Coelocanth: ("see-la-kanth"),
You've seen the commercial, (two mechanics peering into the trunk at a
full sized spare tire), now take a look at the fish.
An
extraordinary glimpse into the Literary heritage of modern China, this
collection of short stories is by LU HSUN (1881-1936), chief commander
of China's modern cultural revolution. Try "Kung
I-Chi": who was beaten for stealing books.
At 1838 words, a very short but very entertaining
read;
the whole page includes 20 stories, is 535Kb and reminiscent
of Pearl S. Buck.
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Mugging
the poor for their own good
an article by SPIDER ROBINSON
"Nicotine-free for more than a year, I still feel my blood simmer when
I read of the World Health Organization's new report urging every government
on Earth to massively increase tobacco taxation -- to promote public health.
This august body of humanitarians purports to believe that "millions of
lives could be saved" in the Third World by reducing poor people's excess
liquidity with a simple cashectomy: picking their pockets for their own
benefit. I don't think anyone bright enough to blink could possibly really
believe that. Yet the report was delivered in a public place with a straight
face. Imbecility seems far too kind an explanation; I think we have to
go with insensate greed, and/or monstrous hypocrisy."
"Tobacco's secret, magic gift is solace. Simple solace."
Smoke or don't smoke, but do read the whole article and re-evaluate
your perspective on tobacco,
the poor and the WHO.
My friend Dan Bell lives in the Bitterroot Valley of Montana where "many of the fires are now 'under control' but a few still rage 'at will'. Most of the restrictions on public and private land use have been lifted (however, campfires are still a "No- No!)."
It's time to find
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