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More Tales Of The Rich And Famous

February 28, 2014
by Caroline Miller
"Unfriendly Skies" pilot plush, money without brains, Peter Greenberg, Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
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wingwalker
“The very rich are different from you and me.”  This quote from Scott Fitzgerald’s, The Great Gatsby I’ve used before, yet always find it revealing when I do. (Blog 4/19/13) This time it came to me after reading, “Unfriendly Skies,” by Peter Greenberg in February’s Town
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American Exceptionalism

February 27, 2014
by Caroline Miller
"Dissolve Congress", Jean-Philllipe Immarigeon, National Defense Authorization Act, Statue of Liberty, U. S. Constitution, Will Rogers
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Beleagered Statue of Liberty
As our Constitution was written in the age of lamplights and sailing ships, Jean-Phillipe Immarigeon, a Frenchman, proposes that we Americans rid ourselves of government gridlock by rewriting our revered document, recognizing that it was created centuries ago by men who wore wigs. (
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Their Fair Share

February 26, 2014
by Caroline Miller
"The Anti-Economist", Bill de Blasio, Jeff Madrick, living wage
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The American Worker
What’s a living wage? The president thinks $10.10 is the magic number. The governors of some states think it’s more. Some think it’s less. I’m not sure how our leaders come up with these figures but in my mind a living wage shouldn’t be a specific number. It should be a perc
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The Good, The Bad And The Obscure

February 25, 2014
by Caroline Miller
"FriezeUntil Numbness Sets In", A. A. Gill, Einstein, Hawking, modern art
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mathmatician-and-equations
For some time, I’ve been twisting my brain inside out, trying to appreciate trends in modern art. A recent article in Vanity Fair, suggests my struggles have been in vain. According to author A. A. Gill, what I need to understand about the new form of expression is that understandin
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Fanfare, But Not For The Common Man

February 21, 2014
by Caroline Miller
"The Voklker: A Triumph of Complexity", Allan Sloan, ills of complex legislation, Paul Volker
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man sleeping on railroad track
If I could add another amendment to The United States Constitution it would read: Section I: Congress shall enact no laws that a person of average intelligence is unable to understand. Section II: Any administrative rules created to regulate, enforce and/or clarify said law shall be l
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The Bare Essentials

February 20, 2014
by Caroline Miller
"Age of Enlightenment", antiques, china chocolate set, heirlooms, letting go of mementos, Lisa Schwarzbaum
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chocolate serving set
“How thrilling to let go of old-self images that no longer reflect the real me,” writes Lisa Schwarzbaum in her essay, “Age of Enlightenment.” (More, Feb. 2014, pg. 124) She’s describing her feelings as she disposes of clutter that once passed for mementos. Primary among the
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No Magic Involved

February 19, 2014
by Caroline Miller
Dan Brown, J. K. Rowling, promotion experts, SEO
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shell game
To be a writer is to court two things: a) rejection and b) people who want to sell you promotion services. As sure as dead bodies attract blow flies, both encounters are inescapable.  Believe me, no one knows a sure way to shatter the glass barrier between wannabe authors and top sel
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Eyes On The Prize

February 18, 2014
by Caroline Miller
Electronics: A glimpse of what’s coming next, Google+, Juan Carol Peres, PCworld.com
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cartoon about electronic gadgets
I have seen the future and it’s scary. Not only is NSA monitoring us but so are electronic gadgets. If we let them, they’ll control our lives, telling us it’s time for our valium, nagging us to exercise more or alerting us to some advertising special we might have missed. (“El
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Sweet Bird of Distraction

February 17, 2014
by Caroline Miller
"Being Wrong", "Seduced by Twitter", Kathryn Schulz, social networking, writer's lonely craft
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Nightengale
Writer Kathryn Schulz was prepared to hate Twitter and the other social networks her agent assured her she must use to promote her book, Being Wrong. But in the end, she fell in love with the “bird.” Being limited to 140 characters per entry, Twitter forced her to sharpen her word
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It’s A Whole New World

February 14, 2014
by Caroline Miller
advances in technology, robots, the self-driving car
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Robot, human interatction
I’ve moaned so much about electronic devices, I’m beginning to bore myself. (See blogs 11/14/13 & 12/23/13 for examples.) Imagine, then, my surprise when I learned about two developments I actually would welcome. The first is the driverless car. I’ve heard talk of it for a c
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