Just write
I know the way to be a writer is to write. I’ve told that to students. I used to write every day. Somewhere along the …
Category: Current Events
BLESTe BE Ye MAN Yt SPARES THES STONES
I love graveyards. Cemeteries. Boneyards. Cities of the Dead. They are quiet. There is a story for every stone or monument. You can visit for …
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Not this or that, somewhere in between
Every time I think I’m going to give up with this long long long standing blog, I come back. This is a long one, hold …
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Political language… is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.~George Orwell
As I sit here with my daughter talking about her Novi Stars dolls that she got for Christmas I get struck with a great sadness …
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Don’t look now, we’re everywhere
I started off this morning reading some urban fantasy on my kindle and then moved to reading the debate going on between John Scalzi uber …
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Neologism is the N of today
As someone who is fascinated with words and our ever changing language I not only adore the old (I’d rather use grucche for complain at …
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Misogynic Women
With the recent flap about just what a working mom is–Hillary Rosen and Ann Romney –or isn’t or what was actually said made me …
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Yes it’s this again
I have two weeks until Max Raabe in Dallas. I’m guessing nearly everyone is over hearing how crazed I am about he and his orchestra. …
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What’s this? I don’t even
Right now, that is my favorite thing to say. I’m constantly shocked by well, everything. Which is strange considering my background. I’ve seen frightening things, …
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Heat or sun stroke? What’s the difference
So this summer, my husband got sun poisoning by being out on the lake, having the boat break down (he was with friends whose boat …
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It’s easy to cry "bug" when the truth is that you’ve got a complex system and sometimes it takes a while to get all the components to co-exist peacefully. ~Doug Vargas
Well I have to weigh in. I have great hopes for google +. The interface is cleaner, the privacy controls are MUCH better and while …
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It was a typical net.exercise – a screaming mob pounding on a greasy spot on the pavement, where used to lie the carcass of a dead horse. ~Unknown
I’m not actually sure how the Non November Nablopomo works. Do I have to follow the theme of “Swim”, respond to the prompts as in …
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Protected: Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important. ~Bill Gates
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Talking to hear your head rattle~C.H. Boyd
That’s a quote of my dad’s. I don’t have anything significant to say, that’s what I’m thinking right now, but I’m doing a “just write” …
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These violent delights have violent ends. ~William Shakespeare
I am so deeply saddened by the attempted assassination of Gabrielle Giffords, the murder of her staff members, a federal judge and a nine year …
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Christ of the Ozarks
Argh. I’ve spent the last um, two hours trying to find out how to embed a flickr slide show in this wordpress blog. No dice. …
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So ashamed
Of the president for acting like a toddler and holding his breath until he gets his way about killing the men and women of the …
