Addendum to yesterday's demonstration report

This morning I had a chance to talk to the fellow who was the principal in the story below. He said his legs have been feeling "delicious" and he's been out walking every chance he can get. He's been aware for many years that his left leg became stronger than his right while he was recovering, and the right leg never seemed to catch up after that. Even though he was trying to exercise it more it always felt weaker. Today he said even the motion of standing up is feeling like it's especially exercising for that leg, like he's putting it fully to use in everyday things for the first time in ages.

Textbook publishing

I received a private Rubenfeld session yesterday, at the end of which I came to the conclusion that I wanted to find out more about the social goods and social ills of the textbook publishing industry.

It's always been important to me that my employer was a *net* social good -- education needs textbooks, and we make good ones. I've also been aware as well that there's an ugly underbelly to the textbook publishing industry. eg new editions printed for the sole purpose of getting students to buy new books rather than used. I've thought that I had integrated that knowledge in my deciding to work where I do, but I don't have an explanation for why I'm always a little late for work rather than simply *on time*, which would would be easy, honestly, and more in accord with living in integrity. I also know I don't contribute my full potential while I'm there. It's certainly more than enough to stay employed amidst staff cuts, and I get a lot of positive feedback, but honestly it would be easy for me to do a lot more, even bearing in mind being a sysadmin is not my calling.

So, I decided I should find out even more about the industry, and make a freshly-informed decision to work there -- or not, if what I learn is too smelly.

I did some fresh research last night and learned the following:
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