Monthly Archives: September 2013

Metathesizing Stink

Posted on 2013/09/30 by pk

/ Language / Every family has some cute story to tell about their precious child’s adorable mangling of the language. My family told how my cousin would be put on the potty and told to “tinkle.” Soon Pat was saying … Continue reading →

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Odd Couple

Posted on 2013/09/29 by pk

Information is difference, any difference that makes a difference. In a row of $100 bills a penny will stand out. Never mind the supposed value; it’s a question of information, of difference, of contrast. I’ve been resurrecting a series of … Continue reading →

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Party Tricks

Posted on 2013/09/29 by pk

Recreating (and advancing) pk’s censored domains: Macroinformation.org & Knatz.com / Personal / Stories / pk by Age / Ack! Jobs / @ K. 2005 10 30 early 1970s The fewer dollars FLEX produced the more Hilary begged me to get … Continue reading →

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Mailer’s Device

Posted on 2013/09/29 by pk

Recreating (and advancing) pk’s censored domains: Macroinformation.org & Knatz.com / Personal / Stories / pk by Age / Ack! Jobs / @ K. 2000 09 27 What I would have liked to tell Norman Mailer upon meeting him was how … Continue reading →

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Model, Publishing Woes

Posted on 2013/09/29 by pk

Recreating (and advancing) pk’s censored domains: Macroinformation.org & Knatz.com / Personal / Writing / Fiction / The Model / Notes / @ K. c. 1996 The Model: The First Week: Publishing Woes My first submission of The First Week was … Continue reading →

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Model, Fuller

Posted on 2013/09/28 by pk

Recreating (and advancing) pk’s censored domains: Macroinformation.org & Knatz.com / Personal / Writing / Fiction / The Model / Notes / @ K. c. 1996 The Model: The First Week: R. Buckminster Fuller R. Buckminster Fuller was invited to speak … Continue reading →

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Argument

Posted on 2013/09/28 by pk

/ Glossary / It has long been my habit to use the word argument in its scholarly sense: thesis, or general point being made. That usage does not make me elsewhere avoid using the same “word” to mean “combat over … Continue reading →

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Model, Background

Posted on 2013/09/28 by pk

Recreating (and advancing) pk’s censored domains: Macroinformation.org & Knatz.com / Personal / Writing / Fiction / The Model / Notes / @ K. c. 1996 The Model: The First Week: Background The Paul Knatz who first conceived The Model had … Continue reading →

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Model, Afterward

Posted on 2013/09/27 by pk

Recreating (and advancing) pk’s censored domains: Macroinformation.org & Knatz.com / Personal / Writing / Fiction / The Model / Notes / @ K. c. 1996 The Model: The First Week: Afterward One thing indisputable about The Model is that it … Continue reading →

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