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{ Monthly Archives } September 2007

Investing in the Jimi

I decided to replace the wallet I purchased a few months back after I rendered it unusable in a short period of time. I have always tended to keep my ATM and debit card receipts in my wallet just to make sure I entered them in Microsoft Money, but I never tended to get [...]

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Games of Tag

I have apparently been both harassed and admonished for the fact that I have been tagged to participate in a local meme. I have stated before my distaste of memes, but I will complete this one. I will not be continuing the trend, though.  No one will be getting tagged by me. 
Meme Rules
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All Politics is Local

As Tip O’Neill said, “All politics is local,” and with that, I turn an eye to the Baltimore City Primary Election happening today.  On account of my Republican registration in this city, I am not voting given the incredible dearth of Republican candidates in our heavily Democratic town.  I have been pondering changing my party [...]

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Dashing my (Local Sports) Dreams

Football was supposed to rescue me from the doldrums of Orioles baseball.  Specifically, Ravens football was supposed to do this.
Instead, the Ravens lost a game they should have been blown out in.  Even worse, after turning the ball over countless times, they actually have a chance to tie the game up.  Instead, they get hit [...]

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The Folly of Early Adopters

I have been thoroughly entertained by the masses of Apple iPhone fanboys early adopters who are now complaining about the recently announced price drop of the 8GB iPhone.  To assuage these emotionally wounded masses, Steve Jobs has decided to offer all iPhone customers a $100 Apple Store Credit. 
I, for one, think that the early adopters [...]

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