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Jun
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Think about it. It is not necessary to spend a huge amount of money to decide who gets care and who doesn’t when everybody is covered.

Debunking Canadian health care myths - The Denver Post

Common sense in the health care debate?

Jun
26th
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War Made Beautiful (a motorcycle quote)

“Both practices [fixing motorcycles and wiring houses] have internal goods that engage my attention, but fixing bikes is more meaningful because not only the fixing but also the riding of motorcycles answers to certain intuitions I have about human excellence. People who ride motorcycles have gotten something right, and I want to put myself in the service of it, this thing that we do, this kingly sport that is like war made beautiful.” - Matthew B. Crawford

Shop Class as Soulcraft, p. 196

Jun
4th
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It’s exact moments like these when I am thankful that we live an uncluttered life. Instead of worrying about the state of the house or what we might feed our guests while they are here or anything hostess related, I simply nodded and told him, “good to know.

Surprise benefits of an uncluttered life | Unclutterer

Slowly but surely, we’re getting there.

May
29th
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I don’t often ask readers to do things like this, but please, forward this post to people you know in the US, Canada and the EU, and ask them to reblog, tweet, and spread the word, especially to government officials and activists who work on disabled rights.
May
28th
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OneWheelDrive.Net - NZ : South Island Series Prologue - Auckland to Kaikoura

Fantastic video! I’m really looking to seeing the rest of this series. Nice work, Joe and Flora!

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A farmer was injured after a bull sat on him around 2:30 p.m.

Bozeman Chronicle Police Reports

Wow. Montana seems pretty dangerous these days.

May
25th
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I’m amazed by this Green Lantern Trailer (via jaronpitts)
May
23rd
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An individual contacted police with questions about transporting a rifle while riding a bicycle.

The Best of the
Bozeman Chronicle
Police Reports: Saturday May 23, 2009

I’d rest the barrel on the handlebars, taking aim at jaywalkers and texting drivers.