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Something compelled me to put brackets on the SOC posts. I don't know why.

I just got through reading a few links from Instapundit on marriage, the higher ed bubble, etc. These are things I've been considering for awhile. I am fortunate to be college educated without the debt. Gen X was probably the last generation to pull off that trick. Recently, I ran into a tuba player who loads packages for UPS. He has a master's degree in music and $70K in student loan debt. I figure that is just the principal. He says he'd like to play for the symphony. I don't see that happening. I told him to become an electrician. He is fucked.

There are a growing number of educated tradesmen out there. These are people like me with college degrees working blue collar jobs. I call these folks the New Puritans. They are salt-of-the-earth types. They are smart, hard working, honest, thrifty, and humble. This is a group deserving of the full treatment here at the C-blog, but I mention them in passing here. I am really slacking in the writing department.

In the new year, I hope to write more. I'd like to break 1000 posts next year, get a book written, and really crank out the fiction. I want to take the writing more seriously instead of it being just a personal indulgence. I think I will contribute more to other websites that share my interests.

Of course, my girlfriend points out to me that I plan more than I actually do. This is very true. Next year will probably be as slack as this year.

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