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Why cheap travel is better

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on November 19, 2012 | Featured

I’m in Hawaii this week. Among much else, it is a milestone for me: I have now visited all fifty US states! I’ve also made it to 21 countries, a respectable number (though not as respectable as this guy). … Read More … Read More

Tags: cheap, frugality, hostels, travel

Van Gogh was a poseur, or why it’s okay to be a novice

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on November 15, 2012 | Featured

I often hear people being reluctant to start something new. “I’m afraid I’m going to do it wrong,” is usually how the hesitation displays itself. I know that feeling myself, of course, having a whole host of things that … Read More … Read More

Tags: andy warhol, art, beatles, bill bryson, bob dylan, frank zappa, music, van gogh

Ex-Velleitiers Unite!

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on November 12, 2012 | Featured

During the building of this site, I spent some time searching for a word to describe the people I wanted to surround myself with, the ones I identified with the most, the people who I wanted to connect with … Read More … Read More

Tags: english, ex-velleitier, neologism

If they are advertising it, you don’t need it

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on November 8, 2012 | Featured

Many words have been spoken about the perils about advertising. I’ve never watched Mad Men, but I’ve listened to my friends’ discussions that followed after a long marathon. But after years of being bombarded by advertisements, I’ve realized something … Read More … Read More

Tags: advertising, fufillment, needs

When not to be frugal

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on November 5, 2012 | Featured

I recently read about super-cheap fares to Hawaii from my home airport of Portland. I’m a travel enthusiast, and love going places any opportunity I can, but Hawaii holds a special appeal for me, as it is the only … Read More … Read More

Tags: frugality, hawaii, travel

Are you an Unlikely Radical?

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on November 1, 2012 | Featured

Have you ever wanted to shake your world up? Do you despise the phrase “that’s just the way things are” and want to remove it from our vocabulary? Do you come to your own conclusions? Do you question everything … Read More … Read More

Tags: minifesto, questioning, self-knowledge

Some things I know

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on October 29, 2012 | Featured

I may not know much. Actually, I’m sure of that. But here are a few things that I am pretty sure of. … Read More

Tags: fear, knowing, knowledge

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Why cheap travel is better

Van Gogh was a poseur, or why it’s okay to be a novice

Ex-Velleitiers Unite!

If they are advertising it, you don’t need it

When not to be frugal

Are you an Unlikely Radical?

Some things I know

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