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Reader Stories: Bicycle commuting and frugality
Published on - June 2nd, 2013 (Modified on - June 4th, 2013) (by Ellen Cannon)
This is a guest post from Catherine. She is 27 and was born and raised in Minneapolis, Minn. where she resides with her cat, Monty. She has a bachelor's degree in psychology and is trying to figure out her career path.
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I began bicycle commuting regularly 14 months ago. Living in Minneapolis, one of the top rated bicycle-friendly cities in the country, it has been mostly a joy (I say "mostly" as I look out the window and cringe to see snow still falling on May 3rd).
I recently crunched some numbers to see how much money (if any) commuting to work by bicycle has saved me. I live 4.5 miles away from my job at a public university. If you work at or attend a university, you may know that parking is highly valued and extremely hard to come by. Staff members do not get free parking. Ever.
So here are two of the most obvious options available to me: Monthly parking contract in a university lot a ways from my office: $65.50 per month or a monthly bus pass through the university: $68 per month
The journey to bicycle fanatic begins
When I got my job three and a half years ago, I didn't own a car, so I used the bus pass. I had taken the bus all through college, so it wasn't a big change for me. The bus was frustrating for a number of reasons due to my location (which always required at least one transfer, if not more), so I saved up for a car. While saving up in the spring of 2011, I bought a bike from Craigslist mostly on a whim for under $100.
I had not regularly ridden a bike since before high school, and I didn't have particularly fond memories of that anyway. Riding bikes made me think of being sweaty, red-faced, sore and tired from the effort of pedaling. But for some reason, I had purchased this heavy 3-speed from the '70s, and there it sat — unused in my living room — while I waited for that cold and rainy spring to turn into summer.
Once it finally warmed up, I took a test commute. Minneapolis is a wonderful place for cyclists. My route to my workplace was one fourth on-street with no bicycle infrastructure, and the rest of the way on a separated bike path. Once on the path, it was a stunningly beautiful journey. A journey which, I discovered, was best enjoyed from the saddle. Riding along the Mississippi river, past tree-filled parks and through the Mill District, I forgot about getting sweaty and tired and was instantly hooked. I kept my bus pass that summer, continuing to save for a car for the dreaded winter months ahead. It began to bother me that I was paying for the bus even on days that I didn't use it.
When I had enough money to pay for a car in full, I did so in the winter of 2011. That winter was mild and, looking back, I wish I would have biked through it. But I drove, opting for a parking contract.
The summer I got serious
In March 2012, I cancelled my parking contract after finding a parking lot a bit of a hike away from the office, but with a daily rate of $1.75. I planned on biking whenever I could, and on days with bad weather or other adverse circumstances, I would park in the lot. That way, I would only pay for parking when I needed it. I budgeted for parking every workday and then put whatever I didn't spend into savings at the end of the month. (The savings were earmarked for — what else — future bike purchases.)
I continued to ride my clunky 3-speed, but realized I would probably need to upgrade. At that point I had spent around $120 on bike-related expenses. In July, I bought a new bike, fenders, a bag, and an air pump for a bit under $600. I held on to the 3-speed as a backup.
I biked to work regularly through the first week in December. Conditions after that were so bad that I was not able to bike safely for weeks on end. I drove, and the parking rate had been raised to $2 a day.
In April of this year, the daily rate at that lot was discontinued, leading to a $1/hour rate. The cheapest lot I can find now is $4/day, which is cheaper than the $4.50 that the bus would cost. I expect that parking costs will continue to go up.
The nitty gritty
So, after all is said and done, have I saved money?
Parking contract for 14 months: $917
Bus pass for 14 months: $952 (plus many, many headaches and lots of wasted time)
Daily rate lot for 14 months: about $630
I recently took my 3-speed into the shop for an overhaul to be used as a rain bike. Once that is done, I will have spent over $1,100 on bike-related expenses. So it looks like I still have a bit to go before I break even if I had used the daily rate lot, which will be difficult considering I would like to invest in some waterproof gear to go with my newly tuned-up rain bike.
I didn't factor in gas because I still haven't figured out a seamless system for budgeting it. I imagine I've saved at least a bit. If you consider that when I commute by bicycle I get an hour of exercise, it eliminates the need for a gym membership. So, considering that a membership at the university gym would cost $224 for 14 months, I get closer to breaking even.
It also saves time because I am exercising while commuting. Time is money! Some things that can't be calculated are all the intangible benefits I have received from biking.
- I have discovered a passion that I didn't know I had.
- I have become involved in volunteering with a bicycle advocacy group and have made interpersonal connections.
- I have done something small to benefit the environment.
- I have enjoyed all the beauty that my city and the surrounding area have to offer.
To me, that will always be worth it. I encourage those interested in bike commuting to just try it. Perhaps your city has a bike-share program like the one in Minneapolis/St. Paul. Or maybe you have an old mountain bike hidden under some cobwebs. Or you could luck out on a cheap Craigslist bike. You may discover that you, too, have a hidden passion for bicycling, and it may also end up saving you some dough!
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Wow! I work at a large public university and I thought our rates were high, but yours are crazy! My lot is $43 per month but we do get free bus passes. I almost always commute by bike when the weather is decent though for all the reasons you mentioned. It is actually far easier than most people think if you live in a city with decent bike infrastructure. Thanks for reminding me of all the reasons I do it!
All I can say is kudos to you for pushing out of your comfort zone in spite of having negative associations with biking. I believe the personal discoveries are even more important than the financial ones.
Congratulations for sticking it out and seeing where it takes you (sorry, couldn't resist).
I have been commuting by bike since October and just calculated whether I had saved any money. My alternative to biking would be an $80 monthly public transportation pass – I have spent $650 on my bike and would have spent $640 on public transportation. But because I still have to take public transportation and pay for it per ride, I am probably even less close to breaking even!
The thing is that 1) most of my costs were initial costs that I won't need to deal with again (fenders, lights, lock, backpack, etc), and 2) I love biking to work and find it far more enjoyable than taking public transportation. So it's worth it no matter what, but I do look forward to the point where it actually starts saving me money too!
I began working from home about two years ago. Before that, I commuted by bike for 11 years. I love everything about working from home except for missing my commute!
Do not discount the benefits of that hour of riding every day (that's how long my round trip commute was). Now that I work from home, I don't view it like I'm "getting that hour back" like I would if I drove or took public transit to work; I still need to spend that hour each day on exercise lest my weight get out of control. Turns out that for me, "getting to work" was a great motivator for exercise. Working from home, it's much, much tougher for me to find motivation to do any kind of workout.
Thanks for the great post, and keep up the riding! One bit of advice is to try riding as far into the winter as you can. I'm sure you will meet some people through your advocacy group who do so, who can give you tips on staying warm, "winter-proofing" your bike, etc. I only began biking year round the last couple of years at my office job, and my big regret was that I didn't try it years earlier. It's not that tough.
What a great story. Imagine if everyone tried biking just likr you did. It could change the world!
I love the idea of biking to work. I live in a rural area nearly 9 miles from work and I drive a well traveled 4 lane. The thought of riding a bike on that road really scares me. I keep thinking about biking hoping I'll get the courage to do it but the thought of that road keeps me in my car.
Is the savings of the gym membership an actual savings? Did you pay for it before you started biking?
I did pay for the gym membership in the winter of 2011 (when I stopped biking for the season) in order to get some sort of exercise, and probably would continue to do so if I thought I could never bike in the winter.
Biking to work sounds great to me! I wish I could, but it wouldn't be safe where I life to do that. It'll be easier once I make the switch to self employment though
I too live in Florida and it is just so brutally hot and humid most of the year. When it is not so hot, there are still the very unfriendly roads. My husband has been hit by a car 4 times so far! I am just to scared to even chance it. Kudos for the people who do!
Your husband is brave! After the 1st time I would have packed it all up.
I love that you are foregoing car ownership and biking around! Like you, I biked a lot in college, and just hate it now. So instead, I donated my car a few months ago, and now walk, take the bus, and use carsharing (my city has ZipCar and Car2Go). It's great to get rid of the responsibilities and massive expense of car owning. http://giddingsplaza.com/2013/03/01/goodbye-saturn-sl1-hello-carsharing/
If you still have your car, you might be saving even more. If you drive infrequently, it will take longer in between regular car maintenance, like oil changes. If you only need to do one or two oil changes a year, you'll save yourself quite a bit money AND time from not having to drop off your car, maybe sit in the waiting room, etc. And while bikes do occasionally need some maintenance, it's nowhere near the length of time for a car tuneup (Bonus: You get to hang out in a bike shop, and bike shops are awesome!).
Have you been able to get a reduced rate from your insurance for your car? We were able to negotiate a (slightly) lower rate when I became a SAHM and wasn't commuting anymore. It wasn't a ton of savings, but it adds up!
Good point about maintenance! I do still own my car, and am going to try the Progressive Snapshot to see if I can save any money that way (in the past two or three weeks I've only driven once so hopefully that will be reflected in savings!). Glad to hear that you were able to negotiate a lower rate.
You should definitely get a lower rate on your car insurance! I went to grad school in Ann Arbor, so I only drove once a week (to ultimate frisbee at far-away fields and then grocery shopping). My insurance was crazy cheap there, even though Michigan tends to have high auto insurance rates.
There are so many benefits beyond the money-saving aspects of bicycle commuting. It is a shame more of America doesn't practice local bike use.
I know in the first year of our marriage, when we relocated to Europe, we quickly embraced the mantra of "When in Rome, does as the Romans do", and joined the European community in viewing the bicycle as a healthy alternative to helping the wallet stay fuller.
I'm glad those experiences followed us back to the States when we returned to raise a family.
I'm also in Minneapolis and live 3.5 miles from my workplace. I recently switched to days after working nights for many years and I'm excited about trying to bike to work this year. I can take dedicated bike baths most of the way, but as a female I'm concerned about safety. Also, I'm pretty sure I will not want to be biking when it's cold or rainy. I only work 3 days a week and my husband often drives me so this wouldn't be a huge money saver for me, but looking forward to the rides!
I've been bike commuting in Minneapolis since 2000. I live on the south side, and my commute has always been to downtown. I used to work second shift.
Personally, I feel pretty safe on the busy streets – Park, Portland, Washington – at night, but I stay off the paths after dark unless I'm with someone. I have noticed the last few years as bike traffic has picked up it's been pretty easy during rush hour to get in a group of 2-3 riders, and sometimes when I'm out riding with my husband in the evening another rider falls in with us on the Greenway. It's kind of a tradeoff between safety from cars and feeling safe from crime, since cars are still the bulk of traffic.
If you're not sure it's for you, or if you don't feel safe at night, it might help to ask around – you might have a friend or coworker commuting most of the same route when you would be riding, or you might be able to take a bus for a section you're leery of (though that cuts down on the savings.)
When I moved here, I got a bike for free, and saved enough money from one summer of not taking the bus to get a much nicer bike for the next spring. I'm still not a winter rider, but spring and fall are usually lovely. Now I bike to school along the greenway with my son.
It's sad to hear that Florida's infrastructure isnt bike friendly. Like Denmark and The Netherlands, with most of the terrain being flat, it would probably be a great place to bike (except for the heat in summer).
I actually think you're saving WAY more than you calculated. AAA estimates $0.60/mile for a mid-sized car, including gas, maintenance, depreciation, insurance etc. Let's assume that you have to carry some of those costs whether you drive the car or not, so cut the price to $0.30 per mile. 14 months x 9 miles per day = $5700! That's BEFORE the parking costs you calculated. Commuting by car is EXPENSIVE, people!
I think your math is off. Assuming 365 days (it could be leap year) a year and 12 months in a year. (365/12*14=426 days) 426*9=3834 miles. 3834*0.3=$1150.20, so not quite as expensive. Still I'd rather have the 1150 in my bank account instead of spending it on transportation.
Congratulations, and thanks for sharing your story! I've been an avid cycle commuter for eleven years, since moving to a city where both the weather and the infrastructure support cycling. I have definitely saved money, but for me the best features are not needing a car (I hate driving) and the time saved over (say) catching buses. No more standing around at bus stops. Keep up the good work …
Also, if you're lucky enough your employer might also offer incentives like Commuter Check – http://www.commutercheck.com. I get $20 bucks a month to use for bike supplies, maintenance, etc. It's really just icing on the cake for all the other benefits biking provides.
Biking here in Florida is big. More so for leisure as to commuting to work though. I started using public transport awhile back and loved it. Now working from home I should really get a bike and get out more.
I am also from Minneapolis and know exactly the area you're talking about. I try to bike to work once a week just to get some excercise and save on gas (parking is free at my work), but it gets tough with our terrible weather. I really enjoy seeing the sights from a bike and it's very relaxing for me. The great thing about my commute is that about 3 out of the 6 mile commute is on a designated bike trail where I can just cruise.
nice work switching to bike. I'm surprised your cost/benefit didn't include the gas and maintenance. The gas should be easy to figure out if you know your gas mileage and a ballpark price of gas.
I think once you factor in the gas and maintenance, you'll find biking was a clear financial winner.
I live in NE Missouri and walk 5 blocks to work everyday all year around. Many people think it's strange that I don't drive my car. What a backwards society we live in! I need the exercise and it is so hard on my vehicle to drive those short distances. Being in a rural community I still need a car but only drive about 5,000 per year so I save big on insurance, fuel and maintenance.
I love this! People wonder why you don't drive 5 blocks? My sister's boss lives ON THE SAME BLOCK as the office and STILL drives. There is no way to make that make sense.
Can someone help me out with the cost breakdown that she had? She mentioned purchasing the bike for less than $100, but after making it a rain bike (not sure exactly what this is either so if someone wants to describe that as well, that would be great), she says she has nearly $1,100 on bike related expenses. We live next to a bike shop and I window shop there on walks, but the new bikes can range from $400-$1,200. Would it be more advisable to get a new bike or fix one up over time? What costs am I missing here as I am not a biker? I'm hoping in the coming months for my job to be transferred to our downtown office. If that happens, I would like to bike it (3 miles round trip. Yes I can walk it as well, I would like the option to bike). What hidden costs do bikes come with? Thanks.
Nick, I'm another bike commuter, so here are my two cents.
The absolute cheapest route is to find a decent used bike on Craigslist – ideally one that won't even require "fixing up," other than perhaps cleaning it and oiling the chain before your first ride (which you'll need to do as part of bike maintenance anyway).
Biking can be as cheap or expensive as you want it to be. At the bare minimum, you'll need a helmet, a bike pump, some spare inner tubes and some gear to change your tire if you get a flat en route, and lights if you'll be riding at dusk/dawn/night. Fenders are also hugely helpful if you think you might be riding when the pavement is wet. You can absolutely bike in normal clothes, so you don't *need* to buy any special gear or clothing.
However, once I started commuting by bike I also started wanting nicer stuff – a backpack specifically for commuting, warmer gloves for winter, a better light, etc. Everything I buy for my bike is stuff I can use for years – but this still means that my costs are higher for the time being.
The only other potential "hidden cost" that I can think of is bike maintenance. I plan on taking my bike to the shop for a tune-up once a year, since I'm not mechanically-minded and don't want to be messing around with stuff like my drivetrain and brakes. However, there are guides online that can teach you about how to do this maintenance on your own.
So to sum it up – after the initial costs, biking can be extremely cheap if you want it to be!
"Rain bike" simply means a bike I am willing to ride in the rain. My nicer bike, which I bought later for around $600, doesn't have some of the same features as the old bike, such as an internal hub and chain case (these things keep your components safer from the elements, so they work better for poor weather). I don't like riding my nice bike in the rain, as I want to avoid rust and other issues that can come from it.
One hidden cost I discovered was replacing a saddle. I had a quick release saddle and forgot to remove it before parking at work one day and, sure enough, I walked out to find it stolen. Fortunately there are bike shops in very close proximity to my office, so I walked my bike to one and had to replace the saddle, seat post, and reflector. That was an unanticipated cost.
Other costs included in that $1100 number: parts and labor at the bike shop to replace old tubes and tires on the Craigslist bike, cold weather gear, helmets, and lights.
The benefit of starting out with a cheap bike is that you can make sure you like commuting and will be willing to do it before dropping a large amount of money on a nicer bike. I figured if I spent under $100 on the old bike and didn't like commuting, it wouldn't be a very big loss. Plus, I like having the old bike as a back up. That way, if my nice bike is in the shop or unavailable for some other reason, I can still ride.
Rain/snow bike is a good idea. We're at almost 3 bikes/person around here these days; my husband and I each have a commuter bike and a beater/backup bike (he rides all winter), plus we have a cargo bike, a trailabike, and now the kid has a regular bike too.
All together they cost less than a second car, and take up about as much storage space. The backup bike means not having to drive or bus on those mornings when one of us walks outside and realizes we've got a flat.
Perfect timing for this post. I've been considering picking up riding my bike to work more often now that it's summer again as a way to save on gas. Sometimes an upfront investment helps save so much money over time!
I'm pleased that you wrote this article– I'm a bike commuter to my job at a University as well– but I disagree with the way you've chosen to do the math.
If you are calculating the amount that you're paying for accessories and tune-ups on the bike, you've got to calculate gas and car repairs and auto insurance on the other side.
If we're just looking at parking costs alone, then you've saved $917/$952/$630.
If you want to calculate the true amount that you're saving by bicycling, there are a hell of a lot more driving expenses that will blow your savings out of the water.
Came to make the same point as Jamie – you're counting your bike maintenance/upkeep costs, but you have ignored costs of BUYING the car, as well as insurance and maintenance.
In some situations the cost of the car itself isn't appropriate to work in – if you must have it for other purposes than commuting, for example – but in this case, the purchase was clearly an option since you didn't have the car for some time.
I'm not even thinking about the dollars-and-cents angle, though I've ridden my bike to work for years. But I've noticed that biking takes about the same amount of time as taking a bus here in Charleston, SC. I found this also holds true in most cities I've lived in. Interesting, no?
A recommendation: Rain gear. I carry a two-piece set rolled up on the bike carrier; sturdy rain pants and poncho (which protects the laptop in my backpack). Don't bother with a jacket then; the rain gear holds heat and keeps you toasty once you get about a half mile in.
OK, I'm saving on gas, insurance and all that stuff, so there's that.
I am surprised to see the expenses you have for biking. I am bicycling to work during the summer months (take a bus during the winter due to the snow and ice) and have saved a lot compared to buying a monthly bus pass. My only expenses have been a decent quality second hand bike for $50 and a lock for few of dollars – that's approximately the cost of a one month bus pass. I have been using this bike for over a year now.
I tried it out for Bike to Work week this year, and I loved it. I live in Sacramento, it's mostly flat – makes for an easier ride. There are some scary parts to the ride (crossing over freeway entrances), but I feel better when I ride. Luckily, my gym is a few blocks from work so I can get a get more of a workout in, and shower before I need to go to work.
A great breakdown of the cost analysis. I bike everywhere, everyday. I love it but I do feel it is dangerous in busy cities. Make sure to ride carefully and obey all traffic laws – safety first, always.
You are coming out ahead for sure. Once you figure in gas and the other non-monetary benefits you receive, there is no way you are not. Great job!
Unfortunately the "frugality" of commuting by bicycle is not that obvious. Cycling needs fuel and unfortunately food is much more expensive than petrol. Some people can benefit – if they're not very fit or they tend to eat to much, cycling will be perfect.
However, for a fit (or slim) person this will mean an extra demand for calories and the extra cost can't be ignored. In the cheapest approach (sweets based on milk & nuts) this will mean an extra Snickers (or 2) a day. In my city (Warsaw, Poland) this is more or less equal to the cost of public transport.
Of course *reasonable* cycling can also be an investment in health, so it might save a lot of money in the future.
Actually human bodies are amazingly efficient. I believe the statistic I've heard tossed around is that if humans could run off gasoline, a cyclist would be able to get an equivalent of around 500 miles per gallon.
Also buying junk food is a terribly inefficent way to add more calories to your diet. A box of pasta has several thousand calories and is under a buck, that should have you set for a few days.
To find your fuel savings just divide the cost of gas per gallon by your vehicle's average MPG and multiply the result by the number of miles traveled. So for example my truck gets around 16 MPG which means at the current Kansas City price of $3.55/gal it costs me $0.22 per mile, not including vehicle wear-and-tear and depreciation. Given my office is about 15 miles from my home, at the current gas price it costs me $6.60 per day to drive to work vs $2.38 per day to take the bus with a $50 monthly pass.
I live in New Orleans and am lucky enough to live only a mile from my work, so I walk a lot during the spring and fall. However, during the summer it's just too darn hot to walk anywhere, but I've discovered that if I hop on my bike in the morning right out of the shower, I stay cool enough on the bike ride to keep from getting too sweaty and gross. Plus, it dries my hair for free. (Silly, but it works for me.)
Hello, I live where it is pretty warm year round, highs of 40 in winter, and I started bike commuting about a month ago, 3.5 miles each way. I think you are being super conservative about your cost savings. I have owned cars paid by myself since I was 16 and can assure you, 50 cents per mile is a reasonable estimate when you add up, 1. Massive cost to purchase even a used car 2. Wear and tear, any repairs or even maintenance are expensive. 3. Insurance although you can decrease this through higher deductibles and dropping full coverage (not needed for the old, reliable Acura I own).
For example, before I started biking to work, I had to make the decision to get the transmission rebuilt, or buy another used car. Since it's our second car, I decided to get the transmission rebuilt, the cheapest option. It was still $2700, and this was the cheapest quote I got from a reputable repair shop. Had I been biking all along, I may not have had to do this so soon, and I literally can't recall the last time I filled my car up with gas. I use it about once a week now if I have A LOT of errands to run or heavy hauling to do. I do all the errands at once so to save gas and wear and tear on my car.
You are saving $4.50 per day in wear and tear and gas (9 miles round trip) before paying a penny for a parking pass. Great job.
I am sure not only Minneapolis but each and every place in this world is wonderful for cycling and cyclists
I can very well relate with your experience, it quite resembles mine but the only difference is that I enjoyed cycling since childhood.It is such a blessing for saving!
I live in London (UK) where cycle commuting has almost doubled in the last few years.
My commute is 8 miles each way from SW to central London.
I do not own a car and my comparison is against public transport fares (tube and buses) which is £5 a day (minimum).
All cycling related expenses (bike, accessories, clothing, lights, maintenance, spares, etc.) totalled £ 1580.
I have cycled to work 271 days so far, thus saving £1355 in tube fares.
Basically, if I cycle to work for further 42 days I will get even with my all expenses, and I have assets worth probably more than £600.
Riding is much better than using overcrowded tubes and buses.
I am always on time, I arrive to the workplace happy, relaxed and with a clear mind.
I feel better, healthier and fitter.
Often the ride to/from work is the best part of the day.
P.S. In my cost/saving calculations I omit all the savings with non work related rides (e.g. going to the market, going to a friends', etc.) for which I would have to use public transports.


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If Your Serious About Your Ancestry… Real Genealogy Expertise is Needed
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By Arlene H. Eakle, Ph.D. Become a genealogy expert and pass this expertise on to your ancestors… Creation and publication of a family tree, a genealogy, a family history is an achievement in truth–at least it should be. Yet, in print and across the internet are some of the most appalling examples of what we call genealogy: People who live 200 years. Children born in places that don't exist. Women giving birth at Biblical ages. Documents cited … Read entire article »
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Some Major Genealogical Libraries and Repositories of Interest
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There are major collections of genealogically important source materials located in libraries all across the United States. It is very likely that important source material is located in a library nearby where you live and where your ancestors lived. As a genealogical researcher, you cannot afford to ignore local libraries and the collections they contain. While local libraries usually contain valuable information that may not be available at any other location, there are also some major … Read entire article »
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Ringing in the New Year Online
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Holiday music is played continually from November through January. For many people, listening to holiday favorites and going to musical recitals and concerts is a major part of the holiday season. Some us enjoy listening to music online and downloading it too. What music is a part of your holiday memories? What about your ancestors? Most of us are familiar with the holiday classics, but what about other songs that may have been sung in years … Read entire article »
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16 Documents Associated with a Single Marriage Contract, Really?
January 7th, 2014 | Comments Off
This year we are offering a series of Genealogy and Local History Retreats in various cities. At the Retreat we will be assisting attendees to learn about and understand the six basic record types used successfully by professionals to get the best results and break down research barriers that others seem to have such difficulty with. One of the basic record types we will be discussing is "Marriage Records." You may think, "DOH! That's a no brainer!" But, did you know at the time a marriage takes place there may be 16 original documents associated with it? Let me describe some of them to you. We'll break them down into two time periods, before the marriage and after the marriage. Before the Marriage there is evidence of the "Intent to Marry" with … Read entire article »
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New Events for 2014
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We would like to wish our readers a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! 2013 has truly been a wonderful 'Birthday Year' for Family History Expos. Each of you have played a big part in the celebration. During the past ten years we have organized and executed literally hundreds of events. Personally, I (Holly) have listened to thousands of fascinating family history research and brick wall stories, thanks for sharing. I have also heard many … Read entire article »
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November 9th, 2013 | Comments Off
My son enjoys panning for Gold. He has different types of equipment that he hauls to various places to pursue his hobby. The method he uses is somewhat different than that used in 1849. Because of my interest in history and my son's interest in panning for gold, I recognized what Elijah Allen Spooner was talking about in his diary where he wrote of his experiences during the California Gold Rush in 1849-50. This diary is available online through the BYU Harold B. Lee Library Digital Collections along with several other dairies http://overlandtrails.byu.edu/. Elijah records, "But it is rather a tedious business, taking it all round, for we have to be a man of all sorts of work, and a house maid besides. Have to cook, wash dishes, make beds, wash … Read entire article »
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Fun Family History Activities for the Holidays
September 30th, 2013 | Comments Off
Create lasting memories this holiday season. Take time to celebrate the lives of those who came before us and create strong ties to your ancestral heritage with family, friends, and the next generation. As we build our family tree we build strong family ties now and for future generations. Here are a few ideas you may wish to include in your upcoming holiday activities. Family Tree Building Bring the family together and build a unique family tree. Depending on … Read entire article »
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A Visit to the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City, Utah
August 15th, 2013 | Comments Off
Numbers do not begin to do service to the experience of visiting the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah for genealogical research. The various collections include over 2.4 million rolls of microfilmed genealogical records; 727,000 microfiche; 356,000 books, serials, and other formats; over 4,500 periodicals and 3,725 electronic resources. But it is only when you walk into the Library and see the huge stacks of microfilm cabinets stretching off into the distance on every … Read entire article »
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Ask-the-Pros — Question & Answer — The Miller Roll Application: A Source for Cherokee & Southern Family History
August 14th, 2013 | Comments Off
By Billy D. Edgington Question: What is the Guion Miller Roll and How Valuable is it for Native American Research? Answer: The Guion Miller Roll is one of the most important sources for Cherokee genealogical research. It was created as a result of a successful lawsuit by three separate groups of Cherokees who had not been paid all the money due them as a result of the Treaty of New Echota (1835). This treaty resulted directly in the "Trail of Tears" – the forced migration of the bulk of the Eastern Cherokee Nation from their homeland in the Southeastern United States to "Indian Territory," in what is now Arkansas, Oklahoma and Kansas. These three groups represented the Cherokee Nation west, The Eastern Cherokee Band and a group of what were probably assimilated Cherokees … Read entire article »
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Scandinavian Naming Patterns and Lifestyles
July 9th, 2013 | Comments Off
By Ruth Ellen Maness, AG Is it "-sen" or "-sson" or "Lien" or "Ström"? The Nordic countries (Scandinavia) include Denmark, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden and their possessions. The Finnish language is totally different from the other Scandinavian countries, but Finland was under Swedish monarchial rule for much of its history. Thus, Finland's official records are in the Swedish language from the beginning of record keeping to about 1867 or later. Patronymic naming customs also apply. Depending upon your ancestor's country of origin, his or her surname (family name) may lead you to the exact spot in the country where he or she was born, or leave you amidst a mass of "-sens" or "- sons." Some general guidelines for Scandinavian naming practices follow; then more specific information will be given. Surnames (Family … Read entire article »
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The Giver hits theaters today!!! Who else is excited?!
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You might recall the Birchbox Intern Diaries with former editorial intern Charisse. Now our summer interns Julia, Katrina, and Geraldine are heroically taking over the series (though without a camera). For the next month, every Thursday they'll be sharing their discoveries from around the Birchbox office. Today, they're taking a peek inside our staffers' beach bags.
Summer is the perfect time to catch up on the reading you've been meaning to get to, so we asked the Birchbox staffers to tell us which books they're bringing along for some seaside lounging. They're quite the bookworms and love everything from comedy to science fiction. If you need some great recommendations, here's what they're currently reading:
1. Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) by Mindy Kaling
"It's like reading Tina Fey's little sister's book. It made me laugh out loud on the subway and I probably scared a few people." —Sandra C., Marketing
2. An Invisible Thread: The True Story of an 11-Year Old Panhandler, a Busy Sales Executive, and an Unlikely Meeting with Destiny by Laura Schroff & Alex Tresniowski
"Even though it's about a really heavy topic, it's a light, seamless read that's really inspiring. Super engaging and it makes you see the silver lining in everything." —Elizabeth P., Finance
3. Sleepwalk with Me: And Other Painfully True Stories by Mike Birbiglia
"My boyfriend checked it out of the library but then I stole it. I like reading books by comedians, but I normally read female ones so this was new for me—he's a really funny guy." —Whitney T., Operations
4. The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
"It's a classic. I'd never read it before and it was on my sister's kindle so I decided to start. I like it because it's an easy read and still relevant." - Kelsey S., Creative
5. Alif The Unseen by G. Willow Wilson
"This book is so weird—it's all about this hacker in the Middle East but then there's this whole 'Game of Thrones' sci-fi part to it. Now that I think about it, it's not really a beach read…" —Danielle P., People & Culture
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Anastasia Steele and Christian Grey have become household names in the last few months, thanks to the explosive popularity of the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy. But now their, uh, extra-experimental relationship will become even more ubiquitous. Coming soon: Fifty Shades of Grey beauty products.
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As a proud English major and big old nerd, I've always had an overly strong affinity for books. Dinner table conversation as a kid? Who needs that! I've got Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys to keep me company. So it might go without saying that I am all about this new perfume from Wallpaper* magazine that actually makes you smell like a new book.
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We'll admit it—there's a contingent of Birchboxers in the office who are Lauren Conrad fangirls. Her antics in The Hills and Laguna Beach aside, it's hard not to be a supporter of her when she has winged liquid liner down to such an art and has done a stellar job with her website, The Beauty Department. Her new book, Lauren Conrad Beauty, is set to be released in October and we're already itching to get our hands on it.


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The Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) has announced that Evan Obert has been named the Performer of the Week for the week ending Sunday, Jan. 20.
Obert, a junior 133-pounder, posted Luther's only victory in a 36-3 dual loss to Wartburg with a 3-1 sudden-victory win over top-ranked and two-time defending national champion Kenny Anderson. The result snapped Anderson's 51-match winning streak.
Obert, ranked No. 5 in Division III, improved his season record to 20-3 with the victory.
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House Intelligence Committee Finds No Wrongdoing by the Administration in Benghazi
Posted by Glenden Brown in Activist groups, congress, Conservative, Fox Lies on August 4, 2014
Conservatives have now spent 2 years shrieking hysterically about BENGHAZI, convinced of some sort of malfeasance or deliberate wrongdoing by the Obama Administration. According to the Republican led House Intelligence Committee, not so much.
Among the key findings:
– Intelligence agencies were "warned about an increased threat environment, but did not have specific tactical warning of an attack before it happened."
– "A mixed group of individuals, including those associated with al Qaeda, (Moammar) Khadafy loyalists and other Libyan militias, participated in the attack."
– "There was no 'stand-down order' given to American personnel attempting to offer assistance that evening, no illegal activity or illegal arms transfers occurring by U.S. personnel in Benghazi, and no American was left behind."
– The administration's process for developing "talking points" was "flawed, but the talking points reflected the conflicting intelligence assessments in the days immediately following the crisis."
Anyone betting this will mean conservatives will stop hysterically shrieking about Benghazi is taking a sucker's bet.
The Short Hilarious Saga of ReaganBook
Posted by Glenden Brown in Activist groups, Conservative, This Blog on August 2, 2014
When Sofonda Cox, Dixie Normous, and Johnny Hotballs are some of your sites most prominent users, you're either a gay porn site or a new conservative social media site known as ReaganBook.
Yes, my friends, anti-gay nutjob Janet Porter was offended by Facebook and the fact that some of its employees walked in a pride parade, so she launched her own, independent social media site and named it ReaganBook. Let's be clear, the name was not intended ironically.
Porter, for those who don't know her, is a conservative of the evangelical sub-variety. She was previously known a Janet Folger. She founded and runs Faith2Action from which she endlessly advocates for her "heartbeat bill" which would ban abortion after a heartbeat is detected in the fetus. She's a young earth creationist and a diehard believer in the myth the Christians are persecuted in the US. IOW, she's a garden variety wingnut, bigot and loudmouth.
Anyway, so Janet Porter got her ever bunchable panties in a bunch over something Facebook did, she decided to launch a Facebook for patriots. The site launched and had about 30 or so members. Then various websites noticed it – namely Joe My God. Within hours, the number of users swelled into the hundreds, including the previously mentioned Sofonda Cox, Dixie Normous and Johnny Hotballs. ReaganBook was quickly swamped in a flood of porn, pages dedicted to Ronald Reagan's titties, and generally offensive and surreal content. Users such as Al Zheimers, Ben Ghazi and Parah Salin signed up to participate in the fun and games.
The Dailybeast observed:
ReaganBook shows no discernable signs of longevity. It's already been forced to temporarily shut down, after many of its thousand-plus members are trolls calling themselves things like "Albradorft Lincler," "Al Zheimers," and "Ben Ghazi." The site runs tremendously slowly, and its attempts to interact with members through a messaging platform have proven fruitless. There's hardly any involvement in thought-provoking (and clearly troll-created) pages like "Cut Dicks for Christ," which simply says: "Calling all cut dicks."
Everytime you start feeling sorry for Porter and her naive, non-ironic ways, remember this:
Is this immature? Oh, you bet your ass it is. It's also hilarious. As mean as it may seem to just never let the right have anything nice, let's not forget that their whole schtick in the first place is to deny actual human rights to a good portion of the country, which is a lot meaner–and quite frankly far more petty and immature than making fun of their sad Ronald Reagan Facebook. They are actively horrid to the left, and really, all we have these days is the fact that we're right and we're funnier. Which, my god, they really do hate–so it is important that we keep this up.
Porter and her minions (by minions I mean minion and by minion I mean an IT student from a Christian university), tried frantically to salvage the situation. At one point, the site included a message to users:
Everyone note: We're under attack. All the disturbing posts and new members are coming from another site. This site is another site. We'll fix it soon. If you see a friend who has posted disturbing images, tehy (sic) have been hacked.
Within 24 hours of going live, Porter and her abused IT student switched the site into offline mode, effectively shutting it down.
What's the worst that can happen?
Posted by Nathan Erkkila in American History, Bush Administration, Condolezza Rice, Conservative, Conservatives, Crimes, Dick Cheney, George W. Bush, Iraq, ISIS, Karl Rove, Neocons, Rumsfeld on July 6, 2014
This is a question that must have been asked 12 years ago when the US invaded Iraq. Well the initial predictions were positive. The war will be quick, cheap, we will be hailed as liberators, there will be peace, so on and so forth. Of course none of that happened. They were dead wrong, but even me when I witnessed the reports of chaos in Iraq, I could not comprehend that this would happen. What is the worst that can happen? ISIS can happen. The relatively new Islamic terrorist group is different from other organizations because they are successful. They have the oil fields, they are surrounding Baghdad, they have both Iraqi and American weapons in their inventory and they are gaining more ground. This is made worse by their tendency to be very destructive. So far, over 1,700 Iraqi troops have been executed. So yes, that is the worst that can happen and the Bush administration is completely at fault no matter how indirectly this is. Maybe this is a question Obama should consider, especially with an upcoming midterm and a country filled with pissed off liberals.
Priesthood and Women
Posted by Firmage Ed in Activist groups, Conservative, Liberal, This Blog on June 30, 2014
Twenty-five years ago I delivered the McDougall Lecture at the Cathedral of the Madeleine. Some modest part of that essay recommended that it is time and beyond time to ordain women to both the Mormon and Catholic traditions and, by implication, all other faiths. A productive firestorm erupted that continues still. How tragic, how brutal, how disconnected to real people with real hearts, real children, dear mates to be so abused as the Mormon church discards with no more than a pious statement, or simply a sniff, their best and brightest.
I've said before that Mormon leadership all too often reflects an anti-Darwinism, that is, the survival of the least fit, by cultivating a culture that obeys leadership with no sense of the necessity of checking any act of leadership with one's own brain, one's own agency. This tendency,if unchecked, will produce at least two terrible results: poor leadership at the top and right on down the ecclesiastical ladder. Second, leadership will continue to boast of growing membership but it will be looking only at those coming in the church's front door but not noting those exiting the back door either formally, or just by staying home on Sunday, de facto un-churched.
Mormons need not fear its loving critics. Mormonism, Catholicism, and all faith traditions really should be terrified at the prospect that huge numbers now see churches as irrelevant to their lives. People who engage their leadership quite obviously care very much about their faith, or they would not give such enormous time and energy to help, as they see it,their churches. The really scary elephant in the room is apathy. An even scarier specter is when hundreds of thousands of members, each year, determine that perhaps, just perhaps we really don't need priests or bishops to mediate between God and all of us. We can, after all, talk directly to God and cut out the middleman and his ten percent finder's fee. Women should hold any priesthood for which they qualify by abiding neutral rules. And priests and sisters should have the god-given right to choose marriage or celibacy, as they choose, by serious thought and by prayer.There is nothing in holy writ that requires that men mediate God to women.
the UN, NATO, and the trip-wire
Posted by Firmage Ed in 9/11, Abu Ghraib, Afghanistan, Biological Weapons, Bush Administration, Bush Failures, CIA, Civil liberties Infringement, Conservative, Crimes, Democracy, Democrats, Dick Cheney, Drone Strikes, George W. Bush, Guantanamo, Hezbollah, Human Rights, Iran, Iraq, Israel, John McCain, Liberal, Libertarianism, Mahdi Army, Mormon LDS, National Politics, nazis, Neocons, NSA Surveillance, Nuclear Weapons, Oliver North, Pakistan, Proof Bush Lied, Rumsfeld, Syria, Syria, Terrorism, This Blog, War Crimes on June 5, 2014
I'm so sorry to write this missive as a lead article (for 15 minutes) but I don't remember how to find the comments and respond to them. The lonely little side-bar response to my article I've not seen, except for half a sentence. It seemed to be saying that the old days are gone now, and so we need NATO and the JN. I agree. With NATO, it is the trip-wire provision that we go to war, automatically if any NATO nation is attacked, regardless of who the attacker is. This takes not only the United States Congress, but the president, as Commander in Chief, from the decision to go to war. I support both the UN and, if handled correctly, NATO. But President J. Reuben Clark and I oppose the automatic going to war. Just like the fools, the ancient general staffs of all sides in WW I. No one wanted that war. There was no Adolph Hitler in that war that destroyed the entire 20th century. Better to have shot the general staffs, who came to deserve exactly that. What President Clark called for, and I, are what the United States has always done, before NATO. That is, to have treaties of peace and friendship with our allies and then, should hostilities commence, such treaties would call for all parties to go to war, or not, as their constitutions provide. In this way, we don't declare war against a nation, and surely all the people, have not yet been born. How, pray tell, do we justify going to war against, and for, people not, or no longer, live on earth. With a few caveats, ditto for the UN. No provision of law allows the UN to overreach Congress in the decision for war or peace. For anyone interested, read my book with the late Francis Wormuth, To Cain the Dog of War. It is by odds the best book ever written on the way we go to war. Every single war we've ever fought, including our wars against the Indian tribes, is there analyzed. Francis did not live to see this book in print. I worked two years after his death to finish it. And I updated it 4 or 5 times, alone. I still put my dear friend's name first, because I am honored to be linked, now, forever. Something like Mormon marriage through time and eternity. ed firmage xoxo
bisexual and polygamy cases
Posted by Firmage Ed in 4th Estate (Media), Activist groups, Conservative, Liberal, This Blog on May 27, 2014
All twentieth and twenty first century human rights cases owe their start to Brown v. the Board. Race and color cases led to ethnicy, alienage, sexuality and gender cases of the past 20-30 years and back again, to the founder of the feast, Brown v. the Board. Just as Catholic and Mormon and Jewish case law led the pack in the nineteenth century, see, e;.g., Reynolds v. United States, making polygamy illegal. In other words, the skunk at the garden party, i.e., the group on which we project our own fears, the projected scapegoat, makes the great law of the time.
Now, with gay rights, including marriage, almost assured de jure, with much to be done de facto, we will turn by the very nature of case law, to the polygamous and bisexual cases, just as from Brown, we went to color, alienage, ethnicity,nationality, gender and sexuality. It simply follows. Scalia saw the connectlion early on between polyggamy case law and homosexual case law. To him, this was the most hated thing he could imagine. I saw the same thing, before he did, and I applauded.
Now, consider the linkage between bisexual rights and polyggamy. With gender and sexual case law in place, i.e., no preference for male over female rights, both polygamy and bisexuality are linked and therefore acknowledged. That is, one man AND one women can choose to mate with male or female, polyganously or monogamously, at his/her choice. This will be the cutting edge of human rights for us all, in the coming decades. As was said as Utah faced statehood with a polygamist elected to the Senate, I think by Senator Albert Jeremiah Beveridge, the greatest biographer of John Marshall ever (and Lincoln, but Beveridge died befoe the last valumeJ): " I'd rather be a polygamist who didn't polyg than a monogamist who didn"t monog." Horray!
I've been very sick for a long time and it's good to have a brain once again ed firmage xoxo
The bizarre Thad Cochran Scandal
Posted by Glenden Brown in Activist groups, Conservative on May 23, 2014
I hadn't given much thought to the sad spectacle of Thad Cochran's political opponents sneaking into a nursing facility to photograph his wife who is afflicated with Alzheimer's.
Ed Kilgore summed up the tawdry event:
Long story short, struggling blogger Clayton Kelly, a big fan of Chris McDaniel, was chasing rumors Cochran was having a long-running affair with a staff member. Incited by unnamed "people on the internet," Kelly decided to illustrate a post on the rumors with video of Cochran's long-hospitalized wife, and showed up on Easter Morning at the long-term-care facility where's she's been for a decade to get the footage. It's in dispute whether he broke any laws or rules in accessing Rose Cochran's room.
In any event, he put up a post on the whole saga, and was quickly asked (or told) by the McDaniels campaign to take the sordid mess down—maybe by the candidate himself. So there are charges and countercharges flying back and forth, some suggesting the McDaniels campaign was behind the whole thing.
The part that I personally find distasteful is the exploitation of Cochran's wife – and I'm not alone. The whole affair has apparently rebounded to Cochran's benefit. Even a moment of thought would demonstrate that photographing and sharing photos of a woman suffering from Alzheimer's is a bad idea. There's no way this turns out good. So why risk it?
Ed Kilgore, riffing off Josh Marshall's analysis:
. . . this whole meme makes sense from the wingnut point of view: Cochran had "gone native" in Washington, forgetting his proud reactionary roots in Mississippi and abandoning its values and his own afflicted wife in order to pursue the bright lights and evil ways of the Emerald City. In a sense, Rose Cochran herself was intended to serve as a living metaphor for the Spurned Magnolia of righteous Mississippi conservatism. That was a powerful enough image to the perps here that they were willing to risk a stunt that has blown up so spectacularly.
With criminal charges now pending against FOUR PEOPLE and the whole attempt to smear Cochran having gone south in a spectacular manner, we get some insight into the wingnut perspective.
Now, it's hard to figure how anyone wouldn't realize that invading the privacy and dignity of this woman wouldn't backfire in an explosive way or that it constituted one or more serious felonies. But remember, we're pretty deep in the Tea Party derp bubble here which involves what can only be called a proctological route to self-awareness which ends in confusion and can be irreversible. But if you'd really bought into this attack on Cochran and thought it would resonate with people you can see at least the bare outlines of how you could convince yourself that this visual would land the fatal blow to his credibility and campaign.
Bigot as the Idaho Sadz (updated)
Posted by Glenden Brown in Activist groups, Conservative, Equality, Liberal, This Blog on May 15, 2014
Idaho is the latest state to join the wonderful world of marriage equality.
A federal magistrate struck down Idaho's gay marriage ban and ordered the state to begin offering marriage licenses Friday morning. The Judge's decision in this case is every bit as thorough as Judge Shelby's Utah decision:
Judge Dale's Idaho decision reads, in part:
"This case asks a basic and enduring question about the essence of American government: Whether the will of the majority, based as it often is on sincere beliefs and democratic consensus, may trump the rights of a minority," the judge wrote in a 57-page decision.
"… Idaho's marriage laws deny same-sex couples the economic, practical, emotional, and spiritual benefits of marriage, relegating each couple to a stigmatized, second-class status. Plaintiffs suffer these injuries not because they are unqualified to marry, start a family, or grow old together, but because of who they are and whom they love," Dale wrote.
Bryan Fischer, AFA spokesbigot, found the decision a personal affront:
The sting of this is in fact personal for me, as I am a co-author of Idaho's amendment. I worked diligently in late 2005 with other pro-family leaders in the state to carefully craft its language. Then together we worked with the Idaho legislature during the 2006 session, meeting with lawmakers and lining up testimony in committee hearings.
Fischer ranted the ruling a "mish-mash of sentiment, emotion and an utter absence of rational consistency." He then called on Idaho's governor to go full on George Wallace:
He [Idaho's governor] should fulfill his oath of office, an oath he took before God, to uphold the constitutions of both Idaho and the United States by flatly refusing permission for any city or county clerks in the state of Idaho to issue licenses to same-sex couples. The people of Idaho have spoken, he should say, and I will fulfill the promise I made to them to uphold their constitution.
This would not even be civil disobedience, since there is no "law" to disobey. A judge's ruling is not a law – it is a ruling and a ruling only. Such an act on his part would in fact be the ultimate display of civil obedience, obedience to the Constitution as the supreme law of the land, and would be the first step in returning America to the rule of law rather than the rule of men.
Alvin McEwan posted about this same issue and observed:
Fischer is so indicative of the hubris of folks on the other side of the marriage equality issue. In 2004, they sold an ugly bill of goods to Americans. Didn't they realize that one day, they would have to defend the laws against marriage equality that they passed back then?
Apparently not.
You just can't pass a law and not be able to defend it in court, folks. It's un-American.
Alvin's point is spot on; conservatives seem to not have considered that the rhetoric they used to support anti-gay marriage laws and amendments would need to stand up in court. And as we're seeing, the arguments against allowing same sex couples to marry are unpersuasive in a court of law.
Best Political Cartoon of the Last Forty or Fifty Years
Posted by Larry Bergan in 4th Estate (Media), American People, Capitalism, Conservative, Education, Fox Lies, Liberal, Mental Illness, Philosophy, Tea Party on March 22, 2014
Modern "conservatives" pull over "the thinker".
Says it all, don't ya think?


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