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Rocinante Gets Sharper Teeth
Crappy econo-box racecars, versions 1.0 and 2.0 The great and legendary Rocinante, my 2002 Hyundai Avante (Elantra), spent an entirely unacceptable 12 months in stock configuration. How I bowed my head in disgrace as beloved ancestors sneered at my pathetically stock ride. “Bah,” my mother said. “These springs sag like your spirit. Your Rocinante rocks […]
Devil’s Advocate Exercises
How good are you at playing Devil’s Advocate? I believe that the hardest part of being a good Devil’s Advocate is overcoming your own moral beliefs and prejudices. As such, I’ve created a list of positions you are very unlikely to accept, but which have all been accepted at one time or another. In other […]
Forms of Power
French and Raven’s Five Forms of Power Understanding Where Power Comes From in the Workplace By James Manktelow What’s the source of your power? Leadership and power are closely linked. People tend to follow those who are powerful. And because others follow, the person with power leads. But leaders have power for different reasons. Some […]
Asking for Help – Please Share and Help Me Find My Sister
Help this guy find his lost sister.
Male kind’s illusion. International marraige. Korean women’s illusions and irresponsibilty.
This is a good article, but honestly, the question it brings foremost to my mind is whether it’s possible to create pop music that isn’t sexual fantasy. I think the answer might be no.
Inner Beauty
What a beautiful article by a Korean feminist. It’s nice to get different perspectives on what we usually think of as a strictly Western thing.
A Little Teaser of Things to Come
My little 2002 Hyundai, it seems, has a turbocharger in its future. Also! Horrifying and dangerous corrosion on vital safety components! First, the horrifying problems. In other news, I am officially old. For the first time in my life, I paid actual, real money in order to make my vehicle quieter. I bought a new […]
Being Lazy, Making Cool Stuff
Ladies and gentlemen, I first want to thank you for reading my blog. I do not take your attentions for granted. You may have noticed that I haven’t produced anything recently and for that I apologize. It’s not laziness, or at least not totally laziness. I’m working on some big projects that are sucking up […]
2014 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 12,000 times in 2014. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 4 sold-out performances for that many […]
On My Father’s Birthday: A Letter To The Man Who Killed Him
Originally posted on TALES FROM THE MOTHERLAND:
Dear Sir, I don’t know your name, but you killed my father on June 9, 1973, in Stockton, California. My father was thirty-two years old then; I was ten. If he had lived, he would have been 74 on November 29th. The year my dad ws killed I am…
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