First, a story. Long time ago, circa 1999, way out in the woods somewhere in the Wisconsin wilderness. I was attending an environmentalist protest gathering with my girlfriend Janie. The event was mostly just a glorified camp out for weirdos who wanted to protest against destroying the wilderness, cutting down national forests, and urban sprawl,…
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INITIATION? The year was 2004. Blindfolded, knees knocking, heart beating fast, maddening images of terror flashing through my imagination, I sat in the cold lobby, waiting for the initiation to start. It was the first of many I’d undergo. Maybe it was the sense of adventure, or the unfathomable curiosity about the unknown that drove my quest. I…
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You’re watching the newest episode of Breaking Bad. Things start to get real when Walter kills someone. Cut to commercial. Ya know those local TV ads that run on cable sometimes? Low budget ads targeted at you and your neighbors for the car lot up the street, that carpenter guy who did your cabinets, and that gourmet…
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