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Ideas: Worth Less, Worthless, or Worth Even More?

September 25, 2009

When the US was a young nation, it was greedy to learn and to grow. A good example is Benjamin Franklin a famous...

Would You Buy Insurance From These People?

April 2, 2009

Readers, I wrote this letter not for myself, nor for its recipient but for you. If you have ever been frustrated by the...

(Content+Capability)-Consumption @ Christmas.com

December 25, 2008

In the culture to which I was born, this time of year is for reflection, and for wishing peace and goodwill to all. ...

Big Numbers not Known

October 2, 2008

Politicians talk a lot about the economy. Ordinary people talk a lot about the economy, especially when it is going badly. Everyone...

Oil’s Well That Ends Well

June 7, 2008

A few thousand years ago, God and the Devil were winding down after a day of hard negotiation on the Heaven and Hell Entrance...

Death and Taxes

May 24, 2008

Inheritance tax is the tax that seemingly everyone hates. Wherever you look, you cannot find a politician who argues for it. They...

Namesake Donations

April 26, 2008

Namesakes are problematic. If you have the same name as another person, you somehow get linked to them in people's minds, even though...

About Halfthoughts

This website showcases content created by Eric Priezkalns, who also uses the pen name Ray Blank when writing science fiction. It includes stories, essays, poems, short films and audio recordings.