Tag: invisible hand
member name: Larry M.
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October 29, 2007 10:57 AM EDT --
Prologue
From our perspective here in 2028, the time of troubles and its aftermath seems so unnecessary and even, in some ways, silly. But what is obvious in hindsight is often cloaked in mystery . . . more
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October 29, 2007 11:00 AM EDT --
Chapter One
Coming Home
In which our unlikely hero lands squarely in the middle of a culture he hasn't seen in over a decade; we learn the reason why; he meets a cute lady and a not so cute computer, . . . more
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November 18, 2007 09:56 AM EST --
Chapter 43
Heroes?
In which we learn who the hero(es) were.
"I go to all that trouble and do all that work and break an ankle and you wind up being the heroine. It just ain't fair. Not . . . more
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October 29, 2007 12:42 PM EDT --
Chapter 2
Clark's Joke
In which we meet Clark Minton and see the origins of his practical joke. Some joke. We also join a floundering political campaign and see it take a desperate gamble.
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October 30, 2007 07:54 AM EDT --
Chapter 3
Meeting Brianna
In which we discover Niall's relationship with Brianna is not what it might be.
Brianna ended the call and glanced momentarily at the screen as if there was something . . . more
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October 30, 2007 07:57 AM EDT --
Chapter 4
Who's the Joke On?
In which Clark's joke works, too well, or not well enough?
------------ about 5:00 pm Saturday, August 7, 2010 -------
"So you see, Prescott, it's . . . more
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March 25, 2008 05:52 PM EDT --
I am a military history buff. I was born right before the U.S. entered World War II. My uncle fought in both WWI and WWII. I was fascinated by pictures of airplanes and . . . more
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March 31, 2008 08:42 AM EDT --
Marriage is one of the most wonderful, delightful, satisfying and fulfilling of institutions known to humanity. Over 90% of adults in the U.S. will be or have been married at some time during . . . more
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January 28, 2008 07:10 PM EST --
So you're selling goods in a shop and this guy comes in and says he wants to buy one of the items. He offers you a bill that looks nothing like the currency you are used to. . . . more
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November 02, 2007 07:03 AM EDT --
Chapter 10
Farm Life
In which Lozelle works some deals, oil is produced, and Buddy hears from the Feds.
"Dear, I've been talking to some of your hands," Lozelle announced as she . . . more
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January 26, 2008 08:27 AM EST --
Introduction to Physical Object Money
From the beginnings of human history, governments and nations have used money. In the beginning the money was some sort of commodity . . . more
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February 26, 2008 06:03 PM EST --
Crimes of violence in which physical harm is done to the victim are one of the most frightening of events for most people. The range of such crimes spans the depths of human depravity. . . . more
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March 07, 2008 04:39 PM EST --
Today in the world there are two main political ideologies, they are capitalism and socialism. In the U.S. these terms are treated as if they were polar opposites with conservatives being capitalists . . . more
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March 19, 2008 05:23 PM EDT --
As a young college graduate, my first job was as an insurance agent. My family had always considered insurance to be a good thing and, so far as I know, both my father and mother had insurance . . . more
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April 22, 2008 07:28 PM EDT --
A car careens out of control due to a blowout on the interstate, smashes into oncoming traffic killing three and injuring eight. The highway is closed for three hours. (I just made that . . . more
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June 08, 2008 02:59 PM EDT --
Non-POM economies have no unemployment. Let me say that another way. Non-POM economies have full employment. By that I mean that anyone who wants to earn money can do whatever they want . . . more
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July 10, 2008 02:15 PM EDT --
We all want to live in utopia. In a utopia we would all be happy. There would never be any problems. We wouldn't even be bored.
Like it or not, utopia will never be more . . . more
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November 01, 2007 07:05 AM EDT --
Chapter 8
Power of the President
In which the President reveals a source of power and Buddy has a change of heart.
"Grandmothers! They let a bunch of stinking grandmothers buffalo them." . . . more
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November 02, 2007 07:00 AM EDT --
Chapter 9
Tourist
In which Niall sees some sights and begins to learn about payers.
After breakfast Tony left for the "library" and Brianna organized the kids for a tour of the city . . . more
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November 04, 2007 09:20 PM EST --
Chapter 16
Invasion
In which the U.S. is invaded from Mexico. (Illegal immigration, sort of.)
- - - - - -6:00 pm, Monday, December 31, 2012 - - - - - -- -
"Anybody who hasn't made . . . more
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