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Thoughts While Mowing The Lawn
It’s weird how doing the most mundane things can bring the greatest clarity, taking a shower, going for a run, or in my case, mowing my lawn. Is it the repetitive task itself that allows us to think, or in our hyperconnected world, is it just that time away, a moment to unplug, that lets…
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Now What?
The Supreme Court has been in the news a lot this past week due to its ruling in the Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. case. I’m not going to elaborate on my opinion of the case here, but I do want to ask a serious question: what can people who feel that this was the…
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JFDI
Around this time last year I signed up for an experiment. I wasn’t sure where it would go, but the premise was simple: There is never going to be a good time, so just get started. While the Start Experiment ultimately ended, much to the dismay of its participants, it taught me a lot. As…
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Cutting Cable and Switching Internet Providers
A few weeks ago I realized that I hadn’t watched “real TV” in weeks. All of the video I’d been watching was coming from the Internet or DVDs. If I wasn’t watching television, then why was I paying for it? I looked at my cable bill and when I included all of the fees associated…
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Save the the [Lehigh Valley]
I’m not sure when it began, but Discover Lehigh Valley has decided to refer the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metropolitan area as “Lehigh Valley” instead of “the Lehigh Valley.” I grew up in this area and for as long as I can remember, when the term has been used by locals it’s always been “the Lehigh Valley.” Omitting the…