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Tuesday, July 11, 2006

one red paperclip

Now this is an amazing story that could only take place in the world of Craigslist and the Internet.

It's amazing what people can do when they put their mind to it. It makes me think of the W.H. Murray quote at the top left hand side of my blog here.

CLICK HERE to go to the Yahoo! news story about this guy. It provides a nice summary.

CLICK HERE to go to the story of one red paperclip

# posted by HST Overdrive @ 12:32 PM

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Myths and legends die hard in America. We love them for the extra dimension they provide, the illusion of near-infinite possibility to erase the narrow confines of most men's reality. Weird heroes and mold-breaking champions exist as living proof to those who need it that the tyranny of "the rat race" is not yet final.

-- HUNTER S. THOMPSON, 1937-2005"

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Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. Begin it now.

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