What should be written on all walls between neighbors.

Mending Wall by Robert Frost.
You can see some places for the poem here.

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quote: labels

“Once you label me you negate me.” Soren Kierkegaard

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Have a merry May!

I doubt I’ll be able to blog again until June.
I did finish the third draft of The Gospel of the Knife. I’ll mail it to my beloved editor tomorrow. For anyone who looked at Draft 2 (no spoilers for anyone who didn’t): CC’s part is significantly changed, because some of the notions I had didn’t [...]

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update: work-in-progress

Emma gave me comments on the novel. The tone of the section that was going to be the standalone Gospel of the Knife is inconsistent, and the relationship with one of the love interests is too simple, and it needs more comic book references. The real work will be in the last third, which makes [...]

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What part of "locked box" don’t you understand?

Or why I could vote for Al Gore: SNL: If Al Gore were President

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Wrapping up the wealth posts

If you’re getting tired of my posts about wealth, be glad. This should be my last one for a long, long time. I promised months ago to answer points that Bill Colsher and Ted Lemon made; I finally have enough time to try.
The idea of becoming a billionaire to make the world a better [...]

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Facts about Wealth

Facts about Wealth has the subtitle “that every American should know.” They’re too modest. Here are the most startling bits:
Bill Gates alone has as much wealth as the bottom 40% of U.S. households.Almost one fifth of Americans have no assets or they have negative assets
• The top 10% own 71% of all private wealth.
• The [...]

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Global Issues That Affect Everyone

Global Issues That Affect Everyone has this quote on their home page:
“If a man is offered a fact which goes against his instincts, he will scrutinize it closely, and unless the evidence is overwhelming, he will refuse to believe it. If, on the other hand, he is offered something which affords a reason for acting [...]

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Happy Mother’s Day! (v. 1.0)

I love my mom, but I don’t love the modern form of Mother’s Day; I’m with those who think every day belongs to those you love, so why appreciate them only once a year?
I love the original Mother’s Day, however. From 1870, here’s what it was created to be:
Mother’s Day Proclamationby Julia Ward Howe
Arise then…women [...]

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Who Owns What in Corporate Media?

Who Owns What is Columbia Journalism Review’s guide to what major media companies own. If you like books, don’t miss Bertelsmann AG’s holdings.

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