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Losing my faith in Community

January 19, 2010

I started 2009 curious about community, by September I was being quoted about it in articles, but I left 2009 almost entirely convinced that “community” is a waste of time.
Not the people but the term itself. It has become a phantom banner that people wave to try and rally a cause – don’t we all [...]

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Holiday shopping binge!

November 30, 2007

I’ve never been a big fan of Christmas, mostly due to the way the rampant commercialism has squeezed the joy out of things. I just grit my teeth and stay away from the malls between Thanksgiving and Christmas. I’ve also reached a gift truce with most people I know, which makes that last [...]

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