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Starbucks, Home of the Britons

Someone I frequently see at Starbucks is a 35-year old British dude named Harry. Like myself, we are both considered “regulars” at this place because we spend hours and hours sitting on our asses on their comfortable so…
A 10.0

Rachel: Hi, Shane! How are you?Shane: Oh, just shaking and baking. Rachel: Yeah. That earthquake was pretty strong! I was at In-N-Out when it happened. What were you doing?Shane: I was at home. I…
This is What I Did on Sunday

(There are fundamentally two types of blogs on Xanga: (1) There is the daily journal in which people chronicle every detail of their lives, and (2) there is everybody else. I am part of the “everybody else” group and th…
The Number 43

There is something peculiar about me and the number “43.” For the past several weeks, I’ve had a propensity to look at the clock at 43 minutes after the hour. When I rolled out of bed today my digital clock read “6:43.…
Love vs. Compromise, Part Two

A few months ago I posted an entry called "Love vs. Compromise" inwhich I explained why compromise undermines the integrity of true love. The majority of the feedback disagreed with me. Most people felt thatcompro…
Reading Between the Liner Notes

My right arm has been hurting lately, and I know exactly why. I have a laptop computer and I’m too lazy to get a mouse for it. For the few hours each day that I am on the computer, my right hand hovers over my computer…
Taxin' That Hoe

One of the major issues that figures prominently on many Americans’ choice on who to vote for in Presidential elections is taxes. Generally speaking, the Democrats favor taxes to fund public programs and the Republicans…
Restless Marketing Dysfunction

There is a ploy that drug companies utilize calleddirect-to-consumer marketing, and its goal seems to be to challenge theintelligence of the average American citizen. Direct-to-consumer marketing involves the use o…
Schizo

sometimes I feel likeI’m the only person in the world. if youtake away my soul and myessence, what’s left of my life? a closer look: youmay notice that this is nonsense. it’s because no one wantsto deal…
Seattle and the Original Ten

Post #1: Seattle. Today is American Independence Day, and nothing says "America" more than the Seattle Space Needle! (This statement is not true. An American flag, Mt. Rushmore, apple pie, Kanye West, etc. proba…
Death Cab for Fugly

There is a new law in the state of California that will drastically affect the way Californians live their everyday lives. The law, which took effect on July 1, 2008, makes it illegal to drive and talk on your cell phon…

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