Uncluttering the Cluttered Mind

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Thursday, April 20, 2006

Do You have the Rhythm to Write? Here's a SECRET from this Novelist

Here's a writing secret that any good writer knows, but isn't highlighted in many books or even in classrooms—so it's a good gem to unclutter. No matter how refined your vocabulary, how rich your imagination and how deftly you can craft characters, your writing can fall flat on its face if you're... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, April 19, 2006

3,000 Dead in San Francisco - Less we Forget

So, it's been a hundred years since my city of dreams was shakin' and bakin' to the ground and, yesterday the few remaining survivors gathered in remembrance of what surely was a day or terror. And it was. The photographs and accounts of the aftermath of the San Francisco earthquake captured the... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, April 18, 2006

What do YOU have between Your . . . EARS (what did you think I was asking?)

I have always been fascinated by the space between two notes in a musical score. You know, that stretch that pours in transit from note one to note two. It's a wide gap and can be tailored to any persuasion—a bit of Bach, an Elvis riff, an erh-hu scrape or dare I say it, two Pink Floyd notes. This... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, April 17, 2006

Can a President get Negative Poll Ratings and be Proud of the Achievement?

There has been a steady stream of White House short falls and embarrassments this year from the President's defense of giving port authority to an U.A.E. corporation to the Vice President's bad aim. Now, this isn’t the first time that a president's 2nd term has gone south, just ask Presidents... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, April 16, 2006

Ignore this - IF YOU DARE

There haven't been many instances in history that anyone can just saddle up and lasso words together and express themselves without criticism at the pain of death. Today were celebrate Easter, yet in the strict sense of the religion, the Inquistional sense and the Scarlet Letter of the Law sense,... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, April 14, 2006

On Being Struck EASTERY

I was struck Eastery today. Yes, you heard me— Eastery. As I packed for my usual Friday journey from Pennsylvania, where the hills are gentle, to New Jersey where the sceptic tanks flourish, I stopped and watched the struggles of an Ant and I was struck EASTERY. The ant was trying to scurry into my... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, April 13, 2006

Hope in the Balance - How to survive a layoff

When I was laid off after 38 years with my company, I asked myself a question: "What does a 56 year old diabetic who has only worked for one company his entire life and who makes $95,000 a year, who has never saved a nickel of it and managed to emass $55,000 in high interest credit card debt and,... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, April 12, 2006

Tax Day's a-Comin': Support a Thimble Museum in Minnesota

As I press the good old 39 cent postage to my Tax return envelope, the one with the $4,000 in it because somewhere along the line some accountant f**ked up in payroll, I could bemoan the loss of such a goodly sum — if I hadn't anticipated it. After all... Death and Taxes, isn't that the definition... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, April 11, 2006

The Grandson of an Undocumented Citizen Speaks

Where ever you turn, Channel 2 - 4 - 7, the NYTimes, CSN, the piss wall at the Rio Bianca Bar & Grill or the skywriting in the blue yonder, we hear of the plight of the undocumented immigrants. We also hear about the jobs that are lost to the millions of documented Americans, who probably would turn... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, April 10, 2006

Goodness Me - what the hell do we have here

This morning while I was driving to work, I thought that no matter how many ideas I have and how many worries I ponder, there's just not enough room in that organic computer I call - MY MIND (others have labeled it diffeently - like The Scary Zone and The Deep Pit to Nowhere). So, although I have... Sign in to see full entry.

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