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A Typology of Factors Involved in “Location, Location, Location” in Property Value and AttractivenessWhite Paper:
Executive Summary “Location, location, location” remains the most enduring axiom in real estate. Yet the phrase is often invoked without precision. This white paper develops a rigorous typology of the factors that constitute “location,” explains why these factors exert such … Continue reading
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Letter Twelve: From Lysander Smith to Elizabeth Smith
28 July 3015 My Dearest Mother, I write to you from Port Esperance, having just completed what I can only describe as the most extraordinary and overwhelming three days of my life. I arrived here two days ago after a … Continue reading
Rub You The Wrong Way
The persona adopted by Sabrina Carpenter—and others like her—tends to rub many men the wrong way not because of her individual character but because of a broader cultural posture that feels deliberately contrived, emotionally inaccessible, and laced with subtle contempt. … Continue reading
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Exploring The Contrast Between Yahweh And Elohim: Part Two
[Note: This is the prepared text for a sermon given to The Dalles congregation of the United Church of God on Sabbath, April 26th, 2025.] The last time I spoke here, a couple months ago, I began by looking at … Continue reading
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West Coast Gas
The disconnect between low crude oil prices and high gasoline prices on the U.S. West Coast, especially in states like California, stems from a complex interplay of refining limitations, regulatory burdens, tax policies, market isolation, and seasonal factors. Here’s a … Continue reading
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Exploring The Contrast Between Yahweh And Elohim: Part One
[Note: The following is the prepared text for a sermon given to The Dalles congregation of the United Church of God on Sabbath, February 15, 2025.] Recently, when I closed my last sermon, I hinted at a mystery between two … Continue reading
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And As His Custom Was, He Went Into The Synagogue On The Sabbath Day And Stood Up To Read: A Mini-Sermonette On Luke 4:16
[Note: The following is the prepared text for a Spokesman’s Club message given to the Portland, Oregon Spokesman’s Club on Sabbath, February 8, 2025.] Today I would like to give a mini-sermonette on a single verse that we are likely … Continue reading
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Pondering Development Of The Four Corners Area At the Junction Of Hillsborough, Polk, Manatee, and Hardee Counties
I’m not sure how unusual I am for musing about such topics, but I spend a significant amount of my limited free time pondering issues of development. Here is one such example of my musings: First, regarding the intersection point … Continue reading
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The Joy Of The Knife: The Romanticized Assassin In Western Culture
The cultural fascination with assassins in Western media represents a complex interplay between moral ambiguity, political power, and romantic idealization. This phenomenon emerges from historical accounts and evolves through literature, film, and modern entertainment, reflecting changing societal values and power … Continue reading
Book Review: American Rebels
American Rebels: How The Hancock, Adams, And Quincy Families Fanned The Flames Of Revolution, by Nina Sankovitch I am not sure if the author is trying to make a larger point that is relevant to our own days in looking … Continue reading
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Edge Induced Cohesion 