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I hate PDFs. A lot. It seems as though everyone uses the PDF file type to allow themselves to create obnoxiously large documents. Would they make a normal web page or Word document that large? No. But apparently PDFs give free reign to make large files — which ARE NOT COOL. […]

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For the love of God, people, can you please spell the word correctly? It’s not sepErate — it’s S-E-P-A-R-A-T-E.

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I’ve got a few rules for those that choose to circuit train in oblivion:

If there are a bajillion spots open on the circuit, do not get on within 2 machines of me. Because when I must do the leg machine twice (one time for each leg), you will, inevitably, end up right beside me.
If […]

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We’ve already established, at some point, that I watch a lot of television. Lately, this has included a healthy dose of CSPAN. What else does one have to do around 1 am on a Monday? This time I couldn’t pull myself away from a meetup in Wisconsin. The meetup came on […]

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The themes are similar, the arguments the same — here’s another installment in the Bill Stone series. As always, this letter originally appeared in The Rapid City Journal.
Lived too long
You know you’ve lived too long when:
The queers are getting married, the straights are shacking up, and neither want any children.
The queers can marry in […]

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I started my 7.5+ hour drive home from Helena (MT, USA) in a pleasant, amiable mood. My relationship with Montana was strong. I was loving the mountain scenery and the open sky splashed with blues, purples, pinks, and oranges.

In fact, I could say Montana and I were getting along grandly until Billings. […]

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Stereotypes bother me. A lot. While I realize that they are used by the human brain to categorize and comprehend, I guess my inherent want to avoid being trapped in one is overriding. Take the Not All Americans Are Stupid Quiz, for example. Don’t be misled, however. The makers (believed […]

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