Lawson
Subscriber since: June 2009
Location: Allentown, NJ
About Me
Retired applied mathematician and intellectual attorney attorney.
Worked on DOD side of first space shuttle. Microsoft certified trainer.

Father or three daughters, ages 21, 27 and 28. Married 32 years.

Working on first novel - mystery thriller.
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Favorite Word:

truth
The philosophical end of fact as what we define by our senses.
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Least Favorite Word:

fuck
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Favorite Quote:

"Aquila non captat muscas -The eagle doen't capture flies, i.e. Don't sweat the small stuff."
- Marcus Aurelius?

Favorite Topics:

Books:

Surveying the Mind-Boggling Diversity of American English
February 8, 2012 - 4 Comments
I DARE Say!
January 17, 2012

Fiction writing:

The Power of General Statements
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The Writer-Reader-Character Bond
August 8, 2011 - 12 Comments

Fun:

"Downton Abbey": Tracking the Anachronisms
February 10, 2012 - 6 Comments
Massaging European Issues
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Linguistics:

Surveying the Mind-Boggling Diversity of American English
February 8, 2012 - 4 Comments
Get Your Creak On
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Self-publishing:

Re-Imagining Publishing
August 22, 2007 - 5 Comments
DIY Publishing
July 25, 2007

Teaching:

Black History Month
February 9, 2012
Ducking Under the Caution Tape: Approachable Poems
January 30, 2012 - 3 Comments

Writing:

Type Casting
January 24, 2012 - 2 Comments
Seven Ways to Stop Editing While You Write
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