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November 20, 2009

• 12:38 PM Arthur L. Gallagher on J.C. Leyendecker

  I was very annoyed by the gossipy nature of the book, which was quite forced in places. The author's basic premise that Leyendecker was homosexual, is without objective foundation. The entire text is a web of supposition, contradiction, and naivete. A fair reading of the book must lead the reader to the conclusion that its scholarship is deeply flawed, and is at variance with what we do know about J.C. Leyendecker. If any of the author's statements regarding J.C.'s sexuality are true, putting them in print is a vicious invasion of privacy against a very private man. In any event, the text is the product of speculation by a trendy, yet unsophisticated author. As one of our nation's greatest artists, J.C. Leyendecker deserves better treatment.

  
  

  November 20, 2009

• 12:37 PM Arthur L. Gallagher on J.C. Leyendecker

  I was very annoyed by the gossipy nature of the book, which was quite forced in places. The author's basic premise that Leyendecker was homosexual, is without objective foundation. The entire text is a web of supposition, contradiction, and naivete. A fair reading of the book must lead the reader to the conclusion that its scholarship is deeply flawed, and is at variance with what we do know about J.C. Leyendecker. If any of the author's statements regarding J.C.'s sexuality are true, putting them in print is a vicious invasion of privacy against a very private man. In any event, the text is the product of speculation by a trendy, yet unsophisticated author. As one of our nation's greatest artists, J.C. Leyendecker deserves better treatment.

  
  

  November 15, 2009

• 1:20 AM David Brussat on Suburban strip mall in cutesy clothes

  Hate to poop in the garden, Will, but a cutesy suburban shopping center is better than an ugly, standard-issue shopping center from the '60s and '70s - better because it actually is more attractive. It is no more and no less authentic, no more and no less real. But give them a fake attractive place and they're more likely to want a real attractive place next. So a fake attractive place at least points in the right direction.

  
  

  November 14, 2009

• 4:30 PM Terrence McCarthy on Unrequited love in New London

  Amazing. Gives whole new meaning to " drug withdrawal. "

  
  

  November 14, 2009

• 9:11 AM Darcy Magratten on Suburban strip mall in cutesy clothes

  How "pirfect" that the anchor store's name says it all.

  
  

  November 14, 2009

• 9:07 AM William Morgan on Unrequited love in New London

  The arrogance of some companies. Worse, the passivity of American towns and cities that allow themselves to be raped, over and over again. It wasn't so many years ago that New London almost lost its H.H. Richardson railroad station to the same kind of shortsighted stupid non-planning. Bankers and drug companies do not come to us for financial planning, so why should we go to them for city planning?

  
  

  November 14, 2009

• 1:27 AM Gold on Mass still alluring; monster museum for Portland

  Thanks for writing about this. Very interesting. Hope to read more form you. I will wait for your next blog entries!

  
  

  November 13, 2009

• 2:47 PM Terrence McCarthy on Suburban strip mall in cutesy clothes

  I think I've said this before, but what the heck... Wakefield has one of these " Market Common " things just north of the real town. I always called the place Fakefield. Another good name might be The Villages at Potemkin Place. The Air Force base where I was stationed in the late 60s ( Myrtle Beach AFB ) was razed a few years ago. Where barracks, mess halls and quonset huts once stood now stand Banana Republic, Victoria's Secret, etc. The base's architecture was typical military. Olive drab, square two story structures and quonset huts galore. It was ugly, but at least it was real.

  
  

  November 12, 2009

• 11:15 AM Crystal Jacquez on "Call of the Coast''

  San Francisco, CA 50 Million Americans Can’t Be Wrong – Or Can They? Advertising materials from some of the largest online dating services – Match, eHarmony, True.com and Yahoo Personals – suggest that over 50 million Americans are now using such services. Internet dating has been portrayed mostly with "success stories", because many of those who have had bad experiences are too embarrassed to talk about them openly, thinking they are the rarity, or the "unlucky one". Movies and T.V. have also focused on the lighter side of internet dating and dating websites as opposed to the darker side. Unfortunately, the online search for true love has often led to a broken heart and a depleted bank account. The dark side of the story is that the anonymity of internet dating has afforded con artists a new playground for scams, and has allowed people to be anyone they think you want them to be. Both women and men lie on dating sites, but about different things. According to a recent study conducted jointly by researchers for the University of Chicago and MIT, women on dating sites lie mostly about heights, weights, and ages. Women appear to understate their weight more and more as they get older: by five pounds when they are in their 20’s, 17 pounds in their 30’s and 19 pounds in their 40’s. Men also lie about their heights, weights and ages – but, more insidiously, their lying is concentrated on their marital status (“Who me? Married!?), their occupations (Oh yes – I’m a famous brain surgeon…), their educations, and their incomes. Why do men lie about more things than women do? Because it pays off for them – big time! Take education: The study indicates that men reporting a college degree, relative to those reporting only a high school degree, is associated with a 35% increase in the number of first contacts they receive from women. Occupations? Holding everything else constant, the biggest improvement in outcomes is observed for men in legal professions (77% outcome premium), followed by the military (49%), fire fighters (45%), and health related professions (42%). Manufacturing jobs, on the other hand, are associated with an about 10% penalty. And finally, the effects of reported income on the success of men online: While there is no apparent effect for anything below an annual income of $50,000, outcomes begin to quickly improve for income levels above $50,000. Above $50,000, the increase in the expected number of first contacts is at least 32%, and as large as 156% for incomes in excess of $250,000. Does it pay for women to lie online about education, occupation, or income? Apparently not - women’s education, occupations, and income apparently have little effect on their online success. So what’s a poor girl to do about getting the truth about a guy she’s met online? Until recently, other than perhaps a quick Googling of the guy’s name (and Google was never designed for deep personal back-grounding), nothing. Nothing, that is, until the advent of Guys and Lies.com. The new Guys That Lie site (www.guysthatlie.com) is essentially an online lie detector designed for women looking to check out men they’ve met online. According to Crystal Jacquez, managing editor of Guys That Lie , the site enables women to query any of 32 highly personal questions about a guy that she may want to have answered – First she clicks on the question she wants answered - then she types in his name – then she clicks again and gets the real story, instantly! Covered are such basic questions as marital status, age, occupation, education, financial status, criminal background records, and much more. Where does all this information come from? “Well, if the guy has ever paid taxes,” says Jacquez, “state, local, or federal – or If he’s ever paid a gas or electric bill, or a telephone or cell phone bill, or a cable bill. If he’s ever owned property, including a home or condo. if he’s ever used a credit card or even applied for credit, or ever brought anything on credit, if he’s ever sued anybody or been sued, we know about him.” “In short,” she continues, “we have in-depth information on this guy unless he’s recently moved here from another galaxy – or – unless he’s operating under you a phony name. Actually, if he’s operating under a phony name, we have a section that will expose him. The “galaxy” part we’re still working on.” “And one more thing, Guys That Lie.com,” according to Jacquez, “is apparently also being widely used to check out friends and relations, neighbors, co-workers, bosses, in-laws, teachers, enemies, people in the news, whoever… Who knew?” Contact: Crystal Jacquez, managing editor Guys That Lie.com 415 678-8610 Crystal03@guysthatlie.com http://www.guysthatlie.com

  
  

  November 12, 2009

• 12:44 AM Internet Law on Weather vs climate; border bathos

  Climate has change that is why we need precautionary measures to prevent future disasters and calamities!

  
  

  November 11, 2009

• 1:40 PM wes on Carl B. Freeman: Point-by-point against RFK Jr.'s wind-farm lies

  Now that Uncle Teddy is gone lets put the wind mills on the compound

  
  

  November 11, 2009

• 8:49 AM Roger Williams on Looking for privacy

  Great Photograph Could be the cover of the new magazine "Why I am leaving Rhode Island" Last one out , turn off the lights

  
  

  November 9, 2009

• 1:57 AM SEO Rates on Weather vs climate; border bathos

  I love to read articles that are very interesting especially those topics that are about financial matters, business and stock market conditions. It is good to read those posts for they broaden our knowledge about different issue concerning the business world. Thanks a lot.

  
  

  November 8, 2009

• 11:32 AM Tisiphone on Rurally conservative

  I wonder why those Mainers are described as "conservative". I know a number of "liberals" whose spouses have left them for a same sex partner, they are no longer quite so liberal about the "gay lifestyle". Perfhaps, as they say, "A conservative is a liberal who has been mugged".

  
  

  November 6, 2009

• 12:13 PM Charles Pinning on Bravo for Blue Cross

  This Is Why: Just after WW II, a study by the Rand Corporation found that public clocks, as well as clocks in cars, make people anxious. Interestingly, the same study found that the placement of clocks on prominent buildings, as well as on dashboards, gave people a sense that the larger object to which the clock was attached possessed quality. A follow-up study determined that the best way to deal with this paradox was to install the clocks, but have them work improperly, or not at all. This way, people could enjoy the various clock faces and the sense of underlying quality, without being made to feel that, once again, they were late or had to hurry up. Watchmakers the world over have been forever grateful for this study, and have generously funded the facility to which all public and automobile clocks are sent for re-tooling prior to delivery.

  
  

  November 5, 2009

• 9:43 PM Terrence McCarthy on Bravo for Blue Cross

  You've written about one of my pet peeves: Public clocks broken and not fixed. Every time I visit my hometown, Easthampton, Massachusetts, I look up at the clock on the steeple of my old church, The First Congregational. It's across the street from the house I grew up in. The bells used to ring all night. On the hour. I got used to it. Now the bells are silenced, and the clock stopped years ago. I'm having trouble getting used to this. And when I was a cub reporter whose beat was the district court in Holyoke, Mass. ( Arson Capital of America circa 1978 ) I noticed that the courtroom clock, which had done time there for years, had stopped. I can't remember where the hands were pointing. What I do recall is that I used the stopped clock in a lead graf in a story how justice gets stalled. I hope they fix that train station clock. It's about time.

  
  

  November 5, 2009

• 12:00 AM Kosher Vitamins on Weather vs climate; border bathos

  Thanks for writing about this.

  
  

  November 2, 2009

• 11:19 AM free guitar lessons on Mass still alluring; monster museum for Portland

  That would be a nice place to visit. I love reading stories about legendary beast and myths. I hope I could visit that museum. Things like those always strikes my interest.

  
  

  November 2, 2009

• 1:19 AM Hydroponics on Weather vs climate; border bathos

  Thanks for sharing this up!

  
  

  October 31, 2009

• 4:00 AM Gold Bullion on Weather vs climate; border bathos

  I really love to read articles which are very informative and the topics are based or concerned with the current issues in our society. I admire these writers in sharing their views and or opinions that can enlighten the mind of the readers. Great job!