melinaknowsthatallthissilenceisjustpostholidayexhaustion
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Melina Zoe Morgan
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"The world is a vampire..."
-Smashing Pumpkins- Bullet With Butterfly Wings
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On Sun, 7 Jan 1996, Robert wrote:
> FC is quiet. Perhaps subdued by this nasty blizzard that is so far away but
so
> intense
> for those that are in it. Perhaps subdued by JP going to LA for un-stated
> reasons and not
> being jacked into his system at all hours of the day and night. Perhaps
subdued
> by the
> winter season or more serious winters. Perhaps RL has gotten in the way of
the
> wires.
>
> I don't know but it's been real quiet in this community for a while.
>
> I want to suggest a project. Not a school project Taylor, Nick, not a school
> project.
> This is way off topic for my school work. I want to chart the human
condition.
> Now
> doesn't that sound auspicious?? Let's just say that I am a bit fascinated by
> the
> numerical claims that are thrown about on this list. And I would like to make
a
> list of
> things that count, and graph the ones we think are important. Not for the
> purpose of
> predicting the future. I, for sure, know that you can't predict tomorrow from
> last year.
> At least in the futures market it don't work. But it would interest me to
see
> what some
> significant indicators have done in the distant and not so distant past.
>
> We have enough research and brain power on this list to do it up pretty well,
I
> think.
>
> But first we have to have a list of things that count.
>
> My offering is the number of books in print. I think that is an important
> indicator, and
> worth charting.
>
> Anybody else have any ideas on what counts in the world?
>
> roberthopingeverybodyisokinthecold
>