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Entries from October 2008

Radio Killed CDs

June 30th, 2008 · No Comments

By Sid of Stone Marmot (www.stonemarmot.com)
Many people in the music industry are agonizing over the drop in CD sales in recent years. Most people in the industry have been blaming Internet downloading for this decreasing sales. I feel they are completely ignoring, at least publicly, the real reason for the significant drop in [...]

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Tags: Music Business

Why People Hate Capitalism

June 27th, 2008 · No Comments

By Bruce of Stone Marmot
Capitalism is the most democratic economic system there is, for every time you spend a dollar, or refrain from spending a dollar, you are casting a vote. That is why so many people hate capitalism, because, with capitalism, the world people live in is the sum total result of each [...]

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Tags: Energy/Environment

An Over 100 % A Year Return On Your Investment For Saving Energy

June 23rd, 2008 · 1 Comment

By Bruce of Stone Marmot
How would you like a virtually risk-free investment that earns over 100 % a year … after taxes … and your initial investment and subsequent contributions can be as low as $4? And you would be saving energy and helping the environment, also. A fantasy? No, a real [...]

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Tags: Energy/Environment · saving money

Landscaping For Hurricane Protection

June 20th, 2008 · 1 Comment

By Sammy of Stone Marmot
I went to the Bahamas a couple months after they were hit by Hurricane Floyd in 1999. The island I stayed on was originally covered with low (about 15 to 20 ft. high) trees. I don’t know what kind of trees they were (probably a mix). These [...]

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Tags: Other

Why I Haven’t Purchased A New Car

June 13th, 2008 · No Comments

By Sid of Stone Marmot (www.stonemarmot.com)
I drive a 1999 Ford Ranger pickup truck. It has over 130,000 miles on it. I have kept this vehicle two years longer than any other vehicle I’ve ever owned. Why? Why haven’t I bought a new vehicle? Quite simply because:
I haven’t seen a [...]

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Tags: Other

Hello world!

June 9th, 2008 · No Comments

This is a new blog we’re creating for our rock band Stone Marmot at the website www.stonemarmot.com. It will replace the “Rants and Raves” section of our site eventually. Hopefully this blog will make it easier to add rants, raves, and news to our site. It will also allow you, the viewer, [...]

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Tags: Other