I think the idea of splurging a little to feel rich while not being rich and in particular while paying off debt is misguided and up there along with “what kind of candy bars do you have in your weight loss plan?”. It seems obviously self-contradictory, so why does it exist? The reason is that […]

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The difference by definition: A closed-ended problem is a problem that only has one solution leading to one answer. Typical closed ended problems are text book questions leading you to the answers that are given in the preceding chapter, what kind of a shampoo to buy (cleverly disguised as an open-ended problem), which president to […]

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Within the martial arts tenouchi is a fairly high level concept which literally means “inside of hand” (te/hand no/of uchi/inside) and which can be translated as grip. Understanding grip is obviously very important. What I offer here are just some general observations as they pertain to two-handed cutting weapons and how those observations translate into […]

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