Posted in musing on November 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This is the third year I have attempted this madness. But as of 8:26pm on 11/29/2008, I have submitted a draft novel to NaNrWriMo for verification. Total word count: 50,514, which qualifies me as a winner.
No, it’s not done. The draft is probably about 3/4 of the way complete, and I have some areas I [...]
Posted in quotations on November 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Many acts of service cost nothing and take little time: encouragement, compliments, listening, gratitude, and compassion. Anytime you affirm the worth of others, you serve.
Chris Karcher
Posted in musing on November 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This has bothered me for some time, I will admit.
When I am out walking the dog, we are walking around the neighborhood, and we see a lot of people we know.
At the same time, I am usually carrying the leash in one hand, and a “little blue bag of success” in the other.
So when a [...]
Posted in quotations on November 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has many; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.
Charles Dickens
Posted in musing on November 18, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Fall is finally upon us. I know that some of my readers have already received their first snowfall, but here in southern Virginia, fall is just starting. Autumn is definitely my favorite season. Here are five things I love about autumn:
Cool weather. After the heat of summer, it is nice to feel the chill autumn [...]
Posted in quotations on November 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Holding onto anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.
Buddha
Posted in musing on November 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I swear, if one more person says to me, “I can’t [insert something here] because of [my childhood, my parents, my bad luck, my weight, my hair color]” I am going to start screaming.
It seems to me that the sense of personal responsibility in this country is going down. Too many people feel entitled to [...]
Posted in musing on November 10, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This comes from a friend of mine, very well put:
…what I was reminded of when I woke this morning to hear the news was that picture in my mind of all those people in line yesterday. There was not a coup, there was not a guerilla leader coming from the mountains taking over a government [...]
Posted in quotations on November 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.
Buckminster Fuller
Posted in musing on November 4, 2008 | 3 Comments »
As this article appears, I will be four days deep into my third National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). This year will probably be the best of the years so far.
The first year I did NaNoWriMo, I took the advice of the founder, whose book No Plot, No Problem I read. He argued that plot was [...]
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