I have visited 14 different countries out of the 30 or so developed countries in the world. From my superficial touristic view, I have noted that in all these countries, people earn money at day jobs, spend it on stuff, and generally lead predictable lives. The difference between countries is so much smaller than the [...]

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I like to fix bikes, because it gives me a chance to work with my hands and occasionally work on “something real”. Thus I sometimes get to talk to people and check out their bikes. Now, to be honest, the bikes (and their riders) are often in a terrible state. The bike may not be [...]

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I am convinced we could live without a car. Granted, there are certain conveniences we would have to go without, but having given it some thought, I think going without a car would not be an unsolvable problem. Reading a post on AL6400 about the vehicle lifestyle got me thinking. I don’t think it’s a [...]

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