At a guess, I think that actlxpl is is probably of that group that thinks that in the next 10-20 years only about 10-20% of the American population will have jobs that support a middle-class or higher standard of living, while the rest of us will move towards the global mean (any jobs paying higher will be exported or…

Odd, I simply find it funny that there are so many desperate to publicly display their ignorance in order to prove that they're "too cool to be taken advantage of".

I was so prepared to have it end with the Bird girl as a clockwork back in the boy's house. Glad I was wrong.

Perhaps it doesn't, but it should.

Space Lamprey!

Actually, we cheat. It's cold enough most of the year that nobody can actually tell we're dead until late July, when it thaws for a few weeks.

That was my chuckle of the day. Thank you.

Since the placebo effect is seems to actually assist in healing, this isn't a matter of just feeling better, you may actually *be* better.

The appreciation of jewelry (precious metals and gems) has been fairly close to universal since the man first was able to create them. Billions still flock to see especially memorable works (ever been to a museum?).

I think a lot of television shows could be exponentially stronger as one season dramas. The trouble is that it doesn't really make sense from a dollars and cents point of view, so the networks won't go for it.

Of course, this has already happened. In many societies a man can take multiple wives. Those who are the 'cream of the crop', as you put it, can afford many wives while those less blessed go without, eliminating their genetic contribution.

I think the growing prevalence of somewhat explicit sex in fantasy is one of the reasons for the growing popularity of YA fantasy novels - you can at least be certain you aren't going to be bombarded by explicit scenes that, to my mind, take one right out of the fantasy universe. (I find sex scenes make me feel like…

as close as you can get to getting published in a peer reviewed journal and winning a nebula with the same story.

I think what set Jobs apart (for better *and* for worse), was that for him, business *wasn't* just business.

The same group who would scream blue-bloody-sexism if you made a comment about their period and emotional/irrational behavior.

Yes, yes, yes - *massive* creepy uncle territory.

Wow, is this comment and the replies ever telling.

With the Paleo diet, we can be as healthy as our ancestors!

You fiend! I just spent 5 minutes trying to squish the bug on your icon.

Thank you spectre-7 for taking the time for an informative comment. I think your experience is typical for one of the successful self-published authors. In order to have any chance of success, you have to be willing to keep plugging away, publishing novel after novel even while making two digit monthly amounts. If…