http://www.freestateobserver.com the irate, tireless minority report Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:47:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I frequently get the feeling that I'm in the minority amongst New Hampshire liberty activists for having a "normal" job. I define "normal" as on a schedule of Monday - Friday, 9 - 5 (officially, anyway; the reality often exceeds those boundaries). I have health insurance. I ... http://www.freestateobserver.com/?p=482 [note: this is the second half of a post entitled "a fable" ] For quite some time, Jo sailed his boat alone on Lake Rika, trying to sort through the thoughts in his head and feeling increasingly frustrated and confused.  Finally, he decided to seek advice from a wise man who ... http://www.freestateobserver.com/?p=459 Whoa, it's been five months since I blogged anything. I blame Facebook. I used to keep a background part of my mind subconsciously focused on noting things to blog about, but now that part is redirected towards noting things to Facebook about, in a neverending quest to amuse ... http://www.freestateobserver.com/?p=420 Last July, I blogged about moving into my new house, the first house I've ever owned. Also, the first place in the country I've ever lived. Since then, I've learned all sorts of new lessons, sometimes the comically hard way. I've lost some weight and gained some ... http://www.freestateobserver.com/?p=388 Primum non nocere is a Latin phrase that means "First, do no harm." The phrase is sometimes recorded as primum nil nocere. Nonmaleficence, which derives from the maxim, is one of the principal precepts that all medical students are taught in medical school and is a fundamental principle for emergency medical ... http://www.freestateobserver.com/?p=369 Observers of the Free State Project are undoubtedly aware that civil disobedience has been growing in popularity as a method of promoting limited/no government in New Hampshire. I have been struggling with this concept for, well, crap, years now. It's been just over three years since I expressed ... http://www.freestateobserver.com/?p=329 tribe - noun any aggregate of people united by ties of descent from a common ancestor, community of customs and traditions, adherence to the same leaders, etc. They came from the Seacoast (on the eastern border), Salem (on the southern border), and Winchester (on the western border). They came from ... http://www.freestateobserver.com/?p=313 Three years ago today, I blogged about how I was leaving the Libertarian Party and becoming politically independent. To paraphrase the Dead, what a long strange trip it's been since then. Today, I'm declaring a different kind of independence, and one that I believe is more significant than ... http://www.freestateobserver.com/?p=292