Category Archives: life

Comments on Do Not Call

Posted on 2007-01-10 by David

I got some good comments from Jason and Denise after my post on the National Do Not Call Registry. I got permission to post some of the comment. What happens if we follow the personal responsibility road a little further?In … Continue reading →

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Do Not Call Registry

Posted on 2007-01-08 by David

After receiving yet another phone call from Dish Network, I have begun thinking about the National Do Not Call Registry. I have been on the registry for a year, and the calls definitely seemed to go down after I got … Continue reading →

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Holidays

Posted on 2006-12-29 by David

I’m guessing that it will be normal for me to post less often during the holidays. Hopefully 10 day breaks will not be normal. Besides the obvious Christmas festivities and work, I have been doing very good with my running … Continue reading →

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Insurance Racket

Posted on 2006-10-25 by David

I had to deal with changing health insurance today with the business office at the womens clinic that Laura goes to in preparation for our new baby. That gave me the opportunity to review prices for their services. I discovered … Continue reading →

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Party Time

Posted on 2006-10-21 by David

As I left my house this morning I noticed that someone had been to my door (and every door in the neighborhood) and left stuff. When I returned home I went to see what kind of prizes I had won. … Continue reading →

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Questions on Class Economics

Posted on 2006-10-09 by David

I have been enjoying a variety of books and movies on late 19th century life lately and it has me thinking a little bit. I was reading one of the books in the Little House on the Prairie series and … Continue reading →

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Moving On

Posted on 2006-10-04 by David

I’m getting tired of dwelling on being unsatisfied with my life. I’m going to make an effort to move on to other topics. Either they will be happier topics related to my life or else I will write about things … Continue reading →

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What is “America”?

Posted on 2006-09-23 by David

I have been listening to the debate about how we define torture and what we allow in the treatment of prisoners in the war on terror. I have heard at least one listener call in to an NPR program on … Continue reading →

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Undoing Past Progress

Posted on 2006-09-16 by David

I read two articles today in the New York Times today that got me thinking about how we are undoing the benefits that first made our country the place it was when I was growing up. The first article was … Continue reading →

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Anniversary

Posted on 2006-09-11 by David

I should have been able to predict long ago what today would be like. I knew before I started reading the news today that there would be stories of memorial services where they would rehash the events of five years … Continue reading →

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