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August 27, 2016

Is Fear an Effective Tool for Being Good?

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Is Fear an Effective Tool for Being Good?

Since the beginning of time, there has been an ongoing debate about morality. Religious people say you need God because God gives us morals. No God, no morals. On the other hand, atheists say you don’t need God for morality for two reasons. Reason one, virtue is its own reward. As you mature and become wiser, you realize that being good makes you happy. This is natural maturity and requires no God. The second reason the atheist says you need no God for morality is evolution.

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August 26, 2016

Jay Allen rates pocket portable AM/FM radios. By his definition, they must have a speaker and built in AM and FM antennas

Thanks, Gary:

Jay Allen rates pocket portable AM/FM radios. By his definition, they must have a speaker and built in AM and FM antennas.

https://radiojayallen.com/pocket-portable-amfm-radios-update/

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August 17, 2016

Approaching College Like a Martial Arts Class Will Improve Your Success

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August 16, 2016

I Want to be More Than a Consumer

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August 15, 2016

Should I Escape Apple, iTunes, and iPod and Migrate to SSD Laptop, Spotify Premium, MediaMonkey and Amazon Echo?

I've been a bit disenchanted with my Apple and iTunes lately. El Capitan won't read external CD burners. iTunes no longer automatically updates music playlists on my iPod classic, which I now have to do manually.

Also, I can get an SSD Asus laptop with superior specs to an iMac for cheaper, an Amazon Echo, and that should take care of my music needs.

I've had this urge to make the switch the last month or so.

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Amazon Radio Mixup: Selling Kaito CBR3 Retro Bluetooth Radio with Kaito 1102 (Including Mine) Review!

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Here's a weird Amazon mixup I've never seen before. Amazon is selling the Kaito retro style CBR3 Bluetooth radio, but the reviews, including mine from 12 years ago, are for the Kaito 1102.

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National Geographic Selling Eton Bluetooth SW Radio

Bluetooth Shortwave AM/FM Radio

Ed apprised me of an Eton Bluetooth SW Radio he purchased on National Geographic. He may write a short review soon.

Overview:

Tune in to AM, FM, and shortwave radio at home or abroad. Bluetooth technology lets you stream your own music or podcasts from any compatible device. Includes local and world time settings, alarm clock, and sleep timer. Powers via AC/DC adapter, included, or 4 D batteries, not included.

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August 14, 2016

Whack-A-Mole with the Obsessions: Radios, Watches . . . and Now Vintage Coffee Percolators

When it comes to my obsessive personality, I can be a little scared, but I can also stand back and laugh. I love really good radios, watches . . . and now vintage coffee percolators, the all stainless steel kind with pot bellies, swan neck spouts. Old school. The brands that have caught my attention are Universal, GE, Sears, and Sunbeam. I bought two, a GE Immersible and a Sunbeam, on eBay.

I love this blog post about cleaning your coffee percolator.

Here's a Coffee Detective post venerating the vintage percolator. The writer claims that the new Made in China ones are junk. Reminds me of my vintage radio love.

Here's a rhapsody to the GE coffee percolator.

Currently, I have a Bodum French Press, nice but I'm not wild about the coffee flavor. I also have a Bonavita 1900 drip coffee maker. It makes good tasting coffee, but I don't like all the plastic parts.

I'm eager to try going vintage. Also, I love the classic look of an all stainless vintage coffee percolator.