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"I would think that Chesterton's sound advice about drink would apply to smoke as well.
"The sound rule in the matter would appear to be like many other sound rules—a paradox. Drink because you are happy, but never because you are miserable...." [
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camping hacks
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Cowboy Music
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"Backing up what sully75 said: when you are in the thick of your episodes, the more you think about it the worse it gets. I tend to get this way. I found it very freeing when, in my early twenties, I happened upon this text in G.K. Chesterton's..." [
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"I clean houses. I've used a lot of vacuums. (But not the Roomba). I hate Dysons. The best vacuum for your money is the Eureka Boss SmartVac. It out cleans Dyson by 60% at half the price. It won some consumer awards. And it's easy to use. I..." [
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"I commend you for asking these types of questions. It's tough, and even scary, if you've been raised in a tradition that doesn't encourage them. Be at peace. I don't think you can ever displease God if you are honestly seeking the truth (for He..." [
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"What worked for me was reading this passage in G. K. Chesterton's Orthodoxy:
"It is not enough that the unhappy man should desire truth; he must desire health. Nothing can save him but a blind hunger for normality, like that of a beast. A..." [
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"I second the Philosophy Zone. Try also Guerrilla Radio Show, Philosophy Podcast, Philosophy: the Classics, Radio Free Philosophy, and throw in This American Life for good measure...." [
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"I have 3 kids and one on the way. I would do it a billion times over. The thing, though, is you get out of it what you put in. If you fight to keep "your life", then it will be all hell, because kids just take, take, take, take,..." [
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"I recommend co-sleeping--at least for the first few months.
Co-sleeping is in conformity with science:
* regulates baby's breathing by keeping her close to mom's breathing which she is used to hearing for the last several months in utero...." [
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"Every thinker should confront G. K. Chesterton's Orthodoxy and The Everlasting Man (and through in Heretics, the prequel to Orthodoxy, for good measure.) These books meet your criteria. In Orthodoxy, Chesterton retraces his conversion from..." [
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"I second Stax Records. They have a great box set of all their singles...it's full of lesser known, but great stuff.
I third The Meters and I agree with Googly that they are criminally under-appreciated. For my money Look-Ka Py Py is the..." [
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"I've read about people who practice responding to their alarm. Set it and practice getting up over and over again, when you get home from work in the evening. Or spend some time on a day off practicing. You could resolve to make yourself practice..." [
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"I really hate free weight training/lifting with a deep deep hate
Check out Ross Enamait's book, Never Gymless. Ross is a first-rate trainer and his book shows you how to stay fit with minimum equipment and space...." [
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