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“The world and all it’s inhabitants are disposable.. But it’s whether or not you treat them like they are that decides what kind of person you are.” – Me

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This is something my Mom, nor my Dad, nor Myself have ever called our family. We’re a loving family, full of direction, understanding, and guidance, but we’re also a social family. Every summer night you’re bound to find a few neighbours in our driveway chatting, or some out back grilling with, etc.

My parents have always encouraged me having an abundance of friends, and they’ve always told me to go out into the world to learn, explore, and most of all listen. I’ve never seen my parents as friends. Their my parents, and that’s it. I respect them, I like doing things with them, but they’re not my best buds.

My parents would say the same. I’m not their pal, I’m their son, and they treat me like I am. My parents love people, and they’ve definitely passed that on to me. Also our neighbours like us, we help them with things, and we enjoy talking to most of them.

Another thing that I’ve never been subjected to is shelter. Shelter in the sense of censorship, not talking to people, not watching the news, etc. My family strongly believes that censorship is wrong, and that an over sheltered child will have quite a shock when the real world comes knocking.

I’m sure I’ll have more on family matters in the future, but I wanted write this as a framework for my future family stories.

Thanks for reading!!

Joshua Duffy

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Today was my first test run with broadcasting live. I had Ashley guiding me through it like a producer talking to the host. It was fun to say the least, and I’m going to try and build an audience as I gradually build my mini-studio. The plan is to talk about anything I want to, and anything that a viewer may want to discuss. And I mean anything from pie to abortion and iPods to the war on drugs. I’ll cover it all. So please check it out this summer.

Shows start around two or three in the afternoon and last until about four thirty.

The link to watch is Justin.tv/JoshuaDuffy

And my show links can be found at del.icio.us/JoshuaDuffy

Hope to see you in the chat!!

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That was my goal this summer. I wanted to change. I needed to change. I was on the wrong track as far as personality toward life, school, relationships, and responsibilities. I have accomplished this how? Well Let me lay it out for you.

First off, I abandoned all my friends for which were a bad influence on me. I’m not interested in going out and smoking pot, getting wasted, etc. This was hard to do, especially since many of the friends I abandoned I had known since the early years of school, but I knew it was the right thing to do. I wanted a future, and they were, and some still are, living for today, but not thinking about tomorrow and what consequences their actions may bring upon them.

Secondly, I pursued something. That something being my best friend, Ashley. Like I said in the “Learning Love” post, I’d had a crush on her since I was six. She’s taught me a lot without trying to. I’ve matured as a partner, and our strong friendship has turned into what some would call a tangled mess, but through it all Ashley and I have a profound love of and for each other that, somehow, has withstood every pitfall we’ve faced.

Third, I looked in the mirror around the middle of May, and I hated what I saw. I was 230 pounds. The heaviest I’d ever been. I started eating less shit, and more organic, lower fat, smarter foods. I also started biking at least six miles a day. So far I’m at 200 pounds, and I’ve lost two inches off my waist. I feel great.

And Fourth, school. My entire school career has been a laughing matter until this last year. My Mom finally gave into my wishes, and enrolled me in the Minnesota Virtual High School. My consolers at my, now, old school agreed that the change of pace, and change of environment would be good for me. I double my GPA the last quarter of school, and I plan to multiply it by at least 3.5 by the time I graduate.

So I hope you took something away from this story. Everything here means a lot to me, and so far 2008 has been the best year of my life thus far.

Sincerely,
Joshua Duffy.

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Finally I got around to ordering the damn thing. So look for some new podcast episodes, and I think I’m going to start doing a little bit of live stuff too, but we’ll see.

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So over the past four months I’ve been pulled away from the interwebz by an amazing girl named Ashley. I’ve learned more in these past four months then I have in probably the past four years of my life. Nearly six weeks ago Ashley, a girl for which I’ve been interested in since I was six, finally accepted one of my numerous offers of companionship. We love each other, and that’s what matters.

To say the least, in the past four months I’ve had a shit load of advice thrown at me from this person, that person, family members, friends, and even the occasional random guy at the coffee shop. I’ve collected it all in my rather massive brain, and now I’m going to try and sift through it all and spew upon you what I think.

First and foremost, WOMEN ARE NOT COMPLICATED. I hate men that say this. You just need to take some time to understand how much different there life is than yours. The biggest difference being that every 28 days they have an uncontrollable thing that happens to them. All women are different, but this is one thing guys just can’t understand because there’s just really no real way to comprehend it. If you can deal with a women’s side affects from her menstrual cycle, better yet, talk to your girlfriend about it , you’re on the right track.

Second, you both had a life before each other. Continue to live that life, or at least as much of it as you can. It’s important to not always make her the center of your attention. She’s important, but a lot of things are important. Put her high on your list, but not directly on top, unless you’re married or engaged. The same goes for women too.

Third, surprises are GOOD!! surprise your significant other when ever you feel it’s necessary. Just don’t over do it. You may end up scaring them off or end up getting them used to it, which is never good.

Fourth, and final, and foremost, Make sure your emotions jive. When she’s sad, get sad. When she’s mad at you, get mad at her. Being “chill” all the time just does not work. When you get mad together, you can calm each other down. Think of this as the ultimate way to build a stronger relationship. If you can move through life together, then you’re doing great. If the instant she gets mad at you, you think of breaking up, then it’s time to move on. If you truely love that someone you’re with, then you can understand, and feel their anger, sorrow, happiness, etc.

Well I hope you all enjoyed this post.

Look for a few more like this in the future.

Thanks for reading,
Josh.

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If you’re one of those weird and sometimes gloomy people (like me) who get the urge to close the curtains on even the nicest of days, a new solar development will give us a new excuse to do it: It might help the environment and save us a few bucks.

Hit up the link below to get the rest of the story..

Via: [WIRED]

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Singer/Songwriter Amos Lee talks about the song “What’s Been Going On?”..

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