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Family Crime & Fallen Presidents

Fun Facts: History, Geography, More

Life is mostly about the pursuit of knowledge and, therefore, the collection of fun facts. All my fun facts were harvested personally … They started as a physical book purchase from Amazon, then moved to a Kindle download where I bookmarked them by hand; at the conclusion of a book they were transcribed into a Snoopy Moleskine, and finally, they appear here for your personal wonderment.
  • As little as five percent of American families account for half of all crimes and ten percent of families account for two-thirds of all crime … 2.3 million people are in prison on any given day in America, half of them have a close relative who has been imprisoned. Of the 600,000 criminals released each year, two-thirds will be rearrested within three years and three-quarters of them will be rearrested within five years. read more
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The Power Of The Snack

At one point I wrote the scripts for a series of TV ads. The ads were for a computer company and the general intent was to create a funny take on how the typical family of four would use the thing. I don’t really recall anything about the words I wrote but I assume they were witty and endearing and that the actors found them inspiring and that the director and crew considered them mesmerizing and refreshing.

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