a dog-eared town

I woke up this morning to find out that Robert Jordan has passed away. I believe the notice is on Dragonmount, but the site is unresponsive, probably everyone else trying to go there too. He had a terribly nasty disease, cardiac amyloidosis that he was fighting every day.
I met him at a book signing here […]

Calif. Peach Farmer Publishing Sixth Book
Here’s an interesting story about a farmer-philosopher.
Here are some excerpts from the book.
“When does an old limb have to go, to make room for new growth to come?” he asks, thinking about productivity, but also his own mortality as his father grows older and his own hair turns gray.
and
“My […]

My Way Finance::Forget the Experts; Consider the Crowd
Interesting premise, however I don’t think I’ll be playing that game. This guy does have some good questions and some good points. However for the most part, listening to the crowd gets you run over.
You know, mania’s and all that. As soon as the crowd comes to […]