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Four hundred years ago during the Ming Dynasty a lone man watches as an important Chinese leader is being entombed. Carefully he takes notes on the process learning all he can about the ceremony. He is only moments away from completing this somewhat simple mission when he is seen by a patrolling guard. Disgusted at his mistake he reaches for the ring on his left hand when a sword is abruptly shoved through him from behind. As he sinks to the ground his ring slips from his finger crashing to the stones beneath him, breaking and destroying all hopes of a return to his time. His untimely death is recorded only by the ring’s hour and minute hands which simply said: 10:06.

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One year ago, Zomgee featured this post, one of the most popular posts to date..

How not to end up in a ditch

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This past summer, I shook my head in disbelief as I was forced to pay $4.39 for a single gallon of gasoline. I now can look down the road and see, much to my amazement, $1.81. In an age where prices seem to be dropping on more than just gas (I know, gas is a limited resource, etc etc) I started thinking about other things that are way overpriced given the amount of time they’ve been around and the relative advantage that they offer. (continue reading…)