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George Plimpton, a proffessional essayist and author is considered our nations Amateur Proffesional.  Why?  Well he has the most interesting job: He does new things, and then writes about it and makes money doing it!  He has tried so many things - frm joining proffessional sports teams for a day, to playing the sleigh bells with the the New york Philharmonic.  I wish I could have a job like th

Why is it that athletes are paid more than our teachers?  Are they more talented?  Are they just better looking people that suffice our generations need to pay heed to what is popular?  

Friends turning thirty:  

I feel that that the Arts (music, visual, dance, photography, writing, etc.) are very important in achieving a well-rounded and cultured life.  Unfortunately, I attend a school that does not feel the same.  And if they do, they have not shown that by putting their money where their mind is.  

Last week a friend of mine said, "My proffessor today actually thought about letting us leave class today because it was so sunny today!"  Now if we lived in California this would be a problem.  I'm sure many of you have had those ever praise-worthy "snow days" where school is canceled and you get to stay home all day huddled under a blanket with a nice hot cup of cocoa doing

I am one of a small percentage of people who can say that the meat served at their dining room table actually comes from wild game.  My dad hunts each year in the fall and we usually have either moose or caribou meat to carry us through the winter.  If you are new to the concept, you should know that the meat from moose/bou is much leaner than the ground beef that

I've heard from numerous "sources" (namely media, and beauty magazines) that one of the first things a person is judged by is the appearance of their hands.  I can't specifically think of a time that I met someone and went straight to their hands and said, "My goodness this man has beautiful hands!".  I suppose however, that psychologically it <

Do you ever wonder how much more productive you could be if you never had to sleep?  I recently read a book written by a former LSD user who learned practices of meditation from holy men in India.  (Thus leading to the end of his LSD addiction.)  He said that the holy men never slept in the way we consider what a restful sleep should be.  Ofcoarse we all know the western practice of conking ou