| ewinters@ghettocottage.com | 12 posts
In the first and second parts of this article I talked about what sort of gear I tend to carry when hitching, which is a very useful sort of thing to know, but now that you have your gear all packed, and your journey planned out (at least partially), where do you go from here? [...]
April 2, 2009
This is the second part of a how-to on hitchhiking. You can find the first part here: Link to FIrst Part In part one tried to use scary photos of Jeffery Dahmer to disuade you from trying such a dangerous venture; however, here you are at part two, so clearly you are seriously considering hitting the [...]
March 30, 2009
At some point in your life, whether out of necessity or sense of adventure, you may want to try hitch hiking. Although there are many horror movies that depict hitchhikers as axe-wielding homicidal maniacs, I can tell you that generally speaking this is not the case. Most hitchhikers are simply trying to get somewhere. The [...]
March 24, 2009
Our country’s politicians are all very very wealthy people. The inherent problem with this is that the people who are supposed to be making laws for the average person have no idea what it is really like to be an average person. The everyday hardships and joys of the working person are alien to the [...]
March 21, 2009
If there has ever been a debate that is more useless and pointless as the “Evolution versus Creationism” debate, I have never heard of it, yet many people feel very strongly about both sides and consider this to be a question of the highest priority. C.S Lewis, when writing about this topic, noted that “..You cannot [...]
March 21, 2009
There are two entirely opposing viewpoints on abortion that each have some validity to them when viewed from a certain standpoint: One side believes that life begins either at the moment of conception, or sometime shortly after that, (there are various opinions, but this particular side of the line all agree that life begins while a [...]
March 21, 2009
First of all, I want to say that I do not smoke marijuana. I am not saying that because I am scared of being busted, I just don’t. I used to smoke it often, and later on only a little, and eventually I just stopped. I found that regular smoking affected me too much, so [...]
March 7, 2009
“All men recognize the right of revolution; that is, the right to refuse allegiance to, and to resist, the government, when its tyranny or its inefficiency are great and unendurable.” -Henry David Thoreau Currently, by my own choice, I live in poverty. My yearly income averages about $8000. If I wanted, I could make more [...]
February 28, 2009
For future reference I thought it would be a good idea to write a little about my own personal spiritual beliefs, since I will be writing about certain topics where this will come up.
February 24, 2009
I recently read a great post on this issue written by Jon Trott (Posted Here). As with many ssues, I disagree greatly with the Christian Right on gay marriage. I grew up in a home where I was constantly having religion pushed on me, so I tend to get infuriated when I see people [...]
Sanctuary (Star Trek, Book 61) by John Vornholt
April 12, 2009
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