Falling In Love (For All The Wrong Reasons)
For whatever reason, people I have lost touch with 10+ years ago have decided after all these years to get back in contact with me. Truth be told, I created...
Month: May 2010
The Pussification Of America
by Thomas Slatin
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As a child, did I wear a helmet when I took rides on my bicycle, went downhill skiing, went rock climbing, or when I played baseball? Of course not. Helmets...
The Modern Day Renaissance Man
by Thomas Slatin
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The terms Renaissance man and, less commonly, homo universalis (Latin for “universal man” or “man of the world”) are related and used to describe a person who is well educated...
People Don’t Change The World, The World Changes People
by Thomas Slatin
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take it or take it not?! by by @->->-{rosaceae}- <-<-@ on Flickr The notion of people changing the world is one that has been written down, tossed around, and passed...
May
30
2010
America The Throw-Away Society
by Thomas Slatin
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Take a step back and look at what America has become… A throwaway society built upon the ideals of big corporations who’s only goal is to sell as much product...
A Murder Of One
by Thomas Slatin
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A Murder of One by Counting Crows has become my latest musical obsession. The last time I had a musical obsession, it was Stolen Car by Beth Orton. What draws...
Blogging And The Preservation Of The Human Experience
by Thomas Slatin
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When I think about what life was like before the Internet, and long before the concept of blogging was introduced, I seem to recall thoughts and images from my childhood,...
A Series Of Unlikely Events
by Thomas Slatin
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As a freelance writer, I tell a lot of stories. Many of the stories I tell are about my life, because as far as writing goes, they are the ones...
How Technology Has Helped Us Hold On To Our Memories
by Thomas Slatin
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I was thinking recently that I wish could have held onto the memories of my college years spent at Marshall University. It’s sad to think of how I let the...
Digital Cluttter
by Thomas Slatin
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If you have been following this blog for any amount of time, you would have learned about my upgrade to a 1 terrabyte hard drive. A terabyte is a massive...
A Career In Science?
by Thomas Slatin
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In my younger years, I thought my father had the best job out there; he did scientific research, specializing in advanced electroplating processes. Much to my fathers’ disapproval, I sought...