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Tell me your secrets

January 30, 2009

Einstein wrote letters to Roosevelt voicing concerns about the atomic bomb. Lincoln wrote a response letter to Grace Bedell’s request that he grow a beard. My favorite letters to write have been those of resignation to employers I loathed and that of adoration to women I loved. Write me a letter.

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On Indentured Servitude

January 19, 2009

I am not good at keeping my house clean. I work a lot and play a lot and find that “chores” do not fit into my schedule. My time is better spent being creative, sharing my ideas, putting together IKEA furniture, etc. I just hired a maid to come once a week and clean up after me. Does this make me lazy, or just someone who values his time?

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On Supposedly Healthy Things

January 16, 2009

We are a society that loves good marketing. If something is supposedly eco-friendly, cleansing, biodegradable, organic, raw, rejuvenating, restoring, revitalizing, replenishing or regenerating, we jump at the opportunity to show it off to our friends.

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On Recycling

January 12, 2009

On any given day, I am typically handed one to five pieces of useless paper that, unless I request a clerk trash it, will end up on my chest of drawers at the end of the night. Notice, I said that I requested a clerk “trash” it. If you’re not the type of person that collects receipts (I am not), “trashing” is a typical response to someone offering you one. Try this next time, though: When the clerk hands you your next receipt, instead of asking he/she to “trash” it, ask them to “recycle” it for you. The results are comical at worst and downright amazing under certain circumstances.

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On Snail Mail

January 12, 2009

So, in light of this childhood tradition, I’d like to send you a postcard.

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