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More socially retarded by the day…

By Jim Williamson February 12, 2016 Day to Day, Life, Rants

With each passing day it seems our world grows smaller, yet more socially retarded. This past week I was witness to a repeat of something that had happened to me…

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Reading is Fundamental

By Jim Williamson January 31, 2015 Books, Day to Day

Some of my earliest memories involve learning to read. Cuddled on the couch next to my mother, she reading Dr. Seuss, me following along, my fingers under the words on…

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Back to the World

By Jim Williamson December 22, 2014 Day to Day, Life

It’s been a crazy few months, and most things written here are locked away, they’re for me, more of a personal journal, not for public consumption. Chad Grimm, the Libertarian…

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Disable that GeoTagging!

By Jim Williamson August 26, 2014 Day to Day, Family

That’s easy. Metadata Metadata In short, metadata is more data about data. In most common document types, embedded within a file is more information, typically hidden from casual viewing. This…

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Raise the minimum wage in Illinois?

By Jim Williamson August 5, 2014 Day to Day, Political nonsense, Rants

Illinois must not impose any minimum wage increase. Businesses in Illinois are still struggling to recover from the deepest recession since the great depression. Illinois’ unemployment rate is stubbornly high…

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Half of Illinoisians are ready to move out of state

By Jim Williamson May 17, 2014 Political nonsense, Rants

According to a recent Gallup Poll, HERE fully half of the people living in Illinois would rather live someplace else. Why is that you ask? I’m sure one of the…

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It’s an election year, and the robo-calls are starting

By Jim Williamson May 13, 2014 Political nonsense, Rants

Even if you are on the National Do Not Call List, run by the US Government’s FTC, charities and political organizations are still allowed to call you on your landline…

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Illinois’ Governor doesn’t seem to get how math works

By Jim Williamson May 12, 2014 Political nonsense, Rants

Governor Pat Quinn recently stated that we need to keep this ‘temporary’ income tax increase, and make it permanent. While making that statement he also said that Illinois had PAID…

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People go over the top sometimes when it comes to politics

By Jim Williamson February 5, 2014 Political nonsense, Rants

I just accidently engaged in idiocy. I mistakenly argued, pointlessly, with a Republican fanboi. I understand supporters, yea, but people who just blindly leap in and defend their political idols…

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Minimum Wage increase?

By Jim Williamson January 31, 2014 Day to Day, Political nonsense, Rants

There is an article (click here) that you should read, that covers quite a bit of reality about the minimum wage. The article contains facts you should know. So I…

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