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Old 04-18-2012, 06:30 PM   #1 (permalink)
 
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My smart made it into my blog...

I normally just write about boring political and economics stuff but I had a bit of a revelation in my smartie today so it made it into my blog;

it's my turn to talk, George Oeser: Less is more...

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Good writing there!
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Good read. Hit the nail on the head.

Ironically my first house I ever bought was 983sqft. Went bigger, didn't need it so now it's small again - 1200sqft. This summer (in 1 month) we're going to try to simplify, we'll see how that works.
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Spot on....
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Very good writing there! I tend to think almost exactly the same way, I'm just bad at putting it into words.

I see you've been backpacking... that always makes you think less is better, and it's definitely what started me thinking that way.
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Nicely put. Congratulations.

We're living in a house again. Liked it better in our motorhome out on the road.

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Brilliant write-up! Positive review of smart and a good evaluation of America's "bigger is better" perception.
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Are you sure that Scion IQ isn't smaller than a smart? I walked by one the other day and couldn't tell! Although, I know they only sold them in select states....and the IQs arent selling well. I agree with your blog post though.
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The IQ is slightly longer and a bit wider. I think the only measurement in which the smart might exceed the IQ is in height.
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Great blog post! I'm in complete agreement. Thanks for sharing it here.
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