OK, so here it goes, I’m going to give you one of the biggest tips you could ever have for writing: Commit. Commit the pen to paper. Commit your fingers to the keys. No matter what your writing preference, commit to writing. There are quite a few ways of doing this:
Give yourself a schedule for [...]
2. October 2009
This is in response to a question from Queue:
If everyone on the planet stopped existing but you, but the world, in it’s current state, was left exactly the same, what would you do?
Well, the logical part of my brain has to look at this multiple ways:
Electricity and running water would only be around for a [...]
25. September 2009
I remember that day when we found out we were pregnant. My wife’s face began shining with light from her heart. Our thoughts instantly went to diapers, cribs, blankets, etc. But after the consumer in us finally gave in to the parents in us, we began thinking again of the child. A girl or a [...]
19. September 2009
Topics. That’s right. I said topics. Topics. Topics. Topics. Topics. Topics. Topics. Topics. Topics.
I know. I’m spamming my own post with the word “topics.” No, I’m not trying to get rated highly in the Google search engines for the word “topics.” I’m just trying to make a point about “topics.”
I’m one of those people who [...]
24. August 2009
Is change always good and necessary? Why or why not?
The answer to this question depends on the context of the change. If we’re speaking of education, which I’m assuming we are, it also depends on the change itself. Not all changes are good. Not all changes are bad.
For example, the original concept of education in [...]
19. August 2009
This is the true story of the storm that attacked Louisiana as seen from my eyes and the way I remember it.
I sat in a chair facing the open door to my house staring at our van parked in the driveway. Just three days before, I had been watching mechanics use their tools on the [...]
17. August 2009
So while being stuck in bed because you’ve got the flu, or your foot was operated on, there are always ways of amusing yourself. Some are rather obvious, like taking cold medicine. That’s always an enjoyable experience, right? Here’s a few of the less obvious ways to amuse yourself when you’re sick as a dog:
10. [...]
13. August 2009
I’m not the perfect husband. Nobody can be. It just doesn’t happen. Why do I mention this? Because I am one of those guys that “hears all, sees all, but doesn’t know anything.”. What I mean is, I listen to people, but I stay out of stuff and never repeat things. This tends to let [...]
12. August 2009
What is debate?
According to the American Heritage Dictionary, debate is:
To consider something; deliberate.
To engage in argument by discussing opposing points.
To engage in a formal discussion or argument.
In a true debate, definitions of the terms involved must be accepted and consistently used throughout the debate. For instance, if you’re debating about technology as [...]
11. August 2009
Ever watched ants? They’re very interesting little insects. If you put a sugar cube a distance from their nest, one of them will go and find it. Then it’ll go back and tell the others, and then they’ll all swarm all over that sugar and take it back to the colony. It’s a very concerted [...]
10. August 2009
I remember when the only thing I had to worry about was whether the other kids liked me or not and whether I had acne that day or not. Yes. They were odd years. Being a teenager is tough. But ignorance is also bliss. There are so many things I didn’t know then and sometimes [...]
7. August 2009
I like to reflect on philosophies. Don’t ask me why. Must be one of those silly “growing older” things. Well, it happened again today. But I’m going to use this post to tell you all about it and at the same time answer a meme.
So, here’s seven things you need to know about me before [...]
6. August 2009
I took a memorization course because of the grocery store I worked at when I was much younger. It taught how to memorize lists of items by creating images of the numbers and attaching them to images of the items within the list. You can memorize a list of 10 things with the information I’m [...]
5. August 2009
Some of my favorite quotes can be used to describe the “perfect” teacher.
“The mind is a terrible thing to close.” – Saphrym
Yeah. I said that one. It’s a play on the old slogan of the mind is a terrible thing to waste. But it means that we should always keep an open mind. And that [...]
3. August 2009
My style of writing is a bane to college professors everywhere. I normally end up with lower grades because of it, but I don’t really mind. It’s the way I write and I like writing this way. See, my mind works a little different than some people. I write better than I speak. When talking, [...]
31. July 2009
Have you ever just had an awesome random conversation? Whether in person or by e-mail, these can be quite fun. I’ve had them happen in the past, but recently, it happened again and I really wanted to share it with you guys. Kristen from Kristen’s Guide is the person I had this particular conversation with. [...]
“The skill of writing is to create a context in which other people can think.” – Edwin Schlossberg
“An opinion should be the result of thought, not a substitute for it.” – Jef Mallett
“Treat all disasters as if they were trivialities but never treat a triviality as if it were a disaster.” – Quentin Crisp
“Everything you can imagine is real.” – Pablo Picasso
“I’m always amazed that people will actually choose to sit in front of the television and just be savaged by stuff that belittles their intelligence.” -Alice Walker
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