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Two Outfits

[The following is a guest post from Claudia at http://claudiayoga.com. The idea is to find an outfit that was very significant to you because of what happened when you wore it. Here’s…

[The following is a guest post from Claudia at http://claudiayoga.com. The idea is to find an outfit that was very significant to you because of what happened when you wore it. Here’s her version.] [My note to her guest post: THE ALTUCHER CONFIDENTIDAL EXERCISE FOR TODAY: find an outfit that was significant to you. Photograph it […]

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The Best Way to Make a Convincing Argument

Some guy, “agrover”, sent me a video this morning that trashed me. It looks like he put a lot of work into it. Maybe he figured I’d like Saturday morning cartoons so…

Some guy, “agrover”, sent me a video this morning that trashed me. It looks like he put a lot of work into it. Maybe he figured I’d like Saturday morning cartoons so why not send me this cartoon he made about me. In the second sentence of the video the female bear refers to me […]

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Why I Love Money

Here’s what money can do: The first picture in the above image is a highway in Japan right after the earthquake. The second picture is the same highway six days later. That’s…

Here’s what money can do: The first picture in the above image is a highway in Japan right after the earthquake. The second picture is the same highway six days later. That’s what money does. Why do you love money? (answer in comments) — [Genesis of this post: – saw this image via a tweet […]

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My Book is Getting the WORST Reviews (except one)

First off, on twitter, someone named Naomi Klein called my book “Gross”. I looked her up on wikipedia. Turns out we have a lot in common. She wrote some books (see below…

First off, on twitter, someone named Naomi Klein called my book “Gross”. I looked her up on wikipedia. Turns out we have a lot in common. She wrote some books (see below picture). She also “spent much of her teenage years in shopping malls.” So did I! And she has a lot more twitter followers […]

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Women Rock! – and 4 other things I learned from the Star Trek Animated Series in 1973

Kelvin Tom, wherever the hell that bastard is, owes me big time. When I was seven years old he borrowed the complete blueprints of the USS Enterprise from me and never returned…

Kelvin Tom, wherever the hell that bastard is, owes me big time. When I was seven years old he borrowed the complete blueprints of the USS Enterprise from me and never returned it. He lived right next door to me but was four years older and four feet taller. I want it back! Give it! […]

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Was Greece Just Nuked?

Where did Greece go? I couldn’t find it on the map of the world this morning. I have a globe and I spun it around. No Greece. I opened up the newspaper.…

Where did Greece go? I couldn’t find it on the map of the world this morning. I have a globe and I spun it around. No Greece. I opened up the newspaper. Read it cover to cover. No Greece.  I  tried calling some friends over there. But I couldn’t even remember their names or their […]

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Even Dictionary Writers Have Souls

So I failed again. It was one of my New year’s resolutions. I was going to learn Spanish. But you really have to go to someplace where they speak Spanish all day…

So I failed again. It was one of my New year’s resolutions. I was going to learn Spanish. But you really have to go to someplace where they speak Spanish all day long. Then you have to stay there for fifteen years and watch telenovelas all day long. Then you can maybe speak to people […]

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