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		<title>I like being an enabler.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 21:03:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If someone I know is drinking themselves to death, I won't lecture at them to seek aid, but if they do, I'll support them through the process as I can.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This past weekend, a friend called me an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enabler" title="enabler">enabler</a>. Shock! Horror! Me, an enabler? Bah. Wait. Introspect. Reflect. Assess. Epiphany.</p>
<p>I am an enabler. He spat the word at me with derision and my reflex was to feel offended. Pausing on that word for a moment, I realized his snap judgment of my character was absolutely right. I encourage bad behavior all the time, especially in the people closest to me. However, I also condone good behavior, even in people whose presence makes my skin itch.</p>
<p>Here's why: Every person should be allowed to live their lives in the manner they choose, regardless of the wishes of others. As long as the activity or behavior doesn't interfere with the same allowance for others to do the same. This is something I believe down to the core of my being to be true. (Doesn't mean it's right, sane or feasible, but there it is.)</p>
<p>To that end, if someone I know is drinking themselves to death, I won't lecture at them to seek aid, but if they do, I'll support them through the process as I can. I just think we're all doing what we can to survive until the end. Whatever you path you choose is your own.</p>
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		<title>How to save all &#8220;Too big to fail&#8221; industries.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 00:25:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Government mandate. Why the fuck not? If health insurance and automobile insurance can be required, why stop there? Require all Amurikans to purchase only vehicles from Amurikan companies. Require every citizen of the United States to mortgage a home. Require every Amurikan to carry life insurance. How the hell did we get to a point [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Government mandate. Why the fuck not? If health insurance and automobile insurance can be required, why stop there?</p>
<p>Require all Amurikans to purchase only vehicles from Amurikan companies. Require every citizen of the United States to mortgage a home. Require every Amurikan to carry life insurance.</p>
<p>How the hell did we get to a point in our society where our government can force us to redirect our earnings to private organizations? I'm not a historian nor do I enjoy learning more about Amurikan history because the more I discover, the less faith I have in our government to help shape a better future for its citizenry unless they're a "corporate" citizen.</p>
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		<title>bean likes an ad!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 04:51:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a marketing masterpiece. I'm hoping there is a board room somewhere with a bunch of hooting monkeys jerking each other off at their brilliance. "Taste it twice." Ummm...maybe their ad people aren't from the U.S. because tasting a food twice is not something you want people to be associating with your food(?) product. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_447" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://papabean.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/AMPM_tasteittwice.jpg"><img src="http://papabean.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/AMPM_tasteittwice-300x225.jpg" alt="AM/PM&#039;s marketing team should be fired...or given a raise." title="Don&#039;t they look appetizing?" width="300" height="225" class="size-medium wp-image-447" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Mmmm...looks like something I'd want to taste twice.</p></div>
<p>This is a marketing masterpiece. I'm hoping there is a board room somewhere with a bunch of hooting monkeys jerking each other off at their brilliance.</p>
<p>"Taste it twice."</p>
<p>Ummm...maybe their ad people aren't from the U.S. because tasting a food twice is not something you want people to be associating with your food(?) product. The picture only reinforces that there is a strong chance you'll be tasting bile with a tinge of cheese and whatever else is in there.</p>
<p>My name is bean and I like this ad.</p>
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