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Losers Read Their Mail

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I was a horrible person in 1995. My sense of responsibility was non-existent. I laughed at every bill that arrived in the mail. The fate of the envelope was one of two possibilities: opened and thrown away or unopened and placed in a growing pile. My financial situation was comparable to a Baghdad chandelier maker [...]

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Towel of Terror

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In 1992, I was drained. Why? I was nineteen and carried a full course load of freshman engineering classes at Texas A&M, worked a full-time job as an assistant manager at 7-11™, served the Air Force Reserves as an Air Transportation Specialist in San Antonio, and donated plasma every week for extra cash. Sometimes I [...]

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My Eulogy for Bob Powers and Todd Levin

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I was asked to deliver an eulogy last night at their 2-year anniversary of How to Kick People at Mo’Pitkins. Here it is: I will never be able to forgive God for this despicable thievery of two talented wordsmiths. God damn you, God! Why did you take these precious souls away from us? Was it [...]

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Cost of Energy(kwH) is Cheap (sort of)

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What exactly is a kWh? According to Whatis.com, “kWh is a kilowatt-hour which is a unit of energy equivalent to one kilowatt of power expended for one hour of time” or simply power multiplied by time. How much power is in a kW? 3,600,000 joules (The equivalent of the amount of energy exerted by 45,000 [...]

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Losers Read Their Mail

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I was a horrible person in 1995. My sense of responsibility was non-existent. I laughed at every bill that arrived in the mail. The fate of the envelope was one of two possibilities: opened and thrown away or unopened and placed in a growing pile. My financial situation was comparable to a Baghdad chandelier maker [...]

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