life, love, politics, morality, career, how anyone in their right
mind actually voted for w, and improving my <a class="ilink" href=
"/interests?i=tennis">tennis</a> game.<br />
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energy: how we as a society can continue to consume energy
(although less would be better) without extracting potential energy
from the earth and converting it into kinetic energy. this is the
root of our energy problems, imho. we need to begin to capture
kinetic energy as it travels to and about the earth (e.g., solar,
wind and tidal power). the difficulty comes into play when you
consider how to store the energy in order to deal with fluctuating
demand. kinetic energy must be harnessed and used in the present
moment. otherwise, it must be stored (converted into potential
energy), which is comparably more difficult and costly.<br />
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what makes people who they are and how i fit into the world. i used
to think i was anything but mainstream until i asked my last
girlfriend what she knew about woodstock, to which she responded,
"what's that?" i then asked if she knew who mick jagger is. she
said something to the effect of, "the name doesn't ring a bell, but
maybe if i saw a picture, i'd recognize him." i showed her a
picture of sir jagger (yes, he has been knighted), and she didn't
recognize him. i then realized that i was probably a lot more
mainstream than i had thought.<br />
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politics: healthcare reform, election reform (how about
proportional representation instead of first past the post?),
energy policy, smart growth, privacy in the digital age... after a
friend of mine badmouthed the clinton bush haiti fund (for what i
thought was no good reason), i went ahead and gave them a
donation.<br />
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monetary policy: do you know, or have you ever though about where
money comes from? if not, the truth might surprise you
immensely.<br />
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which impending doom is going to strike humanity first: post peak
oil, lack of water, global warming, a massive worldwide economic
depression, or some other fate that i have overlooked. not that i
believe in fate anyway =p.<br />
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in short, i'm always thinking about something. sometimes i think i
think too much... but even then, i'm still thinking, aren't i?!?!