. (Sep. 15, 2011). Sex is important, but it's not that. Important. (Oct. 3, 2011). To a communist, everyone looks like a fascist. (Oct. 3, 2011). If something is stressing you out, stop doing it. (Aug. 9, 2011). Second Life is only attractive to those whose first lives are failures. (Oct. 13, 2011). There's only so much room for a "better story" before you cross into lies. (Oct. 13, 2011). Opportunists gonna opportune. (Jun. 17, 2015). 1 - Utah - 1999.
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A Random Stranger: Like a Nosey Herzog
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Sunday, May 03, 2015. Like a Nosey Herzog. I've written before about the ways in which I identify with the protagonist of Saul Bellow's Herzog. And that I'm aware of the implications of thinking, while reading about a man suffering a mental breakdown, "This guy makes a lot of good points." I've also written about the freedom that comes from being everyone's least-favorite family member. What happens when you combine these things? Oh but, A Random Stranger, what if they returned the favor? 1 - Utah - 1999.
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A Random Stranger: Public School Problems
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A four-year-old in a pre-K class in Raeford, NC, had her lunch reviewed for nutritional content. It was deemed insufficient, and she was forced to take a school lunch, and her parents were notified that they could be billed for it. ( link. A high school student in Spencer, NC, was shouted down by his teacher for having political opinions that differed from hers; the teacher of felt the student's observation that the president was just a man and "not a god" was "disrespecting."( link. Story of my life....
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A Random Stranger: Not Quite Obviously Unironic
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Friday, May 08, 2015. Not Quite Obviously Unironic. I was trying to watch a segment of a satirical comedy show, and it started with a commercial. The guy starts out showing you his brand new Lamborghini, and then he says, "But you know what I like a lot more than materialistic things? Knowledge. In fact, I'm a lot more proud of these seven new bookshelves that I had to get installed to hold 2,000 new books that I bought.". Okay, so something that's better than materialism is buying. 1 - Utah - 1999.
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A Random Stranger: How to Start Counting Counties
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Saturday, May 02, 2015. How to Start Counting Counties. The easiest way to start is also fairly cheep: get one of those large atlases from Walmart or Target. They're about 11 x 17, published by Rand McNally, and have county lines shown on each state map. They cost about $5.99 or $6.99 or so. The reason this is best is because it shows county lines, most towns, and most highways, all while being cheep. So you can see where you've been, how you got there, and mark the counties visited with a marker. The gu...
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A Random Stranger: April 2015
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Tuesday, April 28, 2015. Theology According to The Smashing Pumpkins. From their song "Zero" come the lyrics. And loneliness is cleanliness. And cleanliness is godliness. And God is empty, just like me. What makes a person feel "empty"? Is it not having a sense of purpose or meaning? In About a Boy. The awesome movie, not the crap book), Rachel tells Will. This is just a rephrasing of the well-known line "cleanliness is next to godliness." Notice "next to," not "is." Being clean gets you closer. English,...
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A Random Stranger: Counties Visited
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1977: Westmoreland PA, Allegheny PA. 1978: Fayette PA, Butler PA, Somerset PA, Bedford PA, Fulton PA, Washington MD, Frederick MD, Montgomery MD, Washington DC, Arlington VA, Alexandria Independent City VA, Fairfax VA. 1979: Franklin PA, Adams PA, York PA, Cumberland PA, Dauphin PA, Lancaster PA, Huntingdon PA. 1980: Lawrence PA, Mercer PA, Crawford PA, Erie PA, Washington PA. 1984: Los Angeles CA, Ventura CA, Santa Barbara CA, Kern CA. 1986: San Diego CA, Tijuana (BC) Mexico. 1995: Imperial CA, Yuma AZ.
