“Now, Dad had tried to teach my brothers, never try to be better than somebody else, just try to be the best you can be, never cease trying to be…
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Take a look at any street scene photo from before 1960. Men are lined up to hear an important speech, taking in a baseball game, walking down the busy boulevard,…
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Part II of an occasional series on Prepping for Disaster. Open the door to your kitchen cabinet. Take a good long look at the box of crackers that may save your life…
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Electric vehicles still haven’t plugged into the mainstream car consumer zeitgeist, according to a more nuanced reading of the latest trends coming from the automotive press. Although you’ll likely see…
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The porn industry is still healthy, with guesstimates ranging into the billions for how much revenue and profits this wide-ranging but financially murky industry generates. But the larger companies in…
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“Minecraft” for Blockheads — A Parent’s Guide to the Hottest Computer Game
by Bruce Haringby Bruce HaringIf you are a parent whose offspring is ready to start exploring the world of computer gaming, get ready for a new arrival. Soon, Minecraft will become a part of your…
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Technology advances faster every year, and as the Singularity approaches, it takes more and more effort to keep up with the changes, and to understand what the heck all this…
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Winning the Disaster Game — by Turning an Ordinary Room into a Safe Room
by Bruce Haringby Bruce HaringYou’ve probably seen the shows — the ones where people are getting ready for some unimaginable apocalypse, when the you-know-what hits the fan and it all comes tumblin’ down. It…
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The past year may very well have been the rosy “Camelot” period for e-cigarette use. That’s because there were few restrictions on the use of the products in public or…
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Predicting the future, even the near future, carries a risk because the future has a way of making fools of us all. For proof, you don’t have to look any…