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My name is uncle Kensson and I am a rocket scientist. It's an easy life, but someone's got to do it. I'm based in Bozeman, Montana in the northwestern USA and spend the bulk of my free time playing football (soccer) or guitar. If I can write something witty

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Society & Lifestyle > Economic Values Money is the root of all evil: 76 of 80
It isn't money that's the root of all evil - according to the Bible, at least - but the love of money. It would seem a little disingenuous for mankind to blame all of its problems on an inanimate, abstract concept - as Douglas Adams said, it wasn't the small green pieces of paper that were unhappy. The relentless pursuit of ... More..
Arts & Humanities > Language Learning Tips The best techniques for learning languages: 23 of 24
By far the best way to learn to speak a foreign language is to immerse yourself in it. A few months before my French A-level exams when I was 17, I spent two weeks living with a French family and no way to speak English even if I'd wanted to. It wasn't necessarily a great vacation, but I aced the exams. Of course, not everyo... More..
Other Readers share their best yard sale buys: 25 of 26
I arrived in America almost three years ago and immediately took an unfurnished apartment. My landlord kindly lent me an air mattress for as long as I needed, but I was keen to get a proper bed as swiftly as possible. I checked out the local furniture stores and figured that buying a new bed would be entirely outside my fina... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Observations: 64 of 65
Whenever I get a letter Mr Heather goes one better and gets more. His friends may not be clever But I wish they would endeavour To never set a letter through my door. More..
Entertainment > Film Making & Production Adult entertainment: Discussing a law banning the production of porn: 21 of 21
While pornography isn't the most tasteful of industries, banning it would have exactly the same effect as banning prostitution and drug use - it will still exist, but in an unregulated form even more dangerous for the people being exploited by it. Moreover, it seems to me that most proponents of banning pornography are more ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics, News & Issues (Other) What is the difference between the United Kingdom, Britain and England?: 18 of 18
The UK - or rather, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, is the country so far as international law. It is governed by the Parliament in Westminster, London. Tony Blair and the Queen are Prime Minister and Queen of more than just England, you know. Great Britain is primarily a geographical term - it's th... More..
Sports & Recreation > Soccer (Other) Greatest football matches ever: 10 of 10
The greatest match I've ever seen was the 1998 World Cup game between Argentina and England. Part of this was to do with the circumstances - a pal and I saw it in the Payton Arms, Stoke Lyne, Oxfordshire, one of the finest pubs in the world. The main bar is a tiny room and there was barely room for the big screen to fit acro... More..