"Old age adds to the respect due to virtue, but it takes nothing from the contempt inspired by vice; it whitens only the hair."Ira Gershwin
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A month in the life of the drug war
A month in the life of the drug warby Kurt St. Angelo@2005 Libertarian Writers' BureauNear the end of my Libertarian campaign for Marion County Prosecutor in Indianapolis in 2002, I noted stories by news partners WTHR-TV Channel 13 (NBC) and the ...
Are you addicted to food?
You may overdose on potato chips or tortilla chips once in a while, but would you consider yourself to be a food addict? The answer is important, because it could be the key to determining what course of action you need to take in order to lose weight. A ...
Garage Sale Addicts/Modern Day Crusaders
Title: Garage Sale Addicts Modern Day Crusaders Author: John LundgrenContact: John Lundgren 518-854-3088A few centuries ago it was the quest for the Holy Grail,but today it's the "Holy Sale" as garage sale addicts everywhere search for gold in the form of ...
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I was watching Miami Ink the other night on TLC and Ami James, the shop owner, was buying himself a car now that the shop is doing well. He ended up buying a 1972 Cuda with a 340. Being someone that has had toy cars in the past it got me to thinking. Why is it that guys are so into cars? Ami makes some money and the first big purchase he made was a car.
I tried to figure out what it was about cars that made me buy toy cars. My last toy car purchase was a 1987 Buick Grand National with 10,042 original miles. The car was beautiful. So beautiful in fact that I hardly ever drove the car for fear of something happening to it. As much as I enjoyed driving the car, because they are very fun to drive, I loved just looking at it shining in my garage as well.
In an effort to get to the bottom of this I posed the question to some friends that are also into cars, even more so than I am. Each of them said that they couldn't put it into words but they felt it was in their blood. They grew up around cars because of their dad and they just always loved them. The same was true for me, my father was into cars and we went to car shows together. But, that still does not answer the question. We all have a sister and the sisters were all exposed to the same things we were as far as our father being around cars. They could care less about cars, as long as they have one to drive the kids and get to work they are fine.
So what is it? What causes men to go spend thousands and thousands of dollars on weekend cruisers? I see cars for sale on eBay where it is obvious that someone had put $30,000 worth of parts and goodies in their cars.
I do not think the reason for the interest in cars is hereditary. There is something about the "need for speed" or the power of some of these cars. That gives me a rush when I drive them, but I could get those things from many cars off a showroom floor nowadays. There is also a sense of freedom when you are on a nice cruise on a brisk fall day. Once again, I could get that from any car I was driving.
The conclusion I have come to is that there truly is no way to describe it. There are just some things that you can never find words to explain, such as your love for a child. You obviously love your kids but there is now way to explain just how much. I would love to hear from anyone that could put into words why they like cars as much as they do, I think that would be interesting conversation.
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Are We Addicted to Facebook? It's Complicated.New York Times (blog)But does the research suggest that we are addicted to it? Is our obsession with the social network bordering on unhealthy? Can we resist the siren call of the glowing blue icon? Dr. Rosen said the average person was not addicted to Facebook.and more » |
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Can someone be mildly alcoholic? | The RepublicThe RepublicThat -- in its simplest terms -- is at the heart of a change in a psychiatric manual that could have a major effect on diagnosis and treatment of alcoholism and other addictions. The changes come as part of revisions to the definition of addiction in ...and more » |
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what's your addiction?Business InsiderSuch reliance is like an addiction, producing high highs (sharp sales spikes) and low lows (deep sales valleys.) And like addictions, the consequences of such volatility are far reaching, wreaking havoc on supply chain and staffing, ... |
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