As much as I agree with everything you have just said, I also disagree. Not really. You're spot on. Okay, almost. Things kind fall apart starting with the second-to-last sentence. If I have quantifiable

Interesting visuals. How quickly the mundane becomes the mysterious. Take care: As you noted, it wouldn't do to anger the wrong person.

Succinct and pertinent. Nice. It is my thinking that preventive healthcare will continue to be avoided as long as it is seen as taking money away from the players in the healthcare industry. After all,

At some point along the road I will probably be posting an article about my experiences with being a caregiver. I am in the demographic mentioned above, in that I am an older individual caring for an elderly

Yes, I have been aware of the upside of manipulation for several years, now. I am a writer (or like to think that I am, anyway), and writing is a form of manipulation. Do I want you to cry? Well, do you

Some excellent choices. I would have ordered the bands differently, but what proghead will agree with another about such details? I have to say that I am pleased that you included Camel; it is a band that

You have certainly given me much to think about. I'll check out the Ubuntu link.

I tried to make the following reply immediately but ran into a problem with my system that I was unable to resolve until just now. Here it is: You say "thumbscrews," indicating that people are

I tend to agree with the overall message. That (human) government will always be subject to human foibles, as will capitalism, has been clear to me for a long time. For reasons of practicality, however,

I can't make any definitive comments about the story or the writing style until I've read the other parts, which I will do when they are posted. Nevertheless, I feel comfortable saying that your writing

This is the second of your posts that I read, the first being your advisory on best practices for newbies. While I am sorry (not as friend or family member is sorry, instead as a fellow human who has also

I thought that I had died and gone to heaven the first time that I heard Steve Reich's "Violin Phase." And it took me places. I discovered Glass (of course), Satie--an old favorite of many

This looks exciting. I'm a writer and a musician. I've published some things and posted some things. Though I plan to do the latter, here, I would add a caution to those of you with the same idea: If you

Informative post. As a scientific editor and an aware writer, I am all-too familiar with the concept of self-plagiarism. More than one of my clients has objected to my advice that he or she rewrite sentences,

Saludos olsarichirinos. Habla inglés? I ask because aunque yo hablo algo del español, I'm much more comfortable in English. My reading, listening, and translation (from Spanish to English) skills are topnotch,

I'm feeling my way along, here. My first comment, and I only hope that I am doing it correctly. Your article is a critical read for those of us who are just starting, and many of the comments that precede