July, 2009

‘Illegally Thin’ | DNP Weight Loss and Government Conspiracy

DNP weight loss story will sell well Beware promises of magic. My prediction for the next book that will skyrocket in sales: “Illegally Thin,” a book about DNP weight loss by someone who goes by the name Random Knight. This book has got everything: A supposed “miracle drug” that helps people lose weight. A government conspiracy. Crime. Yep, ...

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Stealing Entertainment, Revisited

A week ago I wrote a post called “Is it Ever Okay to Steal Entertainment?”, which produced great comments from our readers, many of whom were clearly incensed that I would ever try to rationalize stealing from content creators. I’ve been thinking about the criticism and understanding that was added to the original article. I ...

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Michael Vick Has Been Reinstated Into the NFL

On a conditional basis, Vick reinstated by football Justice. (Photo: Infidelsparadise.com) Anyone who commits a crime should be held responsible for their actions. This includes celebrities and superstar athletes who frequently find themselves in a position where they are held above the law. No special plea bargains, no special privileges,  no skating where normal people would be ...

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Pete Rose to Be Pardoned by Baseball Soon?

Balls to the wall when Pete hit the field They called him "Charlie Hustle" (Photo: redmarketer.wordpress.com) I am an insatiable baseball fanatic. Long after the final pitch of the World Series, months before pitchers and catchers report for Spring Training in Arizona and Florida for Cactus and Grapefruit League games, I am thinking about the game, reading ...

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Buying Food: Grocery Shopping Tips from 1950

The American housewife! Who has a more important or more responsible occupation? Wife, mother, laundress, counselor, maid, chef, purchasing agent. All of these are her duties at one time or another. So begins Buying Food, a home economics film from 1950. Buying Food is fascinating not just for its shopping tips, but also for the inside ...

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