September 2019
80 articles published this month.
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Mark Twain On Questioning The Majority
“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it’s time to pause and reflect.” – Mark Twain
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A Word to the Wise
motley (adjective)
Motley (MAHT-lee) describes something that is incongruously varied in appearance or character. As used by Robert E. Howard in The People of the Black Circle: “Along that gorge rode a motley throng – bearded…
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The latest issue of AWAI’s Barefoot Writer — September 11, 2019
In this issue: * “Mind-Blowing Writing Projects That Protect Forests, Rebuild After Disasters, Save Lives… and Pay Your Bills” * “Prague, Paris, and the Dutch Romance That Launched My Writer’s Life” * “The…
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Fun and/or Interesting
Learning To Speak Across The Aisle
We do need to learn how to speak across the aisle. I thought this was a refreshing and hopeful idea from a media person...
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From My Work-in-Progress Basket
Growers, Tenders, Givers, And Takers
The most important factor in the success of your business is people. And that makes the most important decisions you make about people – whom you hire, whom you fire, and what you ask them to do. Some people…
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Michael Masterson On Confronting Our Strengths And Weaknesses
“The two greatest truths we must face are our strengths and weaknesses.” – Michael Masterson
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A Word to the Wise
impetus (noun)
Impetus (IM-puh-tus) is a driving force; the incentive or stimulus to make something happen or happen more quickly. As used by Max Carver: “Empathy is the starting point for creating a community and taking…
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Fun and/or Interesting
Solar Power Finally Beats Grid Electricity On Cost
The cost of solar energy today is cheap – $3 per watt – and getting cheaper. Over a lifetime of use, it’s now cheaper than buying it from the grid.
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The latest issue of Independent Healing — September 9, 2019
“The Great Vegetarian Con” LINK The meatless movement is peddling bogus science. Giving up animal foods won’t make you healthier or help the environment.
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Readers Write
An email from IJ
I just love getting your “stuff” in my e-mail…. I read it every time, as 90% of the time it is of relevance and value to me on some level. Having just re-launched a business at the age of 61, I gain great…
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Fun and/or Interesting
The Sprint Remains The Best Track Event
Another good one! My favorite is the sprint.
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Notes From My Journal
About AZ…
AZ and I have a friendship that is at least partly about our common career paths. We met after K and I had moved to South Florida. I was beginning a new job as editor of a newsletter publishing company. He had…
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Michael Masterson On Finding Meaning In Ordinary Moments
“Life is a continuum of moments. Some are disappointing. Some are gratifying. Most are neither and thus invisible. A well-lived life consists in accepting moments of disappointment and gratification, but most…
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A Word to the Wise
fecund (adjective)
Fecund (FEK-und) means fertile, productive. As used by Sue Hubbell: “You have to take springtime on its own terms in the Ozarks: There is no other way. It can’t be predicted. It is unsteady, full of promise, a…
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Fun and/or Interesting
India's Moon Mission Costs Less Than The Avengers
In July, India launched its first moon-bound spacecraft. Chandrayaan-2, a 142-foot rocket, cost $141 million, less than half the cost of “The Avengers” movie.
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The Big Business of Scavenging in Postindustrial America
The US produces more garbage per capita than any other nation in the world. In this article from The New York Times, Jake Halpern explains how scrappers are turning that waste into a $32 billion business. LINK
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Fun and/or Interesting
A Refreshingly Unfiltered Take On Marriage
A refreshingly un-PC view of marital relations...
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From My Work-in-Progress Basket
Principles of Wealth #29
There are proven ways to safely achieve a higher-than-average ROI for certain asset classes under certain conditions. One can, for example, safely double the ROIs on income-producing real estate by using bank…
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A Word to the Wise
solecism (noun)
A solecism (SAHL-siz’m) is a minor grammatical error – a word or phrase that is used incorrectly or in a non-standard way. Examples: between you and me… whom shall I say is calling… the woman, she is here… he…
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Fun and/or Interesting
Worcestershire Sauce Is Basically Anchovy Ketchup
Worcestershire sauce is basically anchovy ketchup.
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J.D. Salinger On The Artist's Essential Duty
“The job of the artist is to remind people of what they have chosen to forget.” – J.D. Salinger
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Who Needs Freedom” in Taki’s Magazine
This is an interesting little essay about a topic no thoughtful person can avoid: the conflict between freedom and regulation. LINK I thought it was interesting because the writer, who seems to have a strongly…
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Fun and/or Interesting
Tess Mohr's Spot-On Marilyn Monroe Impression
Tess Mohr doing a bit of Marilyn Monroe...
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Notes From My Journal
Thousands of autonomous delivery robots are about to descend on US college campuses
I just read an article about a new trend in delivery services on Peter Diamandis’s blog, Abundance Insider. Here’s what he wrote: Thousands of autonomous delivery robots are about to descend on US college…
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A Word to the Wise
salvific (adjective)
Something that’s salvific (sal-VIH-fik) has the intention or power to save or redeem. As used by Michelle Huneven: “For many years now, my source for salvific chicken soup has been the Sanamluang Café on the…
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Fun and/or Interesting
Amazon Fires Threaten World's Critical Oxygen Supply
The Amazon rainforest produces about 20% of the world’s oxygen supply – at least, it used to.
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Fay Weldon On False Dichotomies
“Because one cause is bad does not make the opposing cause good.” – Fay Weldon
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David Cole's Hilarious Takedown Of Political Discourse
“PolitiFukt” – a very funny piece in Taki’s Magazine by the smart and obsessively persistent David Cole. LINK
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Readers Write
An email from PW
“It’s a bold claim… to make someone a millionaire in seven years or less… but Mark Ford (a.k.a. Michael Masterson) shows you exactly how to do it in Seven Years to Seven Figures. “I’ve seen first-hand how he…
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Fun and/or Interesting
Postmodern Jukebox Transforms 2001 Hit Into Sinatra-Era Masterpiece
Postmodern Jukebox takes on Blu Cantrell's 2001 revenge anthem, "Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!)" back to the time period of the Frank Sinatra tune it samples, with Olivia Kuper Harris channeling Ella Fitzgerald in…
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