Saturday, January 10, 2009
Writing as a disease?
Well, there certainly can be little in the way of 'ease' when writing....at least at times. I am not sure if I agree with this quote. I think the mental illness I might choose to attribute to the writer might be DID. You tend to take on so many personas when you write... "Writing is a socially...
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Monday, January 5, 2009
I wonder what Mr. Einstein had to say about TV...
"Reading, after a certain age, diverts the mind too much from its creative pursuits. Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking."-Albert Einstein(1879-1955)...I find that drastically decreasing my television viewing and replacing it with reading...
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Monday, December 15, 2008
Me thinks that writers need...
....this little prayer most of all.... "Bless us Lord, this Christmas, with quietness of mind; Teach us to be patient and always to be kind."-Helen Steiner Rice
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Wednesday, December 10, 2008
A fun quote for the holiday season...
Shopping becomes a contact sport of sorts this time of year. The push and shove and physicality of managing the crowded malls makes making gift choices of secondary concern at times....here is a bit of advice about the 'choice' part of the process.... "Do give books - religious or otherwise - for...
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Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Mixed Metaphors
.... I truly prefer writing short pieces. Yet here I am, letting my thoughts stream into a longer and winding essay. Am I mixing metaphors yet? Oh how I have always loved mixed metaphors. I know you aren't supposed to do such things. It simply isn't kosher. But the clashing tastes of sweet and...
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