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I studied Marketing at St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas. It's as fascinating now as it was when I switched my major from Business Administration to Anthropology (submajoring in Gay Cargo Cultism of Native Aboriginals at Cactus Patch Ranch in Southern California). But I digress. What I wanted to talk about is power and my love of it.
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It wasn't until the power went out here in Marshall, Texas day before yesterday because of Hurricane Ike blowing through town that I realized how much I love electricity.
I love the stuff. Love it, love it, love it.
It runs my TV. Where would I be without The History Channel? I shudder to think. It runs my computer and DSL modem. Where would I be without email? Email-less!! That could get ugly quick! Not to mention YouTube withdrawal.
When I was homeless in L.A. (all my writing must include this phrase), I owned an am/fm radio that ran on spring power. No batteries. No electric socket. Just wind it up for 30 seconds and I had great radio reception for 30 minutes as the spring unwound. Got it from the Army/Navy Surplus store on 190th in Torrance. It even provided light for the dark RV I was living in at the time. I read a lot at night by spring power.
Yesterday I wished I still had that thing. It was awful being disconnected from the internet and even from the real world for so long. I just put a portable generator on my wish list.
(click to see Youtube video)
It wasn't until the power went out here in Marshall, Texas day before yesterday because of Hurricane Ike blowing through town that I realized how much I love electricity.
I love the stuff. Love it, love it, love it.
It runs my TV. Where would I be without The History Channel? I shudder to think. It runs my computer and DSL modem. Where would I be without email? Email-less!! That could get ugly quick! Not to mention YouTube withdrawal.
When I was homeless in L.A. (all my writing must include this phrase), I owned an am/fm radio that ran on spring power. No batteries. No electric socket. Just wind it up for 30 seconds and I had great radio reception for 30 minutes as the spring unwound. Got it from the Army/Navy Surplus store on 190th in Torrance. It even provided light for the dark RV I was living in at the time. I read a lot at night by spring power.
Yesterday I wished I still had that thing. It was awful being disconnected from the internet and even from the real world for so long. I just put a portable generator on my wish list.
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