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INSPIRATIONAL: Fess Parker, an American Icon

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8575904.s...
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Davy Crockett actor Fess Parker dies, aged 85
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Actor Fess Parker, famous for playing American pioneer Davy Crockett in Walt Disney’s classic 1950s TV series, has died... more »

POLITICAL: Copyrights for out-of-print books? No!

http://www.nybooks.com/articles/23683
Volume 57, Number 4 · March 11, 2010
Publishing: The Revolutionary Future
By Jason Epstein
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RECOMMENDED: "The Invention of Lying"; just to true

The first lie ever told: "$800″!
Theology on two pizza boxes?
Stephanie March demanding sex. (Every boy's dream?) "When he tests his discovery of lying by telling a woman that the world will end unless she has sex with him at that very moment but backs out at the last minute by claiming to... more »

TECHNOLOGY: Technology malpractice; Abbott Diabetes Care dictates how you interact!

EMAIL RECEIVED AS A RESULT OF TEDIOUSLY ASKING A QUESTION ON THEIR WEB SITE
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Hello,
Thank you for contacting Abbott Diabetes Care, maker of FreeStyle and Precision products. We are pleased to provide you with a team of dedicated Specialists to help you understand your options in... more »

RECOMMENDED: "Love Happens" An Aniston chick flick

Hmmm!
Sweet and the bird steals the show.
Seriously, was it debunking self-help gurus (i.e.: the guru's realization that he practices none of the principles he teaches)? Tony Robbins came to mind.
Hey for a dollar from redbox. How bad could it be?
I found it funny.... more »

WRITING: Words of Whizdumb (An Index Card Novel)

Words of Whizdumb (An Index Card Novel)
The fat old white guy injineer was a real tin foil hat to the end of his days.
He'd become one in high school, after reading about the “Winds Code”. It had been introduced in the Congressional Investigation of 1945. Even to a rank novice, a mere babe, he'd... more »