Category Archives: Attitude

A Nation of Wimps

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Milton

Parents are going to ludicrous lengths to take the bumps out of life for their children. However, parental hyperconcern has the net effect of making kids more fragile; that may be why they’re breaking down in record numbers. By Hara … Continue reading →

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Debate, or not to debate

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Milton

I finally figured out, thanks to a quote by Christopher Hitchens, what is the criteria to know if I would consider engaging in a debate with anyone. It is simpler than I ever thought it would be: If I can … Continue reading →

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George Carlin on Human Species

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Milton
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Life Free Or Die

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Milton

It happens a lot in the European Union, hardly in Ukraine and somehow in the USA: the government tells you what to do for your own good. Advices are great, but I hate being told what to do! The EU … Continue reading →

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I don’t trust the government! Not even a little bit.

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Milton

During a very interesting and civil conversation about gun control today a friend of mine said, near the end of it, that “We have to have faith on our system of checks and balances and our ability to work together … Continue reading →

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Hashing in Europe x USA

Posted on September 9, 2012 by Milton

Worldwide there are about 1700 chapters of the Hash House Harriers, usually in capitals and big cities where you’ll find many expats. But worldwide the chapters are pretty different. Hashing looks like a group of people running trails, consuming large … Continue reading →

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Advice from Alexander Supertramp

Posted on October 20, 2010 by Milton

“(…) I would like to repeat the advice I gave you before, in that I think you really should make a radical change in your lifestyle and begin to boldly do things which you may previously never have thought of … Continue reading →

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Traveler mindset

Posted on May 16, 2010 by Milton

I saw a documentary about the origins of surfing and in that video they explained that the first Polynesians that had their culture wrapped around surfing believed that the final goal of a man was to surf. That was the … Continue reading →

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Aimee Mullins: The opportunity of adversity

Posted on May 14, 2010 by Milton

“…social networking platforms, allow people to self-identify, to claim their own descriptions of themselves, so they can go align with global groups of their own choosing.”

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Code of the West

Posted on April 26, 2010 by Milton

(Inspired by Wild Bill Hickok’s Code of the West) A man’s word is his bond: An agreement settled with a handshake is as binding as any contract. And is a man swears to something, it must be so. No victory is … Continue reading →

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