Archive for the “ponderings” category

Restoring My Faith in Humanity (Kind of…)

February 5, 2010

Here is a guy who I’ve never met in meatspace, and have only known a short time in the online, who’s shipping probably $700 USD worth of gear to me, on faith that I’m not a total douche who is just going to rip him off…

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Posted in: Fun Stuff, ponderings, shredding gnar | 5 Comments


Bad People

March 2, 2009

Most people spend so much time worrying about how society is going to deal with the “bad” people, that they’ve completely lost sight of what happens to the good people — if they ever had sight of the good people to begin with. And if you forget about the good people, you’re leaving the door [...]

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Posted in: Legalese, ponderings | 10 Comments


The Ticketmaster e-Tickets/ticketFast Racket

January 16, 2009

I bought concert tickets a few months ago. They were expensive (about $105 with all the fees), but they were good seats at a decent venue to see Metallica. I also got two copies of the new album (one of which I gifted) and two coupon codes for a download of the live performance. [...]

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Posted in: Pop Culture, ponderings | 3 Comments


Who Are the Real Free-Riders?

December 28, 2008

I am not a “free rider” just because I don’t want to pay taxes. The real “free riders” are people who don’t contribute anything at all.

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Posted in: Taxation is Theft, ponderings | 8 Comments