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Sunday, December 11, 2016

The City that Murders

For the second year in a row, Baltimore City will reach at least 300 homicides. As I write this entry, the number of homicides stands at 296. Last year, Baltimore had 344 homicides. Words cannot describe how unacceptable these numbers are. Even in "good" years, Baltimore still has at least 200... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, December 4, 2016

Where's the Emotion?

Very rarely do I use Emoticons in my entries and my comments. When writing a blog entry, I liken Emoticons to exclamation points. The rarer they are used, the more effective they are when they do appear. With comments, I actually used to use them a fair amount. What changed is that whenever I wanted... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, November 27, 2016

Records and Rolling

We still say "play a record" and "roll up/down the window." I imagine it has been years since you have played an actual record, assuming you have actually done it, something most in younger generations have not. And when was the last time you rolled up a window with buttons being able to control... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, November 20, 2016

No NaNoWriMo

I see people writing about how progress during NaNoWriMo. I myself have never participated. I am at peak production when it comes to my writing. That is 20 pages from November through March and 4,500 words from April through October. I could utilize more of my free time for writing. However, I am... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, November 13, 2016

Pillow Talk

How many pillows do each of my family members use? I am at the least with one pillow. I should note that it is a large California king pillow. Before, I used to use two average-sized pillows. Mom uses two to sleep. Ann uses three. Dad is the king with four. He uses two for the head, one to hold and... Sign in to see full entry.

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