MINDLESS MUSINGS
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Category: MINDLESS MUSINGS
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As long as there have been laws, there have been those who disagree with them. Most begrudgingly comply and pretty much everyone breaks a few ‘little’ ones now and then. A few others will break the law by ignorance or accident; others again may disobey as a form of defiance or protest. However, we usually…
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It is a scathing paradox that the rise of ‘civilisation’ would coincide with such unbridled subjugation. Once the numbers start to swell it becomes almost as inevitable as it is dreadful. The only way to avoid it is to put as much distance between your ‘primitive’ people and ‘civilisation’ as possible. The quest for power,…
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The concept is sickening yet simple, and with the revelations coming out from the Epstein Files, nowhere near as farfetched as we would hope. A savvy entrepreneur has thought of another way for the mega rich to entertain themselves at the expense of the peasants. Hunting humans is so blasé and exhausting. Why not just…
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Reckon it’s time to start a new thread. Feels like I have been trying to squeeze a few ideas into some categories where they don’t quite fit. This one will be a little more random in some ways, but it will basically be what you expect from the title. I was born and a kid…
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Joe has mastered the craft of building chairs. He has made a few and they are selling well. He charges $20 for each chair. It costs him $7 to buy the wood and nails to make 1 chair. It takes him around 12 working hours to make 1 chair. $13 profit = $1 an hour…
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Mercedes: Remember when we were kids and Edmond got that whistle for his birthday, and you got a pony? You were so mad that Edmond was happier with his whistle than you were with your pony. The Count of Monte Cristo (2002) Who are these Joneses we keep hearing about? What is success? There’s the…
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My first full time permanent job began sometime in the early 1990s. It was a small lighting fixture manufacturer rune by 2 brothers. Their 2 wives ran the office and reception, and there were two other guys making the fixtures before I arrived. A grand total of 7. There are a few stories from this…
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I wonder if there was ever an empire that grew out of popularity rather than conquest. Imagine a ruler who was so awesome and a society so envied that people were just compelled to join; they flocked to the place, and tales of this alluring kingdom spread far and wide. It expanded to an empire…