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Need help/ideas for conducting a financial intervention.
Started this discussion. Last reply by Jesse Frigo Jan 8, 2010. 5 Replies 0 Likes
Gentlemen,I appeal to your collective wisdom as I prepare to put myself in an uncomfortable position. Hopefully your experience & resources will be a healthy supplement to my own.Someone that I…Continue
Fort Hood shootings.
Started Nov 6, 2009 0 Replies 0 Likes
Gentlemen,I'm sure that most everyone is aware of the tragedy that occured at Ft. Hood, Texas yesterday. Discuss if you like, but I'm posting this as a PSA:Secretary of Defense has declared a moment…Continue
Tipping
Started this discussion. Last reply by Beowulf87 Feb 1, 2011. 71 Replies 0 Likes
Tipping is actually a fairly broad topic... Let the discussion go where it will.How much should you tip? When? Where? Is it better to tip cash, or write it onto your receipt?Does anybody else feel…Continue
An appeal to the experienced: Share your advice on health milestones/pitfalls.
Started Sep 23, 2009 0 Replies 0 Likes
One trait that immediately comes to mind when I contemplate what it is to be a man is self-reliance. I view this trait as a virtue, one that I try to incorporate into my life.As it relates to health,…Continue
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Mike Wisbrock replied to Amateur Adventurer's discussion Where to buy shaving supplies? in the group Real Shaving
Jerrad Nelson replied to Amateur Adventurer's discussion Where to buy shaving supplies? in the group Real Shaving"Anyone here know of a good place to go in Boise, ID? There's a bath and body works in our mall, they sell C.O. Bigelow and that's the closest I've found. I might just ask my barber for a magazine like JamieQ suggested. However,…"
Patrick Smith replied to Amateur Adventurer's discussion Tipping"I still think the whole idea of tipping is condescending and slightly ridiculous."
Eric k replied to Amateur Adventurer's discussion Tipping"When it is "Mercury Retrograde"..god no!..its a recipe for disaster..other than those times..me n my wife r fine with it"
Uptown Seb replied to Amateur Adventurer's discussion Tipping"I usually do 20% for dining and half the cost of a drink at the bar, or at least $2 per drinking if I'm broke. $2 for the guy that gets you a taxi and airline shuttle guys. $4 for cabs."
Patrick Smith replied to Amateur Adventurer's discussion Tipping"
Thanks for the heads up guys. I am having my first trip to America this coming year and have been dreading tipping. I come from Britain where it is seen as rather condescending to pay somebody for a service that rthey are already employed to…"
Amateur Adventurer replied to Amateur Adventurer's discussion My mom's car"No, sorry, I actually just sold it last Thursday."
Travis Tomaszkiewicz replied to Amateur Adventurer's discussion Timepieces."well if i'm at work, or going to a formal event (such as a friend's wedding) i will have a pocket watch, but normally i go for a wristwatch with a black leather strap, royal blue face, with silver numbers and hands."
Alok Singh replied to Amateur Adventurer's discussion Timepieces."I am proud that my father gave me a Patek Phillipe Model 5052. I wear it with pride wherever I go."
Michael J. Austin replied to Amateur Adventurer's discussion Where to buy shaving supplies? in the group Real Shaving"I bought some aftershaves from these folks and was very pleased ...
http://www.appletonbarbersupply.com/"
Frank Ramaglia replied to Amateur Adventurer's discussion Where to buy shaving supplies? in the group Real Shaving"I have been getting things online. Although i found an awesome shaving mug with old soap in it for less then a dollar at the thrift store. My fiance told me not to use the soap becuase she thought that was gross. But hell. i'm a man. So i used…"
John Hantak replied to Amateur Adventurer's discussion Where to buy shaving supplies? in the group Real Shaving"1. I second the CO Bigelow shaving cream.
2. http://www.westcoastshaving.com/"
BJ Begoon replied to Amateur Adventurer's discussion Where to buy shaving supplies? in the group Real Shaving"I tried several of the chain stores here but I've had no luck. I did stop and talk to a barber one day if he knew where I could buy shaving supplies from in town. He laughed and said "Nobody uses that crap anymore!"
I've been…"
Joseph replied to Amateur Adventurer's discussion Where to buy shaving supplies? in the group Real Shaving"L&P, I love the store, but never get shaving supplies there. For me, a good cigar and out. Art of Shaving, I love. They have saved my face. I will never again buy shaving cream in an aeresol can. I enjoy lathering up my brush and taking a new…"
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Posted on September 24, 2009 at 12:30pm 29 Comments 0 Likes
I wrote this a couple weeks ago. It was obviously inspired by the health care debate, but it touches on my feelings on the role of government in private life.
Rights are those things granted by God or Nature which every human for tens of thousands of years have been born with. They are few, but they have not changed. Every living thing is born with the ability to succeed within the limits of their potential. This is called freedom, the most fundamental right. The experience of… Continue
Rights are those things granted by God or Nature which every human for tens of thousands of years have been born with. They are few, but they have not changed. Every living thing is born with the ability to succeed within the limits of their potential. This is called freedom, the most fundamental right. The experience of… Continue
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- At 1:51am on November 28, 2009,
asa c mcguire said… - Happy Birthday! Hope it is a great one A.A.
- At 12:04am on November 28, 2009, Michael J. Austin said…
- HAPPY BIRTHDAY !!!!
- At 1:40pm on September 25, 2009,
Yankee Cowboy Bob said… - I normally only accept professional adventurers on my list...OK, had to go there. Anyway, I would love to know about the ring in your picture.
- At 7:48pm on September 23, 2009,
millionaire75 said… - Haha. I didn't even notice how it came out. I fixed it. Hope it's better now! Thanks for the heads up!
- At 1:41am on September 15, 2009,
Shaun Daws said… - Welcome to AoM Mate!
- At 2:52pm on September 11, 2009,
thehuhman said… - Welcome to the AoM Community!
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David F. replied to Nathan DeParis's discussion Study and Exercise"When I was getting my engineering degree I would take yoga or weight lifting courses so that I could not excuse my way out of doing them. I would go to bed early and get up at 3 when the area was quite after a good nights rest. A cup of…"
"You'll come out of boot looking like Heracles then.
I wish you luck in your future. "
Jack Bauer replied to LShieldes's discussion Scandal run down in the group The Great Debate"The press is more protective of their own than that. The administration didn't go after Hannity (which they'd write off) ... they criminally investigated a Washington correspondent for reporting a story. That'll…"
Liam S. replied to J. Hughes's discussion Are we failing at spreading the Word? in the group Christian Men"I don't mind more sexuality and foul language - not very big problems, in the grand scheme of things (and yes, this is speaking as the parent of a young child). They need to decrease the violence though. "
Christopher M. Bartone replied to Uncle Sam's discussion 20 years old and enlisting tomorrow. Tips and thoughts?"Here's the advice my WWII vet grandfather gave me: Keep your eyes open, your mouth shut, and NEVER volunteer for anything.
My addition is to resist the temptation to get involved in the "us vs them" attitude I see too many…"
Paul_of_TX replied to LShieldes's discussion Scandal run down in the group The Great Debate"I agree but he works for Fox. The press I was talking about dismisses Fox and had this administration only gone after Fox the press might not be so upset."
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