Just a Guy Who Reads the Papers

News overload? Probably time to give it a rest

Just a Guy — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:39:12 +0000

One thing I’m learning about myself since starting this blog — it’s really easy to get burned out about all the idiocy going on in today’s world. You can take it to seriously, develop strange physical ticks and muscle twitches, stress out, and grow large dark circles under your eyes.

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News overload? Probably time to give it a rest

Have you done that ‘early’ Christmas shopping yet?

Just a Guy — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:13:41 +0000

I have one or two friends who are among those annoying people who buy Christmas presents as early as July or August. They keep sort of a running mental list in their heads alerting them to the interests and desires of family and friends and, if it’s July, August, whenever during the year — WHAM! If they find a good price on something matching their mental lists, they buy it.

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Have you done that ‘early’ Christmas shopping yet?

FTC turning fairness gaze toward bloggers now

Just a Guy — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:07:15 +0000

Perhaps you blog, or hang around this blog and others a lot, and you’ve already heard about this: The Federal Trade Commission is targeting bloggers and others who publish and/or market products on the Internet. They recently passed regulations that have left many people confused.

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Here’s a useful website where you might make a few bucks

Just a Guy — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 19:07:03 +0000

No, this isn’t a massive appeal for new comments to my blog — although I’m always eager for anyone who reads this to also write a comment on what they’re reading.

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Parents: Have you checked on what drugs your children may be drinking today??

Just a Guy — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:21:29 +0000

What an amazing story: In a country where people are increasingly more concerned about natural foods, organic foods, healthy eating and drinking, etc., we now find out we may be ingesting unwanted — and unprescribed! — small amounts of drugs in our cities’ drinking water.

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My tile work will never rival remnants of antiquity

Just a Guy — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:21:59 +0000

I was looking around the Internet using Almighty Google to research some information about tiles and how they were used in the ancient world. Made originally from baked clay, then marble, then other types of stone, tiles were used to create everything from gorgeous walls and bath decor to sturdy roofs and even aqueducts to transport water into ancient Rome.

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My tile work will never rival remnants of antiquity

Anyone reading this set to run NYC marathon Sunday?

Just a Guy — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:18:19 +0000

Many years ago, I started walking to lose some weight. Then the walk turned into a jog, and the jog into a slow run. Within four months, I had lost about 60 pounds and I was regularly running local — but very non-competitive on my part! — 10K races.

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Thoughts return again to joys of vacation times

Just a Guy — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:45:53 +0000

My apologies if I’m wearing out the topic, but my thoughts have returned again today to that fun little mini-vacation my wife and I enjoyed over our extended weekend. What do you like to do for vacations, either mini- or longterm?

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Thoughts return again to joys of vacation times

Show respect when you use term ‘pond scum,’ please

Just a Guy — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:34:39 +0000

I was reading an interesting article online earlier today about the wonders of wildlife some urban grade school kids experienced when they went on a field trip to a nearby park with a pond in it. They were fascinated by the tiny worms, leeches, other small critters, birds, plants — it was fun for them and very educational in light of the urban setting in which they lived.

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Vacations renew the spirit, sometimes really tire out the body

Just a Guy — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:24:24 +0000

It had been more than two years since my wife and I had a vacation, so last week and over the weekend, we took a bit of a “mini-vacation.” Didn’t go anywhere very special, just strapped on the old Dansko shoes, threw a few clothes into an old duffel bag, and headed out of town.

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