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I am a former newspaper reporter and a recovering lawyer (meaning I only do healing legal work, which is the same thing as being unemployed).

I am also the editor/publisher of The Frumious Bandersnatch, a satirical newspaper and parody website with readers

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Arts & Humanities > Writing & Rating at Helium Is the Helium rating system really fair: 19 of 33
There are some things I probably will never understand. These include the Internal Revenue Code , where all the money the banks got from the government went, why we can't find Osama bi Laden, and how Helium determines the score for giving rating stars. I have diligently done ratings, and watching my rating score drop from th... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Environmental Awareness Can individuals significantly ease the world water crisis, or must we rely on governments, corporations, the United Nations, the European Union and non-profits, for a remedy?: 24 of 36
The ability of individuals to ease the world water crisis is very limited due to the nature of the crisis. The crisis has three basic elements elements: The first aspect of the water crisis is the water is not where people need it. This is the quantity part of the problem People have been diverting water and transporting it ... More..
Pets & Animals > Horses (Other) Should you take a free horse?: 16 of 22
When I was a kid at summer camp I had a bad experience riding a horse. It left me hanging in a tree. So for the next 50 years the closest I'd get to a horse was watching one from the stands at a rodeo or a race track. And then one day my wife said a friend of hers had a horse that was going to be auctioned off to the "killer... More..
Computers & Technology > Internet Issues Ridding the Internet of porn: Is it a realistic objective?: 38 of 48
The first problem in trying to rid the internet of porn is to figure out what "porn" is. The "you know it when you see it" standard would work, except there are some who would stretch the definition of porn to suppress legitimate art and free speech. Is the word "bandersnatch" pornographic? Should a web site called the "band... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US Economy Reflections: Possible fixes for the declining US economy: 9 of 11
Experts have been saying the current economic recession is the worst since WW II. One has to remember that in 1941 the country was still in the Great Depression. No one seems to want to admit what is going on right now may make the Great Depression look more like how WWI looked in comparison to WW II. What's going on right n... More..
Personal Finance > Stock Market Mark Cuban and insider trading: 5 of 5
INSIDER TRADERS ARE RATS Mark Cuban is the latest rat caught in the insider trading trap. You'd think they'd learn after Martha Stewart ended up in the federal slammer. There are several issues with insider trading. First, is this undermines confidence in the stock market which is the last thing we need right now. To many of... More..