Cost per mile

Just figured out all my car related expenses on a cost per mile basis. Have found out that, driving less than 15,000 miles/year makes every mile cost about one quarter dollar. Constant 11 cent per mile in gas alone, but about 9 cents in insurance. If I drove more, that…
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New Personality Test

I got the results to a new personality test today. Check it out: Extraverted iNtuitive Thinking Judger (ENTJ) personality commonly referred to as “The General” About Your Personality Type You were created to be a leader, and you already know this. You have little patience for small talk, redundancies, or…
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More College 2.0

Went out on the town (Marquette) last night with Stevie (aka Seraphina). She tries so hard to be a good wingman, but there’s only so much one can do for a nerd-boy like me. I only got through 2/3rds of this pitcher and had to have a new friend (Carly…
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New Life Lesson!

A new life lesson has occurred to me during a particularly rough day at work: Mark’s Life Lesson #15: You reap what you sew; even if there’s a drought. I’m a hardcore believer in personal responsibility. No matter your situation (for better and worse) YOU are the only person who…
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History of the Reeves-Ruder Farm

This evening, Grandma and I were going through some old family history to ensure accuracy of the “sesquicentennial farm” status. In doing so, we pieced together a bit of family history and the origins of the house and this little corner of the town of Wheatland. The story that i’ve…
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What if my best trait is luck?

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A book review: The Ethical Slut

So, I’ve finished reading this very interesting book titled The Ethical Slut (Dossie Easton; Celestial Arts). I’ve been given the impression that it’s one of the definitive books on polyamorous lifestyles (link included to wiktionary.org). After finishing the book, then giving it a few months to stir, I’ll confidently say…
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SamKnows No More

So I’ve been in communication with SamKnows folks and, to cut the story short, I’ll be sending the router back. This has now been a waste of my time and huge frustration.
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Trouble With SamKnows Router cont.

I received the following email as a reply: Hi Marcus User update We are very sorry to hear that you are having trouble with your router. Please follow the steps below to update your router. Please follow this link to setup http://fcc.samknows.com/install To install the firmware, please download it from:…
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Trouble with SamKnows Router

Here’s an e-mail I wrote to the SamKnows/FCC Reporting support team on my trouble with their router (it’s sometimes referred to as a “whitebox”): SamKnows Personnel; Some background on my network configuration before my question: Before my SamKnows/FCC Whitebox, my home network consisted of a modem serving IP public internet…
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