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The happiest people on Earth

Published in October 23rd, 2009
Posted by in How to
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Recently there was a feature on Oprah showing Denmark having the happiest people on Earth. I am a Dane, but in retrospect I was never too happy living there. I now live in the US. Obviously, there are some aspects I prefer about Denmark compared to the US such as its health care system. However, [...]

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Tests, cars, and travel

Published in October 17th, 2009
Posted by in Personal, Transportation
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This has been a stressful week for me, probably the most stressful since I retired from my career half a year ago. This Wednesday I tested for Jiho in Shinkendo (passed) and today I tested to get my ham radio Technician Class license (passed (*)). On Monday I am flying across the pond [to Europe]. [...]

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eHow update – $17.65

Published in October 9th, 2009
Posted by in Timely, Work
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Update: In 2011 eHow decided to buy out their writers. At the time, I had been consistently making $10/month from my articles. The buy out offer was $22 to transfer ownership of the articles I had written. Feeling somewhat insulted, I refused and kept my articles. This shows that not owning your revenue platform is [...]

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