May 2010

Mile 23

May 30, 2010

I’m a marathon runner which is a stupid idea really. Long distance running can be terribly destructive to your body, and I don’t think, in general, humans were meant to run continuously for 26+ miles.  I run mostly for the mental aspect because it helps when I sense that I am operating over my capacity [...]

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My Villains, My Heroes

May 27, 2010

I’m moving to my 27th lifetime residence this weekend. I know so much about moving that I started a part-time moving company a few years ago that was thriving until my truck got stolen recently. There is no shortage of restless people, and I am one of them. I made a terrible error in renting [...]

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Art of Endurance

May 25, 2010

Henry Rollins says, “I don’t enjoy… I endure.” Is there something that you are so passionate about that it makes you demented? Chances are, you will have to endure indescribable bullshit in order to even get close unless you are lucky enough to be passionate about crocheting or something. I’m passionate about freedom and meaningful [...]

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Artificial Problems, Artificial Answers

May 23, 2010

Guest post by Dan, aka Auntiegrav… Greed isn’t a problem. It’s actually a useful behavior. Money isn’t a solution to anything: it’s simply an invention that makes itself seem useful. Some things are like that — if you didn’t know about them, you wouldn’t want them, but once they are invented, they become cultural comfort [...]

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Men & Money

May 21, 2010

Yesterday I heard this:  “Yo, that’s a separate line item on the balance sheet and shit, motherfucker.”  I was at a gym — a place I absolutely detest and avoid because it’s full of guys with bodies that are suited for nothing except lifting heavy shit in a gym.  Meanwhile, the construction guys outside are [...]

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