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The Resilient Life: Understanding a life that will survive into the future

So I’ve been on a stick contract to be writing every week. This is the last post of that contract. After this, I need to decide whether or not I will continue to blog or not. I didn’t think so, but at the same time, I feel maybe I should. I need to keep writing about Jesus, and I need to keep writing about our world. Environmentalism. It’s sort of a worn out word. I mean, most people fall into…

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For Goodness Sake, You Only Need One Bible!

I got a new Bible the other day. It’s small, but big enough that the font isn’t difficult to read, and it’s got a cross reference system. Basically, all I’ve ever used from inside a Bible itself when studying a Bible. All the extra notes, the massive concordances, essays, charts and whatever, I’ve never really found too much use for. I study the Bible inductively, and for that the only real use I…

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The Chevrolet's "affordable EV" BOLT is still going to be just north of 50 K...

The Chevrolet’s “affordable EV” BOLT is still going to be just north of 50 K…

… and I’m sad about it. So here’s the run down. There is a new electric vehicle coming out, and it’s basically my dream car (aside from a Volkswagon Beetle. The newer, more gender neutral ones. They’re pretty slick, but also VW=super reliable without getting a Civic, and I lightly used one can be around 15 000), because it’s the first fully capable electric vehicle on the market that isn’t nearly…

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The Two Best Things You Can Do For The Environment

People get really caught up on fossil fuels, and I get it, it’s super important. Like, we absolutely must deal with fossil fuels and I intend on obtaining an electric vehicle for as soon as possible, because it’s a large contributor to CO2 in the air and must be brought under control. No objections. No if’s and’s or what’s about it. We must stop depending on oil. BUT… is it the most urgent. Very…

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Minimalism, and The Basic Principles

Last week I talked about how excited I was about the fact that I was going to have work and more importantly money so that I could start building my life, but how I also needed to keep a sober mind and control what I was doing with my money, and never spending more than what I have. During that blog, I mentioned that I would describe how I view my minimalism this week, and how that interacts with…

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I'm Finally Employed, and Now I Don't Know What To Do With Myself!

I’m Finally Employed, and Now I Don’t Know What To Do With Myself!

The title could be misleading. I’ve been employed before, don’t get me wrong. I’ve worked a series of factory jobs, and done various volunteer hours. In particular, I have spent several years working with a vacations service for people with disabilities. But this is different. I went to school for my Developmental Service Worker Diploma, something I intend on doing for some time before I pursue…

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Power Walking, and Thinking About A Car

So recently I made the decision to really commit to living a healthier lifestyle, regardless of what weight size I might be, and this means a few different things. First, it doesn’t mean I’m trying to loose all my weight or that I think being large is a bad thing. Second, that the focus isn’t really about losing weight, the focus is about gaining health, be whatever it may. And to begin all of…

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Jiggidy Style Colds

So once a year or so, I get a cold. Last year, I actually didn’t get a significant cold so far as I can remember, but this year I got one harsh. I’m going to tell you that story. Last Thursday I went to a friends house to spend the night, and it was a fairly good time up until about 11 pm. That is when the cold started. And at first, I attributed it to the fact that my friend, his wife and my…

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Spiritual Paths and Environmentalism

This week has been an important week for me so far as is concerned with my spiritual life. Important decisions that I needed to make were largely resolved by prayer and a bit of reflection, and I resolved problems with two people, one of which was an old and stiff hatred towards someone. I shall becoming accountable to someone for my spiritual life, though we have yet to hash out all the details…

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Scarecrow Tomatoes and Pepper Unknown

I have to say, one of my proudest achievements this year is the fact that I have got a garden up and going, and that most of the plants growing in it are yielding a magnificent amount of fruit! While not everything has flourished, several things have, and I intend on sharing each piece of information I can to you! Tomatoes – To begin with the easily most excellent, are my cherry tomato plants.…

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Cars Are The Worst, and I'm Going To Tell You Why

Cars Are The Worst, and I’m Going To Tell You Why

The past few weeks have been a real pissoff for me, because it’s been slowly revealed to me that a lot of agencies that I am trying to work for have a hidden expectation that not only do you need to know how to drive (a perfectly reasonable requirement since you will be required to drive people using company vehicles) but that you also are required to actually have a car. You must have a car in…

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Solo-Living : Crap the Wasp and Life Jazz

On the morning of Tuesday, on some date last week, I approached the upstairs of my house with the usual, reckless abandon that I typically do. Shirtless. And loving it! It was perhaps ten o clock in the morning, I had just watered my garden, and I was ready for my usual oatmeal and fruit. When not applying to jobs, days are fairly still, but today would be an exception. For after breakfast, I…

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Life rocks.

Well, life does seem to suck right now doesn’t it. Well, how? Well, I have no money. Well, I have no job. Well, do you have food? Well, yes, but I only have rice and lentils. Well, there, you have food. But it’s not very much. But it’s food. Sure, it’s food. Are you suffering from disease? No. Are you suffering from war? No. Are you suffering from a lack of education? No. Are you suffering from a…

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What is there to do.

After being broke for nearly two months, it does feel very good to now be just one level above broke, namely on welfare. In the next month, I will be a little more above broke, with honorariums. There is plenty for me to do and I’m looking forward to it.

There is much to get done, and I’m looking forward to getting it all through. The first steps into a non-precarious financial position are…

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Are People Not Responsible For Their Actions Because Their Actions Are Due to Circumstances Outside Of Their Control?

I disagree with the proposition in the question completely, but lets begin with a proposition that it is true. We are not responsible for anything we do because it is all outside of our control. We’ll, that depends on the nature of the being or thing within the control of outside factors. It’s whether a hammer could be considered blameless in the destruction of a window caused by a man with a…

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A New Blog

Hello Everyone! It’s an exciting time for me right now. I want to update you all on a development.

Let me explain myself fully, so that anyone who has enjoyed reading my posts understands me properly.

I have loved blogging like this. It’s been an interesting experience, and it’s been just about a year since I got the idea to do it. And I’m still going to be doing it. I don’t think I’ll ever stop.

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1/21/15 When Failure Beats Upon US

Yesterday I was faced with the reality that I was going to have to change some things around if I wanted to compete with the new schedule I’m on. Eight hours of my day now goes to work that I’m not paid for yet. Marvellous, glorious and useful work that I love to do, but still unpaid work. The reality is that I leave at 7 and don’t come back until 5 (if we include bus travel). So how am I…

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