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Running For Office (MM #1491)

The whole political system is messed up. Political candidates seem to be running for office the minute they’ve begun serving their new term. The election cycle never stops. Look… the 2016 Presidential race has already begun and the election is over a year and a half away…

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No Filter (MM #1490)

Since I don’t have kids of my own, I’m not always surrounded by them. But when I do get to spend time with young people the one thing that I truly enjoy is the fact that they have little fear and no filter at all…

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Cigarette Butts (MM #1489)

In a recent Mason Minute I was talking about littering, (Listen to MM #1483 HERE) and another part of that discussion includes cigarette butts, and I guess smoking in general…

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Waiting In Line (MM #1488)

I’ll admit, I’m somewhat impatient. Like most people, I hate to wait. And I really hate waiting in line; especially when you’re forced to wait in line at a casual restaurant….

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Thrill Of The Hunt (MM #1487)

When it comes to collecting, to shopping, or even my favorite current hobby of photography I love the thrill of the hunt. The search for that one special thing is always exciting…

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Loud Car Stereo (MM #1486)

I was one of those kids who liked to play his car stereo loud. I even had those big bass cabinets when I was in my 20’s. You’d think it was something I would grow out of, but I haven’t…

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Searching For Light Bulbs (MM #1485)

Up until a few years ago buying light bulbs was simple. Usually all you needed to know was the wattage bulb you needed and the size of the base. Sure there were some specialty bulbs, but for the most part it was simple. Now, well that’s a different story…

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Flush The Toilet (MM #1484)

It seems simple. When you’re done using the restroom you flush the toilet. But for some reason I find a lot of people failing to do this simple thing when they use public facilities.

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Littering (MM #1483)

Growing up in the 60’s and 70’s we had those big stop littering campaigns. We were told that those campaigns were successful and they faded away. But do we once again have an issue with littering?

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Frat Life (MM #1482)

College fraternities have been in the news a lot lately, and we all know it’s not for their philanthropic efforts. When I was in college I was asked by numerous frats to pledge, but I just never understood the whole frat life thing…

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