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Look Into an Author's Mind and Find His Books. Look into his books and find his soul. I am NOT Scooter's soul, whatever you think Ok, Ok, maybe just his typos. Consider this a marketing move and we'll be square. Bigger pictures HERE Look into this sci-fi quartet and find new worlds (a bunch)  and new times -- both future and past.  

"Work" has become a dirty word for many These days people are uncertain about what to do with their work life. We read all the time that the Covid lockdown caused many people to reconsider whether to go back to the job(s) they had, or something like them. Maybe they were working for minimum wage, maybe working two or more jobs to make ends meet, putting in 80 hours in conditions that weren't all that great, getting few or no benefits. This situation has made "work"a terrible thing for some.  There is even a subReddit called "antiwork," with a half million members. ( The graffiti above is from that sub.)  Judging from their comments and votes, most of their work experience has been really rotten.  It is fundamentally a sad subReddit.  They are looking desperately for an alternative way to survive - and enjoy life in the process.  ...Short of that, how about a decent job? With a while to think about their personal rat race, some have thought it ove...

  THE WATER PROJECT for AMERICA (WPA!) Solving the looming fresh water shortage* while Taking a big step in “Adaptation” to the climate crisis This new WPA will be limited to a very tightly defined mission. (Good for focus and bad for distractions.**) [Much like the Apollo Project was tightly defined as “landing men on the moon.” Period.] The Mission:   Solve the Fresh Water Problem in the USA The direct benefits are huge.  (“Game Changer” is an understatement.) It will address a severe problem pending for people of all economic, political and cultural stripes. It has the potential to be supported by even diametrically opposed subsets of the population. The offshoot benefits are unpredictable but, based on history, will be extraordinary. (It will turn on the creative spigot like the Apollo Project did.) Click one version of this gigantic project: No More Floods; No More Droughts *How bad is the water crisis? ** Mission Economy: A Moonshot Guide to Chan...