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Monday, March 7, 2022

Text Conversation

I am not a text conversationalist. When I'm texting, it's to address a matter quickly. For me, I have to exchange more than two texts within mere minutes of one another, it's time to make a phone call. I'm amazed by people who can carry conversations via text. Me? I don't have that kind of patience. Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, February 28, 2022

The Voice

One wonderful innovation has been how different writing software documents can consolidate one's language and predict what the text is going to be. When I'm writing in my own voice, I use those. When I am writing fiction from a character's point-of-view or quoting a character, I do not. Characters... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, February 21, 2022

Sir Paul

June 12, 2022 will be a big day for me. That is when Paul McCartney is coming to Baltimore for a concert at the baseball stadium. McCartney has not done a concert in Baltimore since 1964, when he was with The Beatles. I've never seen McCartney before in concert. I've read that he gives a great show.... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, February 14, 2022

An Ode to Gloves

This bitter cold winter has shown us the value of gloves. Without gloves, our hands would be freezing. That would limit what we can do. With a job in the outdoors, I need my hands to work well. Gloves enable me to do the work I need to do. A world without gloves would make for an even colder world. Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, February 7, 2022

To the Recycling Center

Rarely do I go to the recycling center to drop off my recyclables. The curbside program in my county is effective. All of my recyclables are grabbed on Friday religiously except for the occasional snow time. If I am waist-deep in recycling as a result of a cancellation, I will go to the recycling... Sign in to see full entry.

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