Author Archives: Steve Wettlaufer

I Offset, Therefore I’m not

I’ve been thinking quite a bit lately about the concept of carbon offsetting. In case you’re not familiar with what that is, it’s basically a system that allows businesses and individuals to contribute financially to environmental projects such as forestation and renewable energy initiatives to compensate for things they’ve done that are considered detrimental to …

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The Power Of Prayer

I thought this joke was pretty good, especially considering Carin’spostfrom the other day. In a small midwestern conservative town, there wasn’t a place to get a drink for miles around, so a local entrepreneur saw an opportunity: He started to build a tavern. Liking a “dry” town, the local church started a campaign to block …

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Welcome To Wal-Mart. You Got Any Spare Change?

According to a recent survey conducted by police in Coos Bay, Oregon,the panhandlers that hang around outside of the local Wal-Mart make in a day what clerks inside make in a week. I’m not sure if I feel more shocked that this is allowed to happen in a so-called civilized society or guilty that I …

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I’ll Pry That $5 Out Of Your Cold, Dead Hands

Barbara Antonelliis a much more forgiving soul than I will ever, ever be. If I were having a heart attack in my doctor’s office and some stupid bitch receptionist was getting in the way of the people trying to save me so that she could collect the $5 payment I owed, I’d be demanding her …

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