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I Bought Some Hot Pockets: The Life Cycle of a Plastic Bag
After a night of storms the sun rose bright on the lush fern forest. The sun’s rays streaked 93 million miles to reach a fern growing on the shores of a shallow lake. The fern used the energy to grow … Continue reading
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Tagged business, Hal, Hal's Mom's House, Monticello Avenue, natural resources, recycling
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How to Save Polaroid: Make Instant Cameras
Some of these topics are so obvious I shouldn’t even have to explain them. But I guess I do. OK, first, forget about Polaroid and close your eyes. OK, don’t close your eyes because you have to read this. But, … Continue reading
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Tagged Hal, Monticello Avenue, Neil, technology, Zoe
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The Truth About Conservatives: They Want To Regulate Personal Behavior
Conservatives may claim they believe in states’ rights and oppose government regulation. Actually, they love regulation, as long as it regulates personal behavior. Regulating corporate behavior to protect consumers, for example, is somehow unconstitutional in their worldview, but personal behavior, … Continue reading
The Truth About Covert: Its Meaning Has Changed
Yes, I’m talking about Libya this week. What do I know about Middle East politics? Nothing. But that isn’t stopping any of my fellow bloggers, so why should I let it stop me? Well here’s what I do know, things … Continue reading
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Tagged conservatives, gender, Grand Old Party of the Republic, Hal, Hal's Mom's House, international politics, Neil, Obama, Reagan, transgender, war, Zoe
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The Truth About iPads: The Criticism is Sexist
Earlier this month, Apple released the iPad 2. They claim it is a big improvement. It weighs less, it’s thinner, and it’s whiter than the original. Way to reinforce the dominant paradigm. A year ago, when the iPad first came … Continue reading
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Tagged gender, Hal, Hal's Mom's House, Neil, technology, transgender, video games, Zoe, Zoe's parents
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How to Save Newspapers: Advertise
Next Monday the New York Times plans to start charging for online content. They started charging in Canada last week (I guess because the dollar is so strong against Canadian money). And I say, it’s about time. Up till now, … Continue reading
Posted in Candace Kaine, Hal, Reggie Wiggly, The Green Grocer, Zoe
Tagged business, Candace Kaine, newspapers, Reggie Wiggly, The Green Grocer, Zoe
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The Truth About the Space Program: It Still Captures Our Imagination
Between the continuing pro-democracy movement in the Middle East, and Wisconsin, the possible meltdown at a Japanese nuclear power plant, and the continued meltdown of Charlie Sheen’s brain (no citation needed), a story has slipped through the cracks. The space … Continue reading
Posted in Candace Kaine, Hal, Hal's grandfather, The Green Grocer, Zoe
Tagged Candace Kaine, Hal's grandfather, space, technology, The Green Grocer, Zoe
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The Truth About America: We Are a Liberal Country
That’s right, people, we are liberal! I know we just had an election and all the pundits are debating whether we are very conservative or extremely conservative Well, actually, we are liberal. What? Yeah, believe it. Everywhere you look, the … Continue reading
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Tagged Hal's dad, Hal's grandfather, liberalism, The Green Grocer, Zoe
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The Truth about Companies: They are Oppressive
Companies exist to crush the individual. That’s the sole point of their existence. To turn you from a person into a “human resource” as if people are the same as corn or water or paper. They only care about maximizing … Continue reading
The Truth About Doing Nothing All Day: It’s Boring
Doing nothing all day is exhausting. It’s also really, really boring. I know, I’m an experienced blogger, but it’s still hard to describe how boring doing nothing is. I mean, how do you describe nothing? Well first of all, the … Continue reading
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Tagged Congress, Hal's mom, Hal's Mom's House, international politics, weather
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