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Poor Rigney’s Almanac
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I knew Ben Franklin. Ben Franklin was my friend. I’m no Ben Franklin.

Notes from a participant-observer
on the passing parade of life.
"I'll take my wisdom wherever I can get it."
-Daniel Carl Rigney (1949-2025)
August 26, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Dan Rigney wrote two books. There are links to the publishers' web pages below.

The Metaphorical Society: www.bloomsbury.com/us/metaphori...

The Matthew Effect: cup.columbia.edu/book/the-mat...

He also blogged on Open Salon, which he collected as an archive here: thememeshop.blogspot.com
The Matthew Effect | Columbia University Press
The old saying does often seem to hold true: the rich get richer while the poor get poorer, creating a widening gap between those who have more and those who... | CUP
cup.columbia.edu
August 26, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Followers here learned something of Dan's generous sense of humor, his curious observations, and his social conscience. His family was lucky enough to experience that throughout his life. Thank you for letting him share that with you, too.
August 26, 2025 at 1:43 AM