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The way I see it, there are two different kinds of shopping:
1. Planned Shopping – in this case, you have specific stores you want to go to, or even a specific item you’re looking for.
2. Browsing – this is when you’re just walking around with no particular purpose, waiting to see if anything catches your eye. Read the rest of this entry »

I hope all of you had a wonderful holiday season so far; New Year’s is coming up fast. Remember that everything that has a beginning has an end and that New Year’s resolutions rarely last a lifetime. Usually, as far as I know, people give up on them in about a week. Read the rest of this entry »

Two weeks ago I came up with a great idea for a whiskerino theme. Since the themes for that week had already been chosen, I decided to wait until the next week to suggest mine. The day finally came, and when I sat down to type in the idea, I couldn’t remember what it was. I had gotten so caught up in thinking about when the best time to suggest it was that I totally forgot the suggestion itself. Read the rest of this entry »

Lately, I’ve been listening to a lot of talk radio. This morning on the Al Franken show on the AM dail, a woman (name?) who was filling in for Al brought up a point that I found interesting. She was talking about the Iraqi war and why the U.S. began the attack in the first place. She listed many supposed reasons: 911, stop terrorism, Saddam’s a bastard, etc. She went onto say Read the rest of this entry »

‘Tis the season of giving and receiving. One might say that it is truly the season of giving and of being selfless, but there wouldn’t be a giver if there isn’t a receiver (I am fully aware of your ability to find innuendos out of what I’ve just written, but come on, let’s focus). This led me to thinking about the idea of abundance and the glaring separation between the haves and the have-nots. Read the rest of this entry »

Rebekah and I subscribe to Netflix and it’s great. I’ve always hated going to the movie rental store because unless you walk in with a specific movie in mind, you end up spending close to an hour trying to find one suitable for renting. Usually the one you end up with is a compromise and it’s one of those things where it’s the only one everyone could agree on so noone ends up being happy. Read the rest of this entry »

I realized after I wrote my first post that it may’ve come across a little grandiose. It seemed like I’m going to attempt to traverse the depths of the universe and soar the blue skies with this log thing. The search for Ultimate Truth is an obvious important issue at hand, but I’ve Read the rest of this entry »

…well anyway. YOU ARE READING THIS FOR A REASON. You may not understand it at this point in time, but it is not a coincidence that you have found yourself gazing at these words and interpreting their meanings. You are reading this right now and ‘right now’ is all there is. Read the rest of this entry »