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The arresting power of scarcity
thoughts on how we fall prey to it, and others take advantage of it
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You Are Here
Choosing one possibility means giving up on all the others
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"To make a long story short..."
When you hear this, it is sometimes too late
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I'll see it when I believe it
a short take on long odds
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When insults had class
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Waiting for Lewis
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Preparing the ground
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"Even a cup of cold water"
Victoria Falls, Murphy Creek and the here and now
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If you were guaranteed not to fail...
you wouldn't care, if you were William Smith
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Are you with me, Doctor Wu?
It only hurts when I laugh.
Jun 19
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Bayesian Baby
the hallucination we call consciousness, or how we start the long road to reality
Jun 13
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Big idea, small package
angels, unity, and the spontaneous, uncontrived life
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One grip at a time
A new grandson, a new home, and the slow-motion big bang of becoming
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Artifacts from a life
A study in studying
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