When August Ends
Well the sun’s not so hot in the sky today, And you know I can see summertime slipping away. . . It is the last day of August, and I am home, feeling icky all over from my usual back-to-school cold that grips me every year before Labor Day weekend. I have a fine history [...]
new look!
I hope you like the extreme makeover to my blog. Goofygirl is pure MAGIC. I recommend her unconditionally if you’re looking for somebody to take your ideas and make them come alive on your blog. I suddenly have the urge to post HOURLY!!!! I finally feel like I have a place on the net that’s [...]
rus uncut, no. 7
good things, abound. First, Carl V and I (and our blogs) were quoted in today’s edition of the Philadelphia Inquirer about our memorials to JennSee. You can read the article here. I have much more to write about this in the days to come. (you know, all that deep philosophic stuff that I like to [...]
rus uncut, no. 6
Probably not a bad idea to uncut today. Random thoughts: 1. Before I had the dream of somebody posting on my blog: “Your posts have hit rock bottom; your blog sucks,” I had a (BAD, rus!) snoball (bubble gum flavor, if it matters), and then I passed out. There’s no other way to describe it. [...]
My Doc — He’s a Funny Guy
(The following is a mostly fictitious account of actual events that have occurred over a pretty lengthy time. However, in my mind, this is how I have restructured those events to convince me that I need to get real serious, right now, about my weight loss.) I went to see my doctor, and the news [...]
Check Out the Music of Christine Kane
(actually, you can download it HERE) Hi, Folks. I have to admit that there’s not too much I understand about the blogging world, especially what goes on behind the scenes and, more important, how it goes on. I’m guessing that I tap into maybe 10 percent of my blogging opportunities here at WordPress and through [...]
The Deeper Side of the Short Story (an epic post)
I spent nearly the entire day yesterday immersed in the study of reading and writing. It was an intense day that started a little before 6 a.m., where I wrote about 3,000 words in my daybook about various things; that writing session served no other purpose than as my Morning Pages, epic-style, for those of [...]
Wild Horses, Wild Ride
I will contend, to the very end of my existence, that the best trips I have ever taken have been unplanned, spontaneous, with little thought given to much more than choosing a destination. Yesterday was one of those trips. We decided at about 9 a.m. to head to Assateague Island, south of our beloved Ocean [...]
Good Times at Six Flags America
We spent the day yesterday at Six Flags America, which is remarkably close to our home in Baltimore (about a 45-minute drive. My oldest daughter, HG, wanted to celebrate her birthday (rather belatedly) at the park with one of her best friends, AJ (HG’s on the left). We would never think to leave our younger [...]
Revisions and re-visions: love the process
Well, well, well. Much to share. Finished reading A Simple Plan. I think I mentioned that in an earlier entry. I bring this up again because I am thrilled with what I learned from Scott Smith’s style. Concise. Powerful. Each word matters. More than that, though, I realized something about Story. You gotta want it, [...]
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