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Sunday, September 18, 2005

LET THE WATER CARRY YOU..A PIC TO WRITE ABOUT, LOVELY, SERENE...

HERE IS A LOVELY PIC FOR YOU TO WRITE ABOUT. THINK ABOUT THE SIGHTS, SMELLS, SOUNDS, TASTES......WHERE DOES THE WATER CARRY YOU? My sister took this at Yosemite. Beautiful. Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, September 12, 2005

NAME YOUR WRITING METAPHOR...WORDS CRACK IN HALF AS I CHISEL

Tree Cutters and Wordsmiths This morning. I envy you, tree cutter high in the branches, surrounded by the cozy confines of the basket, keeping you, holding you high in the sky. You overlook my car as I drive under. Do you see my half drunk coffee cup and the stupor in my eyes as I plug away, driving... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, September 4, 2005

WEB SITE TO HELP FIND MISSING HURRICANE VICTIMS

http://www.networkforgood.org/OffsiteFrame/?SiteURL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.hurricanekatrinasurvivors.com%2fmain%2f PLEASE CHECK THIS WEB SITE TO LOCATE MISSING PEOPLE FROM THE HURRICANE. PICS Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, September 1, 2005

ALL MY BLOGS TODAY ARE DEDICATED TO HURRICANE KATRINA VICTIMS

Dedicated to... There was a song I used to sing, "This is dedicated to the one I love.........." Mama's and Papas I think. IN the beginning of m y book--my mom's initials are scribbled, my dedication to her. All my blogs are dedicated today to the Hurricane victims. I am overwhelmed with emotion for... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, August 31, 2005

HOW TO TELL SOMEONE TO KISS OFF? ASK DAVE CRYER

DAVE CRYER did a beautiful job of telling me how he felt about the posting lists topic controversy. Wow, well said Dave! He almost makes me want to agree with him. You can catch more bees with honey than vinegar, isn't that the cliche? It is true. Kill 'em with kindness. Smile, it makes people... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, August 30, 2005

DO YOU LIKE TO EAVESDROP ON THE BLOG?

PLEASE READ THE PREVIOUS POST, THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE A FEW COMMENTS ON IT, THANKS. IF YOU HAVEN'T EVER HEARD OF ETHNOGRAPHY, WELL READ IT AND SEE WHAT YA' THINK. IF YA' HAVE, ADD SOMETHING TO IT..... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, August 29, 2005

ETHNOGRAPHY, EVER HEARD OF IT?

Well, it could be thought of as eavesdropping on a specific group of people like bloggers....... Wow, that’s a mouthful to say! Le t’s tackle ethnography. Ethnography is simply recording what is seen, and your opinion about it in a group of people or culture. For instance, a group of surfers, or... Sign in to see full entry.

DO YOU LIKE TO EAVESDROP ON OTHER BLOGGERS?

ETHNOGRAPHY, EVER HEARD OF IT? Well, it could be thought of as eavesdropping on a specific group of people like bloggers....... Wow, that’s a mouthful to say! Le t’s tackle ethnography. Ethnography is simply recording what is seen, and your opinion about it in a group of people or culture. For... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, August 27, 2005

PUT YOURSELF IN THE PAINTING, WHERE ARE YOU?

NEED A NEW WRITING IDEA TO JAZZ UP THE JUICE??? GO TO A MUSEUM OR A FRIEND'S HOUSE OR ANYWHERE THERE IS ART. STARE AT THE PAINTING AND WRITE AWAY... PUT YOURSELF IN THE PAINTING, WHERE ARE YOU? I gave my students this prompt, a transparency of Jan Vermeer's painting, Woman With a Water Jug, and they... Sign in to see full entry.

HOW MUCH TIME DO BLOGGERS SPEND ON NON-ESSENTIALS?

Create a list of all the things you do in a day, a week, a year. The list should be all the ways you fill your time. Okay, is your list done? Scares me to think how many of us spend hours watching mindless TV, videos, movies, video games, etc. I guess it's the need to veg out that takes us over When... Sign in to see full entry.

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