Random Rants #43

People in many parts of the world hate the United States because they feel that we have "too much" freedom. That seems rather curious to me because, if anything, I don't think we have quite enough freedom.       

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It's funny how many atheists seem to have such a strong hatred for God, a being whom they supposedly believe does not exist.    

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If a person lacks knowledge about a given subject, it's usually because he or she has never had enough interest in that subject to have taken the time to learn something about it. For example, I've never been interested in auto racing. Therefore, I've never taken the time to learn anything about it.

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Any entrepreneur or investor who is unwilling to lose much money is unlikely to make very much money. 

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There is one major downside to microwave ovens: While you can cook food very quickly, the food cooked in them also gets cold very quickly. 

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It's a shame that a person can't buy himself/herself out of problems more often.

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Here are the newspaper sections I always read: national headlines, state headlines, editorials, obituaries, business news, and sports. Here are the sections I sometimes read: weather, weddings/engagements, advice columns, and movie reviews. Here are the sections I never read: horoscopes, home and garden, funnies, and TV reviews.

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It's funny how one mistake can often cancel out another. For example, this morning I sent out an email with the wrong subject line (I had copied and pasted the wrong one). Fortunately, I also typed the email address incorrectly, which caused the email to be bounced back as undeliverable. That second mistake saved me a little bit of embarrassment.

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I have little tolerance for silly mistakes, especially when I'm the one who's making them!