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The concept of the Working Mind appeared to me like a bolt of lightning in January of 1998. For ten months I wrote and wrote, having a glorious time, caught up in the intoxication of discovery, for I did not know each day what was necessary to be put down on paper. By the end of the year I had written 600 pages in longhand, and had begun keying those pages into my desktop PC.
Then it occurred to me that the first four chapters were a precise summary of the entire work, that each new reader could begin the development of a Working Mind if they could align with the four chapters: If they were able to see a glimmer of the Working Minds vision, they could start work while I was getting the 600 page version into publication.
So I designated the four chapters the 'Preview Edition' and copyrighted the sub-manuscript the root of this post-Objectivist and post-existentialist philosophy and uploaded a text version to Fatbrain, which they distributed for a 50% share of sales revenue. (I also uploaded my noir detective novel "Backlot Requiem" ebook, but that is, as they say, another website.)
But brute commerce intervened, and Barnes & Noble bought 50% of the Mighty Words/Fatbrain operation and stopped free access to authors of ebooks; a year later the company folded. So I spent more time during the years 2000 and 2001 building nine websites to attract visitors, and developing readers thru the 'WMail' philosophy ezine than I did in actual new writing (and data entry) for the Working Minds books.
However, the plan of the Working Minds books has remained a constant: Split the 600-page manuscript into two books "WM Book 1: A Philosophy of Empowerment" and "WM Book 2: A Road Less Taken" followed by three others.
Book #3 "The Warrior Mind" derives from the envisioned fulfillment of the first two books: in order to get there, I will have to develop my own Warrior Mind inventing it in the discovery on which process that book will be a report.
Book #4 is a cross-referenced collection of quotations, which I noticed I have been collecting for well over thirty years (not until now knowing why exactly).
Book #5 is essays on the accomplishments of famous and lesser-known individuals that I consider exemplify the qualities shown by the Working Mind and-or Warrior Mind, men and women who were true Individuals, standing up against the terrible pressure to conform to the Culture-Structure's dis-empowering False Values. (The list includes Amelia Earhart, Bucky Fuller, Thomas Jefferson, Ayn Rand, Simon Rodia, Edward Abbey, Stephen W. Hawking, and Nikola Tesla.)
So the information below is the latest status on each planned book, which will be modified as conditions and details change.
G.E. Nordell
Culver City, California, USA {May 2002}
since moved to Rio Communities (Belιn), New Mexico, USA {August 2005}
You can download the 'Working Minds Preview Edition' as a free ebook
(in three formats) if you click here.
 | "Working Minds: A Philosophy of Empowerment - Source Document" [12/1998] by G.E. Nordell Kindle Edition from Amazon [7/2011] for $3.00 |
"Cheese Scramble" Recipe (single portion)
Chop cheese into ¼-inch pieces.
Heat oil in a small non-stick skillet, over low flame. Add the cheese pieces to the skillet.
Break the eggs into the skillet. Add garlic powder & salt.
Stir the mixture until the cheese mixes completely with the egg and the mixture is dry in texture.
Serve piping hot over toasted bread or muffin or bagel.
Louis L'Amour's Recipe for 'Indian Whiskey'
"Official Obama Family Chili Recipe"
"I can't reveal all the secrets, but if you make it right, it's got just the right amount of bite,
the right amount of oomph in it, and it will clear your sinuses." — Barack Obama, July 2008
In a big pot:
Sautι onion, green pepper & garlic in olive oil until soft.
Add meat, and brown.
Combine spices, then add to the pot. Add vinegar.
Add tomatoes and let the chili simmer until the tomatoes cook down.
Add beans and cook for two more minutes.
Serve over rice; garnish with cheddar, onions & sour cream.
"Italian Scallops" Recipe (single portion)
Add noodles to boiling water (usually takes 5-6 minutes to cook); drain.
Rinse scallops, then pat dry on paper towel.
Cook scallops & salami & butter in saucepan over medium heat (until scallops turn solid white).
Turn off heat; add parmesan & noodles to saucepan & stir.
Serve with white wine.
"Mighty Meaty Beanies" Recipe (single portion)
Open and extract hash into medium-size bowl.
Add catsup & garlic powder.
Open and extract beans on top.
Cook in microwave. (My 900-watt machine does a nice job at 3½ minutes.)
Stir and eat.
Recycle the cans, of course.
"Italian Pasta" Recipe (single portion)
Cook pasta and place in collander to drain.
Add salad dressing to that same pan and set on medium heat - the game plan is to boil away ('reduce') the liquid.
Add butter, chopped meat & chopped veggies.
Add drained pasta to the saucepan; set to low heat.
Keep stirring until liquid is reduced
Add grated cheese to thicken further.
Serve on a dinner plate.
Accompany with a glass of red wine if you were a 'good kid' today.
"Cornbread Dressing" Recipe (double portion)
Prepare dressing mix per instructions on box: Boil water in saucepan, add butter, add dry mix from package. Stir. Turn off flame and cover; let sit for five minutes.
The store-brand packages display 'six servings per container', but this is a decent cheap meal for two, or 'serve half now and cover remainder for tomorrow'.
Say the word 'Thanks' out loud, then eat.
Well, many of you are probably wondering 'Recipe? What the hell?'.
So here is the special recipe function:
OPTION 1: Drain and add 5-ounce can of turkey or chicken meat, after the dry mix.
OPTION 2: Add a package of Buddig (or equivalent) turkey deli meat (chopped), also after the dry mix.
OPTION 3: Add half a package (Mariani brand is 5 ounces) of sweetened dried cranberries, as the third ingredient, before the dry mix.
Bon appιtit! Buen apetito! Guten Appetit!
This material copyright 1998-2013 by Gary Edward Nordell, all rights reserved
[ last update 8/2012 ]
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