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Reuters happily informs us of the following facts:

John Kerry's wife inherited $500 million. John Kerry's Nantucket house is worth $9 million. John Kerry's boat is worth $150,000. John Kerry's sporting equipment cost $2,500.

And George Bush has a huge ranch, but for some reason it's not important how much that cost. Also, he fishes. No news on whether he pays $500 for a fishing rod or not, or how many rods he owns. I dunno -- maybe he builds 'em by hand, and maybe he carved the ranch out of the wilderness with his own two hands.

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If you're looking for Manly Wade Wellman to read, and you should be if you like American mythology and folklore, Night Shade Books is running a 50% off sale until midnight tomorrow. The collected stories are beautiful volumes, well-bound and nicely typeset. I recommend them highly.

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Gmail tweaks, noted for my own reference -- I haven't tested these.

• POP3 Gmail access
• Import existing mail into GMail
• GMail alerts in your Windows taskbar
• GMail as your mailto: handler