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Malignant True Believers

A fanatic is one who can’t change his mind and won’t change the subject. – Winston Churchill On the way back home from my 30th birthday, I sat next to a 20-year-old, talkative Christian missionary to India. Aside from chattering about how much she was afraid of enclosed spaces and how beautiful God’s creation (nature) and…

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29 things I DID do before turning 29

Let’s be happy! Let’s do the opposite of last post! Imagine if I’d had the most foresight? What would my goals have been? These are them! Go to graduate school. Finish my dissertation. Travel to several countries. Be in a successful relationship. Buy my own car. Not hang myself with a belt. Be happy with…

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29 things to do before I turn 29, redux

You might not remember this list, but it’s been central to my mind for months. Not hang myself with a belt Success. I now hang myself with pride. Be happy with where I live and who I live with Success. Although this is ending fairly soon. I suspect I’ll briefly move in with my girlfriend…

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Advice for First-Time Parents

2: I think I’m getting my hearing back, how about you? 1: What? 2: WHAT?? In order to not spoil your child, pay equal amounts of attention to something else. We recommend drugs or alcohol. The sooner you start feeding your child meat and veggies, the sooner he’ll be a man and not let you…

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Why being attacked by zombies might rock

I suppose you won’t bother with a corresponding Pros list, though for completeness’ sake – you really should. – Radioactive Jam said on Thursday, 4 October, 2007 Sudden food and electronics binge to die for. Never a dull day again. Your existential crisis will end… one way or another. Target practice: House of the Dead…

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Why being attacked by zombies might suck

There’s probably some drawbacks to the world being overtaken by zombies I’m not seeing. – Me, after seeing Resident: Evil; Extinction/ Constant body odor Odds are most of the beautiful women would keep their promises and die before they slept with you. Hot, running water might not last very long. Ditto electricity and heat. No…

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