Paul

I know what you mean. The psychology of the honesty project is fascinating. Many honest people will not even look if there is only one pile because they assume it must belong to someone else. Often, our conditioning makes us wonder at the catch. The latter point led me to give up all control and put it anonymously in the hands of others. The idea and the wonder at the true nature of people is more important to me than the money. With luck, we will all learn something interesting and with a little more luck, the project will be successful.

Thanks for your honesty, Cathy and have a wonderful Christmas.

Paul

Paul

I am so glad I picked up a copy and am really enjoying it; have been honest and look forward to more of your writing.

Wishing you much success with this creative marketing approach – the marketers are right if it is an organisation marketing this way but you as an individual can make it work. With all best wishes.

You certainly covered some ground beyond Coupar Angus … I had seen some of the books as I passed the Council buildings in central Forfar at lunchtime on Friday. I’ll be honest I didn’t look closely because I jumped to an assumption about who might have left books at this time of year.

After a long time at the supermarket and another bus journey I noticed more at the bus stop in the hamlet where I stay near Kirriemuir. Isn’t it interesting that finding two very neatly piled pairs of books propped on a bus stop in a rural area (definitely an unusual event here) should be less suspicious and more intriguing than similar objects left in a more populus area of a small town?. This time curiosity got the better of me and I am so thrilled it did! I want to read 5 more books before the end of the year to beat a previous books read target … so what could be a better present than an unexpected book?

Now there’s a coincidence. I was just reading your latest and had decided to flag it on my site. It is obvious that you are a writer and skilled at using it in the cf/science arena. I was genuinely impressed.

I had intended to spend the winter in France but a number of gremlins put paid to that; not least someone smashing into the side of my car as it was parked up for the duration. I’ve had to return to Scotland to sort it out. As you know, ditching the old world leaves you able to turn on a sixpence. The car’s booked in and when it’s repaired I’m heading out again. 1,500 books at a time, mpv, tent, solar panel, remote mifi and crossed fingers. The biggest challenge will be to keep connected in the mountains (for ecatnews) but I think I have that sorted.

Good to hear from you. I will flag the DoD post.

Yours,

Paul

I too ditched my unsatisfying teaching gig at a community college, and am now writing, researching, and spending way too much time on cold fusion blogs.

My interest is how the phonetic alphabet created math and science in 600BC.

Dreamwords sounds real cool.

Anyway, thanks for your adventure, your courage, your work.
Yours,
Ruby

It would be good to see you, Bob – preferebly at my elbow. I’m sure I can lay my work aside for a day or two to go for a wander. I’m preparing another experiment, which will take place in Glasgow in a little over a week. This means that I’ll be on and off the island during that period, so make sure you let me know well in advance.