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Sorry to ignore this blog for so long. It’ll probably continue. I’m in the process of moving back to Minnesota. Bear with me.

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When I was growing up, calling something “unscientific” was a curse–I can still hear the contempt in father’s voice when he pronounced that word.  That is part of why I’ve developed such a fascination for science in unlikely places; for example, the science of football, or writing, or poker.  Yes, there are elements of poker [...]

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This section is called “The Equivalent form of value” Page 55: “We have seen that commodity A (the linen), by expressing its value in the use-value of a commodity differing in kind (the coat), at the same time impresses upon the latter a specific form of value, namely that of equivalent.  The commodity linen manifests [...]

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I was half an hour outside of Minneapolis last Thursday when I got a call from my youngest daughter saying that her mother, my estranged wife,  had died.  None of us had expected this.   She died of congestive heart failure.  She would have been delighted, because this meant breast cancer didn’t get her. Her mother [...]

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This subsection is “Quantitative determination of Relative value” Page 53: “Every commodity, whose value it is intended to express, is a useful object of a given quantity, as 15 bushels of corn, or 100 lbs of coffee.  And a given quantity of any commodity contains a definite quantity of human labour.  The value-form must therefore [...]

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This subsection is called “The Relative form of value” and begins with ” (a.) The nature and import of this form.” Page 49: “In order to discover how the elementary expression of the value of a commodity lies hidden in the value-relation of the two commodities, we must, in the first place, consider the latter [...]

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Arrived in Minneapolis after an easy drive.  I’m at the hotel now.  I’ve spoken to one offspring and two grandchildren.  All is well.

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Since I can’t sell my Vegas house in the current market, it’s up for rent.  Thanks to BJ, Anne Gray, and Neil for much helping in getting into shape to rent out.  The Craigs List ad is here.

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The other day I was listening to a movie review on NPR.  I don’t know what the movie was, but the reviewer, in the course of panning it, explained that some secondary characters, however good, just don’t make good leads.  He said, “Some really terrific supporting players maybe aren’t cut out to be stars. A [...]

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Special Brust Ego-Gratification Issue, on account of, you know, my ego is so desperately in need of gratification.

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