Time is a cultural creation. It has been subject to change throughout history. From the movement of celestial bodies to the decay of radioactive material, our metrics for time have evolved along with society. So has it changed throughout my own life. My dad told me, shortly after he returned to my life on my 10th birthday, that as you get older,
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How many of you have found yourself in this situation? You are out drinking with someone and suddenly they drop the apocalypse bomb on you. Their survival scenario when the shit hit the fan and the dead would rise. They'd tell me how the end was near and likely it would involve zombies and that most people would be fucked and eaten and he had a
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My first couple months here in Seattle, weren't very productive. It was all about comforts to overcome the shock of moving away from my hometown. Yeah, hick boy moves to the big city, I'm sure James Dean had a similar adjustment period. It involved me eating a lot of comfort foods (lots of good cheap asian food to be had out here in Seattle),
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2008 has been a very transformative year for me. I sold a house, cleared up my credit card debt and moved halfway across the country. I even fell in love. I have a wonderful family (both blood and extended) and have many blessings to count. I used to feel funny about anniversaries, holidays and other seasonal/annual events. But in recent times, I'
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Having spent the last couple months being a election/info junkie (Matt can back me up on this one), I'm pleased its over.
I spent last night with my family out here in Washington. I shed a few tears on the shoulder of a woman I love very much as I watched Obama's victory speech. I agree with President elect Obama that brighter days are ahead of us
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