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Bettering Happiness
From Bradley W. Schenck’s work of fiction, Slaves of the Switchboard of Doom: “G-94VA’s discomfort became acute and acquired an entirely new flavor. It’s difficult to describe, to humans, the emotions that a robot feels in a situation like this. … Continue reading
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A Market for Happiness
This week I had occasion to write and send the following email: It could be convincingly argued that in the context of “ALL” past, present, and future, there is only inconsequentiality. Yet within this realm of ALL, there is the … Continue reading
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Happiness, indeed
I am appreciative of our President; and if his unwavering insistence on blow-drying each and every Presidential utterance is more than simple tumescent inexperience, I may even be proud of him. Knowingly or not, he has brought into the light … Continue reading
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Proportional Happiness
Below is an entire bookstore as sectioned by the retail gods of proportional profits. Below this list are some personal observations. 1 Antiques & Collectibles 3 Art 5 Crafts & Hobbies 2 Wedding/Etiquette 1 Beauty & Fashion 1 Exercise & … Continue reading
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A Plea for Happiness
I suppose I should be grateful to be interrupted, ignored, ordered about, or, (in one recent incident), picked up and bodily moved to a more convenient spot in order to appease another’s sense of propriety. I should be grateful because … Continue reading
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