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...But of these sophisms and elenchs of merchandise I skill not...
Milton, Areopagitica

Except he had found the
standing sea-rock that even this last
Temptation breaks on; quieter than death but lovelier; peace
that quiets the desire even of praising it.

Jeffers, Meditation On Saviors


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19.12.03

ΩTwo Items from The Local Paper
Teenagers are a lucrative retail market
...But make no mistake, many teens boast more discretionary income than their parents.
More importantly, he who makes friends with adolescents now can enjoy their business for life.

Meanwhile, teen status centers around money and possessions. For boys, macho is in�a guy that's not buff can be sidelined. Conversely, girls are less feminist than their mothers were at their age.
...for now, peer acceptance is adolescents' primary purchasing factor. The group dictates behavior, fashion, music, recreation, and food.
Business columnist, local.

Green River killer to be sentenced today
Officially, it's a formality: A King County Superior Court judge will sentence the Green River serial killer, Gary Ridgway, to life in prison without parole, a punishment that prosecutors and defense attorneys have already agreed to.
But to the families of the 48 women Ridgway confessed to killing over the past two decades, today will mean so much more. It's their only chance to memorialize their loved ones in court or to speak to the murderer directly.
Tribune Syndicate

Conversely less feminist. To memorialize their loved ones in court.
There's a sense of the grief being so profound it's untouchably sacred, and then these people parade their wounded souls up and down like little cannons. You sacrifice your right to the natural dignity of sorrow when you do that.
Closure, they want closure.
They want what they've been told to want.

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