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As regular readers probably know, I write this weblog for me, not you.  I love that you all come here and comment, I love the discussions we get into, and I sincerely thank you for the information you provide along the way, but the simple truth is that I would …

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target audience fail

I just thought I would give some helpful advice to the “North American Hunting Club”, since it is obvious they need it: 

1.  I hate spam.  I do not care if it comes in my email, or my carbon mailbox.  Stop sending it to me. 

2.  I am not a …

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slip-slidin’ away

Why am I interested in procuring actual, physical precious metals, rather than electronic “accounts”? 

Because gos-se like this is really starting to worry the hell out of me: 

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From the source

About this Chart

The USD Index measures the performance of the US Dollar against a basket of

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hindsight is 20/45

If I knew a year ago what I know now, this would hardly be a question, but I am still actively pursuing my options thanks to a lot of helpful advice in the previous thread, which brings us to this question: 

Is it worth getting into silver (or …

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pretty shiny things

So, what do you know about buying precious metals?  And, no, I do not mean buying precious-metal-related mutual funds, or precious-metal-related accounts; I mean actual, honest-to-God, hold-in-your-hand metals. 

I have been plowing through the information provided by the Northwest Territorial Mint and vaguely eyeing their Stagecoach Silver, simply because …

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we interrupt this program

I am headed south this morning to meet up with Better Half and see her sister’s rehearsal, and then mosey on to a friend’s wedding, so I will be out-of-pocket for the whole weekend. Fret not, I have a few posts queued up to mysteriously appear while I am gone, …

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the past two days at work

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Times a hundred. Each. …

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authorized deviation

Ok, we were caught a little flat-footed when it came to planning ahead for this auspicious day, but it still worked out alright.

Update: As requested, here is our short-and-sweet recipe. First, go to your local Big Market store and buy a pre-brined Corned Beef (yes, we cheat). Next, place …

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progress?

Remember that officially-not-the-flu?

It is now officially pneumonia.

Yay? …

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file under “no good deed goes unpunished”

Or, at least, I would if I followed the specious pseudo-logic of the anti-rights nuts.

Yesterday, while working on the final stretch of my little fundraiser for Ramon Castillo, I started feeling progressively worse and worse – the full gamut of fever, body aches, chills, headache, coughing, etc. etc. …

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familial fraternity

Ah, the joys of spending Christmas with a one-year-old and a three-year-old (otherwise known as the “teeny terrorists” – on account of their “give me what I want or I will explode” methodology) – we are just now (mostly) finishing unwrapping gifts, after having been awake for only ten hours……

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out of pocket

Better Half and I are headed south this afternoon to spend Christmas with her family, and while I will have my phone with me (is that a Droid in your pocket?), do not expect me to be posting too terribly much… I do have a few posts scheduled to show …

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gorram clouds

That is all. …

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13 toys, $48

You cannot say as though I ask a great deal out of you, my readership, but since I have done this for two years now, I might as well keep up the momentum:

The stuffed animals are from the Disney Store in our mall, and were all of $3 a …

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random culinary delights

This thought never would have even crossed my mind, but “ash-ripening” goat cheese with poplar tree ash creates something that is damned good. You have to get past the whole, “they intentionally added powdered, burned wood to my cheese,” thing, and the end result is not your mama’s goat cheese …

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off we go

We are headed to Charlotte to spend the night before being summarily groped-and-poked by the Thousands Standing Around at the airport there, and then fly off to visit the parental units… While I will have my smartphone with me, and while it does a surprisingly good job of posting to …

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so that is where those went

Remember those glasses I thought I lost on our trip to Europe?

Yeah. Just found them in my backpack, where they have been for the past two months, despite having searched that backpack thoroughly (or what I thought was thoroughly) more than a few times in Europe and at …

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beer blogging

Well, this is a first for me – writing about a beer I enjoy.

Better Half had been wanting a pumpkin ale for a while now, but every time we thought about it, it was generally after we had gotten back from our grocery run. However, last time we were …

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here is to you

By now, you should know that a morocco-’tini is probably the best drink in the world, and definitely the most dangerous… And if you do not, you really should give it a shot. The sweet vermouth is largely optional (we do not use it, and while that changes the …

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five years and counting

Thanks for continuing to tolerate me, babe. …

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