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Reconsidering The Relationship Between Sex, Power, Rape & Porn

Posted on November 10, 2008 - Filed Under Living Free | Leave a Comment

Let’s start out with a definition from WordNet-

(n) factoid (something resembling a fact; unverified (often invented) information that is given credibility because it appeared in print)

Now for some ‘actual’ factoids-

Rape has nothing to do with sex. Rape is all about power.

Pornography leads to rape.

I know y’all have heard both of these factoids repeatedly. The vast majority of you, no doubt, believe at least one of them to be true, and have likely uttered them yourselves. Have you ever stopped to question…

Researching European Travel 2.0

Posted on December 18, 2007 - Filed Under Travel | Leave a Comment

The internet is, by far, the easiest and most efficient method around for gathering information about a destination before a journey. As a result, there are probably a million or more websites out there dedicated to travel guides and reservations at this point, and each one is trying to differentiate itself from the others. While researching destinations in Scandinavia (Z and her friend K have expressed an interest in traveling there) I came across the Europe Hotel Guide at HotelsByCity.net. More…

More Wonderful Wedding Advice For Men

Posted on December 10, 2007 - Filed Under Shopping | Leave a Comment

Received a great email (and invitation) from a male reader whose blushing bride has been researching Chicago Weddings behind his back. Here this guy was just cruising along, thinking everything was great in the long term engagement he’d entered into a few months earlier. He was exceedingly thankful for the article from the 1Weddingsource wedding directory that I wrote about a couple of weeks ago. In addition to their excellent article on how grooms can be more involved in the wedding…

Another Example of Marketplace Innovation

Posted on November 10, 2007 - Filed Under Living Free | Leave a Comment

You never know where you’re going to find examples of how the market self-regulates to create its own efficiency without (or more accurately despite) government controls. For example, A new blog on Micro-ISVs and start-ups by entrepreneur Harry Schechter deals primarily with Independent Software vendors. However, I just came across a great post that he wrote back in September explaining the real reason for all the generic “store brand” products sitting on drug store shelves.

It seems SchechterTech was looking for a new…

Winter’s The Time To Replace That Old Refrigerator

Posted on November 8, 2007 - Filed Under Shopping | Leave a Comment

It makes sense once you think about it, but how often do you really think about it… Summer is the height of the refrigerator sales season. Hotter temperatures means refrigerators have to work that much harder to keep their contents cool and that means more stress on compressors and other parts. Which means more breakdowns and ridiculously high repair bills. Basic market economics shows us that when demand increases (like when everyone’s refrigerator is dying due to heat exhaustion) prices…

Ever Wonder How Your Mortgage Rate Is Determined?

Posted on October 9, 2007 - Filed Under Personal Finance | Leave a Comment

I’m years away from even considering buying a house, but knowledge is always beneficial and with all the talk of mortgages in the news lately, I’ve been doing some more research and recently came across a great site full of information on home loans that you’re unlikely to get from your average, overworked real estate agent. If you’re truly interested in understanding what factors determine your possible mortgage rates then you need to spend some time at MyHomeLoanMortgages.com.