Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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The 2008 US Election
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Halloween!
In epic fashion I celebrated Halloween with a bunch of Aussies and a few Americans. The party was excellent; I went as Sir Drinks A Lot, a costume that H made for me last year. It’s a group costume and didn’t make a whole lot of sense to some people, but it worked and I…
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Games
So ever since I first got that chance to work as a contractor on the winter games in Salt Lake, I’ve wanted to be a part of the Olympic movement. I’m proud to be doing my part, even though it’s small in comparison to the over all work needed to be done to pull off…
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Vancouver Week 1
There were about 25 of us in the class of October 6th, all of us are with different FA’s, although the largest group in this class is the logistics crew. Here we are, all shiny and new, looking forward to getting started. It amazes me how many different people come together to work on a…
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Computers…
Don’t get me wrong I love them, but I just had to spend the entire day yesterday and a good portion of today formatting and starting fresh with my laptop. I suppose it was about time, but the timing could have been better as I’m still trying to get all my things together to move…
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Politics or how I became a non-caring part of the population
I was at my local pub last night trying to avoid any and all talks of politics. It went well for the first few hours, but for some reason a bar full of drunk fools decided to watch the repeat of the presidential debate last night. Something I’ve learned is you never mix bars with…
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I’ve been driving a forklift and doing bad things with it all week…
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The boat show…
The last day of the show and I can finally do a wrap up… The numbers: 271 total vessels 225 – Power Boats 46 – Sail Boats 181,480 sq ft of vessels $129,769,694 total reported value (some exhibitors don’t report the value of their vessels) 69 Shore side exhibitors 32 – East Dock 11 –…
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Apparently my card is the Five of Clubs
FIVE OF CLUBS THE ADVENTURER This card represents mental curiosity that is satisfied through exploration and experience. Being born with this birthday makes you extremely inquisitive and naturally adventurous. You love change and variety, and you are constantly exploring new things. You are not satisfied with what you know, so seeking new information and new…
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Not my words but good advice…
RISK Author unknown To laugh is to risk appearing the fool. To weep is to risk appearing sentimental. To reach out to others is to risk involvement. To expose feelings is to risk exposing your true self. To place your ideas, your dreams before a crowd is to risk their loss. To love is to…
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