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Restoring My Faith in Humanity (Kind of…)
Recently, I bought some new snowboards. The first one (a Burton X8) I bought from an online store that specializes in that sort of thing, but when I rode it a few times and found that it wasn’t quite what I was looking for (mostly because I needed a different size) I turned around and sold it, breaking even on the transactions. I did not list it on eBay and I did not sell it on craigslist or face to face. I listed it for sale on a snowboarding-oriented forum and had a buyer within a day or so. He sent me the money via PayPal and I packaged up the board and shipped it out to New York. Once I had his money, I shopped for a new board, and found … Read entire article »
Filed under: Fun Stuff, ponderings, shredding gnar
Can somebody please tell me why we need Health Reform?
My friend Brad posted the following on his facebook today: Bought health insurance today for $80/month. That’s $20 less than my cable/internet bill and $20 less than a cell phone plan with unlimited talk, text, and web. Can somebody please tell me why we need Health Reform when something so important is cheaper then two non-important items? Brad and I are for the most part on the same page when it comes to politics. Worst-case, we’re at least reading the same chapter of the same book. So I’d be preaching to the proverbial choir if I were to explain to you in detail the many valid cases reform (and by “reform” I really mean “repeal”). Here’s a short list to get you started: National Health Care will raise taxes on the middle … Read entire article »
Filed under: American Politics, Bureaucracy, Health Care