Hi Hippie Lou - I am slowly recovering from the meeting this weekend and wanted to let you know you have yet another fan club - people were referring to your comments throughout. Thank you for your generosity and wisdom!!

Hello, your profile came up with the new job and I had to chuckle when I read over your cute prose of writing. I know it's been tough. I've been in the realm and with some kind twists and turns of fate found some work. I hope things are faring better for you. I did hear from our mutual friend. She does miss being in NYC. Wish you a bright new year ahead.

coffee with a hippie

a warm heart
a warm cup of coffee
gentleness, consideration
good company, good conversation
what the heart longs for.

with love and kind regards,
hippie lou

I want to wish you a wonderful 2017 from the first cup of coffee of the year on... fill it with love and share it with all.

you actually are "DARE" (DAvidRefinedEnigma)

my dear friend, I just decided to rename you: you actually are "DARE" (DAvidRefinedEnigma) .. 

This fits you perfectly, cause you dare: 

1. all things;

2. ie.,. the impossible; 

3) to do s.th 

and - last but not least: you accept a dare (like ME*)! 

Therefore, aka?  .. chaka (remember chaka khan?!).. sp? dl ... hl... mean=?  

I don´t need to understand every Hippilou term - what counts is that I understand YOU. 

A big hug over the great divide, T.

Hmmm, well Hallmark was once famously the company that never fired or layed anyone off, ever. Then along came the Internet, and now they do that (and are struggling). There is such a thing as an e-Chapbook, but it is simply another name for a blog article.

Have you considered using Createspace to create free or $0.99 Kindle books on Amazon instead? They would probably have much greater impact, and you would get statistics on how well your mini-books are doing compared to other mini-books on Amazon. So you could measure your impact.

Have you considered writing chapbooks or e-chapbooks on economics or statistics themes instead? This is the Dilbert theory (the author of Dilbert espoused at point on career success). Lots of chapbook writers out there, lots of folk musicians out there, but very few good folk musicians who are also good economists, etc., So you should combine the two....

So can you do a chapbook or e-chapbook on economics themes? Statistics themes?

David and I are very different individuals with respect to our personalities, character traits, values, and behavior.  I will never be like David and he will never be like me.  However, despite our vast differences, I love David, as he is my brother, and I have no reason to doubt that he loves me.  When he wishes to talk to me, he calls and when I wish to talk to him, I call.  I have seen him when I am in New York City and he has visited me when he is in Washington, D.C.

I am not sure what "reconcile" and "heal" mean to you.  If they mean that I adopt David's views, values, and traits and start acting like him, that won't happen just as David will never adopt my views, values, and traits and act like me.