Category: advice
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The UFC Diet
Most people probably don’t know this about me, but I’m a fan of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA). I wouldn’t say I’m an over-the-top fan; I have yet to go to a live event (and probably won’t). But I do watch the events I can and even read news about the UFC online. So, after a…
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Tampa in the News
I’ve found since I started teaching Sociology that being up-to-date on local news can be useful (though it is less useful at my new school where many of the students are from other cities). This leads me to read the local paper, which is often relatively quotidian – thefts, car accidents, political debates, etc. Occasionally,…
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vegetarianism and the environment?
Here’s an interesting news item I rediscovered in the NYtimes today: raising animals for meat releases more CO2 into the atmosphere than does the entire travel industry combined. This is based on research conducted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. I’m sure some of my regular readers will take issue with…
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move update and ANTS!
Debi finally wrapped things up at her job in Cincinnati and is now down here with me. She had a bit more than half of our stuff still with her in Cincinnati. It is scheduled to arrive today. Once that gets here, our move will be pretty much complete. We’re trying to adjust to life…
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my latest annoyance – deceptive move-in mailings
We bought a house; we’re happy. Start the deceptive junk mail. Mortgage insurance providers are pretty smooth. They must have sent the first mailing within about 2 days of me closing on the home. It was, in fact, the first piece of mail I got. Deceptively, it looked as though it was from my mortgage…
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fuel additives
A family member recently sent me an email encouraging me to try a new fuel additive that claims to boost fuel economy. Because I care about this relative and care about the truth, I spent a few minutes checking out the claims of this company to see if it is really worth my time. Here’s…
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tired of solicitations?
An excellent article in the NYTimes this morning provided a bunch of links and information on how to opt out of all sorts of solicitations: to opt out of credit card offers to opt out of junk mail to opt out of telemarketing